“be Better” Tips for Everyone
Study Reveals How Damaging A Toxic Boss Really Can Be
Working for a boss who pushes you to do better, might challenge you to become your best. But, working for a toxic boss could drain your mental strength. Whether you have a boss who calls people names, or there’s a leader at your organization who thrives on embarrassing people who make a mistake, dysfunctional leadership…
Read MoreNeed to Make a Big Decision? Ask Yourself This 1 Simple Question
Life is full of big decisions, and I’ve had to make my fair share. When is the right time to have kids while maintaining a full-time job? Should I switch from print to television? Is transferring my family overseas the right move? Should I buy this car? I’ve made these tough decisions a little easier…
Read MoreResearchers say relationships fall into one of 4 patterns — here’s the one you want to avoid
Why do some relationships end in marriage while others unravel? It seems like a complicated question — and it is, except maybe not quite as complicated as you might think. According to 2015 research, cited on Science of Relationships, you can help predict the eventual outcome of a relationship by figuring out which of four…
Read MoreNo Consistency, No Success
by Grant Cardone All highly successful people, all professionals that operate at the top of their fields—the masters—are all consistent. Great salespeople are consistent, great real-estate people are consistent, great investors are consistent, and great athletes are consistent. I asked a golf pro what it would take to fix my golf game and he said all…
Read MoreThe best sales advice I ever got was from a surfer dude.
by Kevin Catlin In my business, the lessons you teach, you learn as you live them…Kevin I have always loved the outdoors. Hiking, camping, rafting, the ocean sports, all of it, I’m in. I see a Bass Pro Shop or REI and can’t help stopping to check things out. One day I did that and…
Read MoreMy Boss Takes Credit For My Best Ideas
by Liz Ryan , CONTRIBUTOR Shutterstock Dear Liz, I am dealing with a sticky situation at work. I’ve been in the same job for four years, but I got a new boss in September. We can call him Abe. Abe is new to leadership and it shows. He is the most insecure manager I’ve ever seen.…
Read MoreAre you a Complicator or a Simplifier ?
SK Roy Are you a Complicator or a Simplifier ? Published on November 30, 2016 SCM Manager, International Products, Chevron “Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated” – Confucius Executive Summary This article touches on the two most popular jargons in today’s management journals, complexity and simplicity, and addresses them…
Read MoreTHE TOP 10 LEGAL DOCUMENTS EVERYONE NEEDS
This week’s article about Legal Documents was written by Debra K. Schuster, M.H.A., J.D., from St. Louis, Missouri. Attorney Schuster is a Partner member of the national ElderCare Matters Alliance. Everyone hates going to the dentist. However, if you don’t go, bad things can happen that may have been prevented if you had gone. The same is true with having legal…
Read More13 Things You Should Give Up If You Want To Be Successful
”Somebody once told me the definition of hell: “On your last day on earth, the person you became will meet the person you could have become.” — Anonymous Sometimes, to become successful and get closer to the person we can become, we don’t need to add more things — we need to give up on some of them. There are…
Read MoreThe Secrets — 4 of Them — to Gaining Employees’ Trust
In May of this year, Renaud Laplanche entered the boardroom and faced every executive’s worst nightmare. Laplanche, the founder and CEO of LendingClub, was given an ultimatum: Resign in the next 24 hours or be fired. Why did this happen? There’s no need to rehash all the dubious decisions Laplanche had made as CEO. Know, simply,…
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