“be Better” Tips for Everyone

By Social-Hire Every organization has had to work with a difficult team member, in some cases, it could even be multiple difficult team members. Many factors can play a role in someone being difficult to deal with. Changes in their environment, such as home & family issues can impact all aspects of their life. It…

By Travis Bradberry – theLadders When you’re working hard and doing all you can to achieve your goals, anything that can give you an edge is powerful and will streamline your path to success. Mind tricks won’t make you a Jedi, but using the brain’s natural quirks to your advantage can have a positive impact…

By Monica Torres – theLadders We’ve all been on the receiving end of an unconvincing pep talk. The speaker’s heart is clearly in the right place, peppering us with positive messages of “You’ll get through this!” and “Don’t worry, everything is going to be alright!” But we remained unconvinced. To get us to actually believe…

By Travis Bradberry – theLadders Our bodies have a language of their own, and their words aren’t always kind. Your body language has likely become an integral part of who you are, to the point where you might not even think about it. If that’s the case, it’s time to start, because you could be…

By Karen Hertzberg – Glassdoor Many of us don’t achieve our goals. But that’s not because we’re failures. It could be that we just don’t understand how to set goals in the first place. If you want to make your new goals stick, you’ve got to use the right words to state them. Set SMART…

By Lindsay Tigar – theLadders Before you clicked on this article, think about how many choices you made: to wake up, open your computer, connect to WiFi, open a browser (or your email), decide to read a headline, then click on it … and here you are. It might seem a bit absurd, but it…

By Christine Comaford – Forbes Does the idea of speaking up about sensitive subjects make you uncomfortable? When is it best to speak up versus skip it? The first key to speaking up in the workplace is having an environment in which everyone feels comfortable to voice their opinions or frustrations. Work might not always…

By Gwen Moran – Fast Company Sometimes, the secret to being more productive lies in how you think and what you believe. Getting more done effectively and efficiently is a challenge for both employees and employers. And it’s an expensive one. A March 2018 study by leadership training company VitalSmarts found that 70% of managers…

By Jane Burnett – theLadders Every day won’t be a slam dunk when it comes to productivity. Here’s what to do when you’ve taken your eyes off the ball, and you feel like you’re drowning in work. Make sleep a priority Kristin Wong, a freelance writer and author of Get Money: Live the Life You…