Your #Career : 6 Ways to Take on a Side Project That Doesn’t Take Over Your Life…Taking on a New Project Can—& Should—Be a Productive & Rewarding Experience—If you Do it Right.
Yes, your Days are Packed, Your To-Do List is Full, & you Might Not Think that you Can Accomplish Another Project without Sacrificing what Matters to You. And yet, successful people do it every day. Starting a New Side Project Always Seems Like a Good Idea. So you buy the materials, or you register the […]
#Strategy : 23 Fascinating Diagrams Reveal How to #Negotiate with People Around the World…You Can’t Expect Negotiations with the French to be Like Negotiations with Americans, & the Same Holds True for Every Culture Around the World.
“Determining National Characteristics is Treading a Minefield of Inaccurate Assessment & Surprising Exception. There is, However, Such a Thing as a National Norm.” Beef up your international deal-making skills. British linguist Richard D. Lewis charted communication patterns as well as leadership styles and cultural identities in his book, “When Cultures Collide,” which is now in […]
#Leadership : Nice Women Win: Why Being Nice is a Business Strength…Nice Does not Mean Answering “Yes” to All Requests. Rather, Nice Means Turning Down the Requests you Cannot Meet Respectfully.
Have you Ever Met for the First Time a Businesswoman you Admire, & Been Surprised at how Nice She Was? Next time consider whether she’s nice in addition to her other impressive accomplishments, or whether her niceness helped her to achieve success in the first place. While attending a networking event, I recently met a […]
#Leadership : How To Stay Ambitious In Business Without Burning Out…To #Succeed Without Sacrificing Yourself in the Process Means you Need to Set Boundaries & Take Care of Yourself Along the Way.
How Can You be Successful & Have an Impact in Business Without Sacrificing Yourself or Your Sanity in the Process? I’ve spent the last several years studying neuroscience, mindfulness, high performance leadership, and several other healing modalities to figure out how to create success with ease. [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” […]
Your #Career : 6 Reasons Why Your College Major Doesn’t Matter…Your Experience, Be it On the Job or Off the Job, is What People Notice also Your #Network Matters Way More Than your College Major.
Use your Undergraduate Years to Learn about Yourself— “It Has Yet to be Proven that Intelligence has any Survival Value.” – Arthur Clarke “So, what’s it going to be?” My advisor looked at me expectantly, as if I was simply at a McDonald’s needing to make the simple choice between a BigMac or a Quarter Pounder. […]
#Leadership : 5 Ways The Fear Of Rejection Holds You Back…Getting Turned Down or Passed Up isn’t the End of the World. Learning to Tolerate the Distress Associated with Rejection can Actually Build your Confidence.
The Fear of Rejection Often Serves as the Single Greatest Obstacle that Stands Between a Capable Individual & Enormous Success. Its Powerful Grip can Prevent You from Reaching your Greatest Potential. Everyone fears rejection at one time or another. Maybe you decided not to ask someone out on a date because you were afraid the […]
#Leadership : 8 Powerful Ways To Mold Your Children Into Leaders…As Parents & Caretakers of Children, their Path to Leadership is in Our Hands.
The Road to Success is Paved with Failure. When you try to Shield your Children from Failure in Order to Boost their Self-Esteem, they have Trouble Tolerating the Failure Required to Succeed as a Leader. We all want our children to become leaders. Whether they spend the bulk of their days in the mailroom or […]
#Leadership : How You Manage Conflict Can Make Or Break Your Leadership Career…Successfully Resolving #Conflict is a Key Role of #Management. As Difficult as that May Sometimes Be.
One of the Most Valuable Skills any Manager at Any Level can Have is the Ability to Handle Conflict Effectively. It’s Crucial. As anyone who’s managed a day or more likely knows, conflict abounds in the workplace. It can be about anything: budgets, personalities, competition for limited resources, competition with other leaders. It can be […]
Your #Career : How To Get Ahead Instead Of Just Getting By…Sometimes Small, Mundane “Check-the-Box” Tasks Have to Get Done. However If you Spend All your Time on the Small Stuff, You’ll get By, but Not get Ahead.
Here are 6 Reasons you’re Not Getting Anything Important Done at Work — Even When you Have the Time — and What to Do About Them: Sometimes small, mundane “check-the-box” tasks have to get done. For most people, it’s a problem if they never respond to email or fill out administrative reports (unsubmitted expenses, anyone?). However if you […]
Your #Career : How To Get Ahead Instead Of Just Getting By…Sometimes small, Mundane “Check-the-Box” Tasks Have to et done.
Sometimes small, mundane “check-the-box” tasks have to get done. For most people, it’s a problem if they never respond to email or fill out administrative reports (unsubmitted expenses, anyone?). However if you spend all your time on the small stuff, you’ll get by, but not get ahead. I believe that there’s more for you in […]