“be Better” Tips for Everyone
7 behaviors to give up if you want to be happier
There are plenty of things you can, theoretically, add to your life to be happier. Exercise! Gratitude! Spending time with friends! Hooray! What’s more surprising is that there are plenty of things you can take out of your life to be a happier person. Think of it as decluttering your house, except instead of your…
Read More12 Lessons You Either Learn or Regret It Forever
Over the course of your life and career, there are certain problems that continue to surface until you learn your lesson. Here are 12 that you don’t want to learn the hard way. Sticking your neck out and taking charge of your career is no trivial matter. Whether that’s switching careers, going back to school,…
Read MoreThe Truth About Employees With Attitude Problems
Dear Liz, I am a new HR Manager in a 190-person professional services firm. We have a mix of senior-level, staff-level and clerical employees and a fun atmosphere in general, but there are pockets of discontent and bad energy in the company, too. I’ve been the HR Manager here for eleven months. I am the…
Read More8 Tips on Selling Your Ideas to Influential People First you need to get on their radar. From there, a handful of key characteristics will make them want to befriend you.
The most successful people in business often have friends in high places. Yes, it’s certainly possible to get ahead purely with financial acumen, a product or service customers can’t live without, or knowledge and experience that makes you irreplaceable. But often, it’s about who you know–people who like you enough to want to help you,…
Read MoreSmall Things People Use To Judge Your Personality
The human brain is hardwired to judge. This survival mechanism makes it very hard to meet someone without evaluating and interpreting their behavior. While we tend to think that our judgments are based on the content of conversations and other obvious behaviors, the research says otherwise. In fact, the majority of our judgments are focused…
Read MoreThe Effective CNO: 5 Skills Great Nurse Leaders Use to Manage Change
Inspiring and engaging staff and operating with transparency are some of the proven ways nurse leaders can keep their teams on their toes. Change used to come in short bursts, but now it’s continuous. As the health care industry pivots to accountable care organizations and prepares for population health, the pace of change is accelerating.…
Read MoreHow to Problem Solve More Effectively at Work
It’s probably on every job spec that’s been written since the start of time. ‘Looking for an innovative problem solver…’ ‘…able to solve complicated problems as effectively as possible…’ ‘…with a focus on getting to the heart of a problem’ Sound familiar? It’s equally certain that you’ve talked up your own problem solving skills too,…
Read MoreYour Body Speaks Louder Than Your Words
One of my favorite little indulgences is to listen to TED Talks, or pod casts while getting ready for work in the morning. My little $19 blue tooth speaker is a permanent passenger in my carry-on luggage, allowing me to stream virtual mentors any time day or night. Yesterday I listened to one by Amy…
Read More4 Science-Backed Ways to Motivate Yourself to Work Out by Sarah Elizabeth Richards
Are you looking to make your occasional strength class or Sunday spin session a regular ritual? Many casual exercisers want to sweat more often, but they struggle with finding the workout motivation to make fitness a part of their daily routine. Conventional wisdom hasn’t been particularly helpful in figuring out how to get in the…
Read MoreThis is the Most Mind-Numbing Ritual in Business (But Doesn’t Have to Be)
By Jack and Suzy Welch There are a good many of them, to be sure – but “delivering the budget” has got to be one of the most universally entrenched, uniquely counterproductive exercises in organizations across the world. Look, some form of financial planning is obviously necessary: Companies have to keep track of the numbers.…
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