Jason Cortel 
It’s effortless for people in the public eye to gain Twitter followers but the rest of us have to work hard at it. I always get a chuckle out of celebrities writing about best practices to gain Twitter followers or … Read more
New hires can bring mixed emotions. Will they hit the ground running or will they take time to find their groove? Do I have the time necessary to spend with them to help them be great? How long before they … Read more
In today’s digital world so much information is readily available to everyone. The answers to questions no longer matter; it is the questions you are asking that will move your career, business and organization forward. The answer is the question. The golden … Read more
The market for gaining a prospects attention is saturated. Prospects receive dozens of calls and emails throughout the day. You won the battle of securing an appointment to present your offerings to someone. Don’t blow it with these common ways to … Read more
Whether or not you have bought into the idea of personal branding, it is here. Job recruiters and potential clients are using social media and online research to look you up before they interview or hire you. These components are … Read more
Is there a correlation between how a leader leads and how they hang their toilet paper? If there is a right way to hang toilet paper or when it comes to leading from the front or behind this article isn’t setting out to … Read more
Firing an employee isn’t easy and most managers will agree it is one of the most disliked tasks they have to carry out. Regardless of how you feel don’t make these mistakes when firing an employee. Avoid These Common Mistakes … Read more
Leaders are not leaders because of their title, salary, or accomplishments. They are leaders because they bring out the hidden greatness in others. The world is full of incompetent leaders, and people who don’t want or can’t lead are often … Read more
If you want things to be different, perhaps the answer is to become different yourself. – Norman Vincent Peale Eliminate stress triggers that start your morning off on the wrong foot. There are many stress triggers that are within our … Read more
A little not so secret to running a successful team or business unit is that what gets talked about gets improved. Why do so many managers forget to use this powerful weapon to improve their team? Managers need to be mindful of … Read more
In order to keep on keeping on you have to recognize those things that will forever present themselves as a challenge to your personal mission. These are the 10 things that sadden me the most. By recognizing, understanding and identifying those things that sadden … Read more
Do you wait for questions, answers, problems to explode or do you communicate actively? If you are waiting you will end up always putting out fires. Non-management team members usually take a passive approach to communication, trusting that their leaders and peers … Read more