“be Better” Tips for Everyone
Do You Have A Culture Of Fear? Three Questions To Ask
by: Louis Efron – FORBES Is it better to be feared than loved? Most leaders today would thankfully answer loved. However, when Niccolò Machiavelli posed the question nearly 500 years ago, things may have been different. Despite companies’ sentiments that they prefer “loved,” many corporate cultures still feed on fear. The problem is that some…
Read MoreThe 6 Financial Habits Of Mentally Strong People That You Can (And Should) Adopt Now
With the calendar moving to February comes the opportunity to reflect on progression toward our goals for 2017. But how many people looked back in December and actually kept their 2016 New Year’s resolutions? Very few. But that doesn’t mean it can’t be done. It just means that people need to be mentally stronger and…
Read MoreWhat Makes A Leader?
What makes someone a leader anyway? Such a simple question, and yet it continues to vex some of the best thinkers in business. We’ve written several books on leadership, and yet it’s a rare thing to actually pause to define leadership. Let’s start with what leadership is not… Leadership has nothing to do with seniority…
Read MoreTired of wasting time in meetings? Try this
A friend of mine says people hate meetings because: They don’t start on time.. They don’t finish on time.. What’s in the middle is a waste of time! It’s true–many meetings are a waste of time! Unproductive meetings can cost your business big time. 5 people x 1 hour = 5 hours. Multiply that by everyone’s hourly…
Read More63% Of Employees Don’t Trust Their Leader — Here’s What You Can Do To Change That
Trust is toast, according to the 2017 Edelman Trust Barometer. It’s worldwide, it’s pervasive across business and government, and trust of CEOs is at an all-time low. CEO Credibility plunged by 12 points this year. Sixty-three percent of survey respondents said CEOs are somewhat or not at all credible.Whoa. Wow. How Trust Is Broken… Lack…
Read MoreTen Simple Habits That Will Get You Promoted
Dear Liz, I finally have a job with a true career path! It is exciting. I just started the job so I have a huge amount to learn, but I also want to plan ahead. What should I be doing right from the start in my job to be more likely to get promoted later?…
Read More9 Types of Tone in Writing
by Melissa Wilson What is tone when it comes to writing? It’s a simple question, but the answer can be rather complicated. In basic terms, tone usually refers to how a writer uses certain words in a specific way to convey non-verbal observations about specific subjects. Not only does tone help to deliver facts, but…
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