Business Coaching, A Tool of the Ultra Successful
Business coaching has a reputation for being reserved for CEO's and the elite. What happens in those mysterious sessions and would it actually be helpful for you? Time to shed some light on this secret of successful business leaders and ask yourself, "Do I...
Professional Networking After a Job Loss
If you ask for advice on what to do when you're out of work and looking for a new job, you’ll hear: "Network." Unfortunately, that's terrible advice - not because professional networking is ineffective, but because they gave you the advice way too late. ...
Get time on a busy leader’s schedule
Ever try to get time on a busy leader’s schedule and they just can’t seem to fit you in? That can be a frustrating chicken and egg situation. How the hell are you supposed to meet the expectations of leadership if they won’t meet with you and talk about...
Personal Review: Weekly
If you're a fan of Getting Things Done (GTD), then you're likely already familiar with the concept of a weekly review, but they can be a great tool even if you aren't following the full GTD methodology. Essentially a weekly review is just a meeting with yourself...
Becoming Dangerous Competition
There’s plenty of business gurus and consultants in the world that’ll tell you “first place in the business race” is critical. They’re happy to take lots of your money to help you get there too. But how true is that actually? Don’t get me wrong, first...
Update Your Boundaries and Take Back Control
Do you ever end your day exhausted from talking to people, yet you didn’t actually accomplish anything? Have you ever felt like you can’t complete your own work because you’re too busy doing everyone else’s? Are you tired of promising yourself you’re done...
Quick List: Communicate Better Remotely
Whether you are working from home or just have a distributed team, here is a quick list to improve your remote work communication. For larger meetings, set agendas and assign someone to be the facilitator.Be willing to let another person speak first and trust that...
Overcome the Anxiety of Sending Your Team Remote
Work from home arrangements have become incredibly common recently. If you’ve never had remote employees before it can create some anxiety. “How will I ensure they’re working? They’re probably going to screw around all day.” Your mind will come...
What is an interview?
So your resume has won over the hiring manager and they’ve asked you to come in for an interview. Interviews can be really awkward for both parties involved, especially if you don’t do them all the time. I’ve been on both sides of interviews that just felt...
Be Authentic with Your Praise
I’ve sat through so many meetings where the first and/or last 10 minutes were spent recognizing the great job that someone did. One person does it and then another person chimes in with someone else to thank. They go round and round in one great circle...
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