“be Better” Tips for Everyone

By Social-Hire Every organization has had to work with a difficult team member, in some cases, it could even be multiple difficult team members. Many factors can play a role in someone being difficult to deal with. Changes in their environment, such as home & family issues can impact all aspects of their life. It…

By Monica Torres – theLadders We’ve all been on the receiving end of an unconvincing pep talk. The speaker’s heart is clearly in the right place, peppering us with positive messages of “You’ll get through this!” and “Don’t worry, everything is going to be alright!” But we remained unconvinced. To get us to actually believe…

By Travis Bradberry – theLadders Our bodies have a language of their own, and their words aren’t always kind. Your body language has likely become an integral part of who you are, to the point where you might not even think about it. If that’s the case, it’s time to start, because you could be…

By Kathy Caprino – Forbes In my work as a career and leadership coach with mid- to senior-level leaders each year, I’ve seen that the vast majority of the “leadership” or “career” challenges that my clients are facing are actually not career-related or professional in nature at all. They are emotional and internal. These leaders…

By Kiddy First “The lion doesn’t turn around when the small dog barks.” – African Proverb. Have you been often accused of being intimidating? People might judge you for what you are without knowing about you or your life. Your personality today is a result of the experiences you have gone through in the past.…

By Kiddy First Sometimes life starts to spin out of control and it’s tough for us to keep up. Things that once seemed insignificant are suddenly annoying and we find ourselves snapping at others even when they’ve done nothing wrong. This may be a result of mental and emotional exhaustion, and identifying the key warning…

By Travis Bradberry – Ladders If you’re ambitious, you’re bound to feel like a failure from time to time. Lofty goals lead to inevitable moments when you aren’t yet living up to your expectations. We live in a world that reinforces this feeling. Though most people won’t admit it—other than the guy with the ‘He…

By Anisa Purbasari Horton – Fast Company An open office is supposed to have many benefits: fostering collaboration, creativity, and reducing unnecessary digital communication. But as many Fast Company readers pointed out, the layout brings a set of problems. “Nonstop distractions. I can hardly ever work uninterrupted for more than a few minutes at a…

By Liz Alton – ADP How can you help your employees beat the potential for procrastination? The leader of every organization has more than likely wondered at some point how to beat procrastination — not just within their organizations, but personally as well. In “Eat That Frog: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get…