Jason Cortel 
Feedback is among the greatest gifts that you will ever receive from a manager. Feedback improves your performance, aligns expectations, develops your skills, solves problems and will help you navigate the waters toward a promotion and increased pay. Feedback benefits … Read more
Word choice matters. It matters when we are speaking and even more so when we are using written communication such as emails, web chat,s or letters. To have more credibility and authority with your audience, rethink using these words. Actually This … Read more
Until very recently I had a personal mantra which I felt certain summed up who I am and the path to success. You know; the punch in my personal “elevator pitch”. It defined not only my past but paved the … Read more
Could you imagine having a billion dollars in the bank and spending zero of it? Or, having a kitchen full of decadent foods and yet starving yourself? That is what is happening when people choose not to lead because they … Read more
We all have insecurities from time to time. When insecurities flare up people become paralyzed, indecisive and often produce a lower quality of work. It is important that you do all you can to keep your employee’s workplace insecurities at … Read more
Bad habits are mainly what will hold you back in life and in business. Breaking a bad habit requires acknowledging that change is needed and a concentrated effort on redirecting your behavior when you find yourself doing the habit that needs … Read more
Every morning I look in the mirror and ask myself: “If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today? And whenever the answer has been no for too … Read more
Simply put you cannot lead if you cannot maneuver corporate politics. Why do you ask? Or perhaps you are thinking “that’s not true”. Let me explain why corporate politics are important to your leadership ability. You may be able to … Read more
Envy, if surrounded on all sides by the brightness of another’s prosperity, like the scorpion confined within a circle of fire, will sting itself to death. – Charles Caleb Colton Success can be elusive when the driver is envy. What … Read more
It is pretty easy to identify when you are working for a bad boss. But, it isn’t so easy to know if you are the bad manager that employees whisper about at the water cooler. No one sets out to … Read more
What are you looking forward to? Have you set your goals to help you become a better leader in 2015? The following leadership bucket list can help polish your leadership skills and elevate your influence. Become a better business storyteller Stories are a … Read more
When employees become restless with their job it can lead them to mischief. Employees want to do a good job, they want to advance their career and they want to acquire new skills. The best way to keep employees engaged is … Read more