“be Better” Tips for Everyone
Resilience: Option A For When Life Inevitably Throws Option B at You.
by:Arianna Huffington-LinkedIn We are, as we often hear, living in an age of transition. All over the world, there are massive changes that are shaking up millions of lives and virtually every industry. And not surprisingly, these changes are causing no shortage of pain and anxiety. But the answers we see being offered in our…
Read More7 Ways To Finally Get Your Team On The Same Page
BY IGAL HAUER-Fast Company You know the drill. You call a team meeting to discuss a project–say, a new product launch. You discuss the steps you need to take, from defining messaging and target audiences to writing the collateral, preparing a demo video, contacting the media, executing your email and social campaigns, assigning target dates…
Read More6 Things You Never Knew About Mentoring
Source: This is a guest post by Lucy Lloyd – Cofounder and COO at Mentorloop. Her opinions are her own. Mentoring is experiencing a revitalization. In fact, some might even say that it is pretty hot right now, with most employers and employees looking to engage in some form of mentoring. Although mentoring is universally recognized and…
Read MoreFocus on these 4 mindsets to rise to the top
Source: Ajit Nawalkha is the co-founder of Mindvalley, an angel investor, and the face of Zentrepreneur and Evercoach. Success is a mind game. If you don’t believe this, take a look around. There are plenty of people who have extraordinary talent, passion, and skills but aren’t succeeding in business or winning the game of life. Do…
Read More10 ways smart people stay calm
By Travis Bradberry / LADDERS The ability to manage your emotions and remain calm under pressure has a direct link to your performance. TalentSmart has conducted research with more than a million people, and we’ve found that 90% of top performers are skilled at managing their emotions in times of stress in order to remain calm and…
Read More11 Life Lessons Every Professional Should Know (Before It’s Too Late)
by RAVI RAMAN, EXECUTIVE COACH – 80,000 hours. That’s how long you can expect to work over the course of your lifetime. I’m personally well on my way, approaching the 35,000-hour mark by now. I’ve had a long and winding career path. First, in the accounting department of an airline. Then, at an investment bank.…
Read MoreHow To Know When People Are Lying
by Peter Collins Body language can be described as the unspoken or non-verbal complementary kind of communication we engage in. It is those gestures that can send out alarm bells to those that have been trained to understand the subtleties of our interaction with another person or with groups of people. People from walks…
Read More10 mistakes smart people never make twice
By Travis Bradberry Everybody makes mistakes — that’s a given — but we don’t always learn from them. Sometimes we make the same mistakes over and over again, fail to make any real progress, and can’t figure out why. “Mistakes are always forgivable, if one has the courage to admit them.” — Bruce Lee When we make mistakes,…
Read MoreYour boss really doesn’t know he’s terrible
by Jane Burnett, LADDERS When you enter the meeting, your palms are sweaty. Your nerves have really got the best of you this time— what if you give your presentation, and as soon as he hears about your vision for this project, everything goes up in flames as he rips your confidence into shreds? You…
Read More7 questions that successful people ask when they’re networking
By Lily Herman To many, networking events sound as appealing as getting teeth pulled, but that doesn’t mean they have to be so dreadful. Instead, great networking is all about having questions ready that start actual conversations, not mundane small talk. After asking dozens of professionals their go-to networking questions, I found two important patterns.…
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