Decision fatigue is real, and not only is it emotionally draining, it can also be detrimental to business. Every single day is filled with small decisions that add up, ranging from what to wear and what to eat for lunch all the way to which route to take to the office and which tasks to prioritize f...

Most leaders get to where they are because they are top performers, and as such, it can be difficult to not step in when their team is struggling. Leaders act as guides for their team, but there is a fine line between helping them and over-helping them, thus hindering the team’s ability to learn and...

The thing about building a culture of accountability is that it only works if everyone is on board, whether it’s a new hire, someone who has been with the company for years, or top leadership. Accountability applies to all levels of employment, and there is not a single person who is exempt from the...

While leaders are often a large source of inspiration for their team, they do more than just give motivational speeches. Leadership means showing up even when you don’t feel like it, encouraging others even when you don’t feel encouraged yourself, advocating for your team when no one else will, and ...

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...

It doesn’t matter what you know; it matters what you do with what you know. Information is useless unless it is applied. We spend a lot of time preparing for the next step, but then we get stuck in our comfort zone. We often know what we need to do, but we don’t act on that information. We expect th...

How we view and interpret the world around us heavily influences how we conduct ourselves. People who go through life with an external locus of control believe that the outcomes they get are due to forces outside of themselves. If something happens that they do not like, they tend to blame other peo...

What’s your go-to response when someone asks how you’ve been? Something I have noticed in my own life is that I tend to say something along the lines of, “Oh you know, I’ve been staying busy.” Once I made this realization, I started noticing it a lot more in other people’s responses as well. Instead...