As humans, we are prone to making mistakes, and that can be very frustrating for ourselves and those around us. There are a number of reasons why a mistake can happen, but we can always learn from the situation and use it to our advantage. This shift in thinking about mistakes as learning opportunit...

Becoming a leader shifts your focus from yourself to those around you. How you choose to lead has lasting effects on your team, and they will take what they have learned from you, good or bad, and apply it to future situations. They will share that knowledge with others, and your leadership legacy c...

Managers should be helping their employees manage their stress; they should not be causing it. As much as your team should be trying to make your job easier, you should also be trying to make their jobs easier. This entails being consistent, reliable, calm under pressure, open to feedback, and helpf...

We tend to invest in a lot of things in life, like friendships, professional relationships, housing, travel, hobbies, and more, but the greatest investment we will ever make is in ourselves. We are our own greatest asset, and the sooner we realize and accept that, the better off we will be. Whether ...

Take a few minutes to think about your typical daily routine. How do you spend most of your time? If you have a full-time job, then for five days a week, you spend at least one-third of your 24 hour span at work, which does not include the commute to or from your office. Not only that, but according...

Sometimes making the connection is more important than making the sale. Businesses thrive because of the relationships that they build. When you have solid connections and loyal customers, the transactions will follow, and you will get repeat business. However, if your sole focus is on closing the d...

When you are considering potential candidates, it is not their resume alone that indicates how successful they will be if offered the position. Experience is important, as is skillset, but how well a person fits with the organization is something that is often overlooked but has major implications f...

The smell of ink on paper fills the room as people take notes, and the only sounds are of the slight scratch of their pens, the steady breathing of the audience, and the speaker at the front of the room. No one dares avert their attention as the words flow out of him, captivating people of all ages ...

Even athletes at the top of their game have a coach, so what makes you think that as a top leader you no longer need the same development the rest of your team gets? What makes you above training? Michael Jordan didn’t become great and then just stop working on himself. He continued to show up and t...

There is not necessarily a right or wrong way to think through things in business or in life, as long as you know how to think for yourself. Although collaboration is an important tool for you to use, you should not have to rely on it every time you need to make a decision about something. The peopl...

What if I told you that you could master mind control? It’s not as difficult as it sounds; it just requires patience and practice. That is, of course, in regard to controlling your own mind. You can have social influence over others, but you can only control yourself. Having that control over your o...

Leaders can make or break an employee’s experience at a company, and the effects of their leadership approach can have a lasting impact. While the leader’s goal is to accomplish work with and through their people, they should also prioritize developing healthy working relationships with their team m...