Entering the working world can be scary when you don’t have a lot of experience
Fireflies in the summer are a beautiful thing. Their light pulses erratically and seemingly with no real logic behind the glow. They are there one moment and gone the next. Their entrance signifies that summer has arrived. Perhaps you catch them … Read more
Developing and maintaining your personal leadership brand acts as a catalyst for your career advancement. Your personal brand is the sum of the values you stand for. These are the skills and talents that you consistently deliver and the experience … Read more
Far too often managers will rely heavily on one person who has the vast technical and process knowledge that no one else has. When you have this one person your job soon becomes to keep them happy because your company … Read more
Fear is a natural reaction to risks associated with the unknown. Business leaders are faced with the unknown quite often. Some allow their fear to drive them to the dark corner of leading by fear. Better leaders lead by activating encouragement when … Read more
The war on talent continues to escalate. Companies are starting to thaw their budgets and have increased their sales and marketing spend. It won’t be too much longer before their job requisitions spend increases too. Right now companies all across … Read more
Envy is a powerful and understandable emotion. Envy comes in two flavors, one that will help you and one that will hurt you. Unhealthy envy is feeling like you want something someone else has and even being willing to spoil … Read more
When you become a manager for the first time there are many things that must be learned. One of the first rules that a new manager should learn to follow is there can be no surprises when it comes to … Read more
Do you have a memory of a time when you opened a present that you couldn’t believe you were getting? I have had that feeling on many occasions but in particular when I received the Nintendo NES. It was the … Read more
People get so wrapped up in feeling something is unfair. When you take the time to reflect on how you got to where you are, you just might realize it was because at some point something was unfair. It was unfair … Read more
Society as a whole struggle with the definition of leadership. The misconception of what a leader is combined with the vast amount of poor examples of leadership is the root cause of the confusion. Leaders are not defined by the … Read more
What does it mean to start being a now person? Being a now person means that you aren’t putting things off. You are focused on getting done what needs done now, not later. We all start off with the best … Read more
Building a high-performing team is the first thing a manager is evaluated on. The success of a manager is highly dependent on how good their team is, how well they can meet their goals, and the degree to which each … Read more