9 Terrible Habits You Need to Stop Immediately

November 20 , 2014

Perhaps you’ve heard of a “not-to-do list.” CEOs and productivity experts recommend the idea highly as a huge productivity booster that will help you free up time and head space for all the things that really matter.

Filed Under: Best Advice, best advice, Good Habits, good habits, Quick Tips, quick tips, Success, success

How To Make Friends With Ambitious People

November 13 , 2014

If you’re trying to take yourself and your life to the next level, it makes a lot of sense to aim higher when it comes to making friends. The right friends will support you emotional and provide practical help along the way.

Filed Under: ambition, Professional Development, professional development, Quick Tips, quick tips, Skills, skills

How To Be More Organized At Work

November 06 , 2014

Organization is a pain, but the simple truth of the matter is organized people get more done. Why? Generally speaking, they have better time management, live with less mess and get in less trouble. If you want to decrease the mistakes you make and stop getting in your own way the only real option...

Filed Under: Career Advice, Strategy, Productivity, productivity, Quick Tips, quick tips

5 Simple Exercises to Break your Patterns

October 13 , 2014

It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change. This wonderful quote of Leon C. Megginson is still so relevant in our fast changing world. That's why it's important for you to break your routines once...

Filed Under: Strategy, Psychology, psychology, Quick Tips, quick tips, Your Career, your career

Alright Stop. Collaborate and Listen.

September 15 , 2014

Perhaps the best advice one can glean from a Vanilla Ice song are the words of this article's title... Leaders today, more than ever before, must be willing to regularly stop what they're doing and be collaborative. Far too often leaders assume that the direction they set is the best (or only) path...

Filed Under: Strategy, Quick Tips, quick tips, Success, success, Your Career, your career

How to Ask for What You Want in the Business World

September 04 , 2014

How do we appropriately ask for what we want from others in the business world? Is there a right way and a wrong way? I am approached somewhat frequently by job seekers and business development professionals seeking new clients. These requests for help are from both professionals in my network as...

Filed Under: Career Advice, Communication, communication, Good Habits, good habits, Quick Tips, quick tips

To Be a Better Leader, Become a Better Listener

August 21 , 2014

Here's how to improve your listening skills for more effective conversations with employees and customers.

Filed Under: Leadership, Quick Tips, quick tips, Self Reflection, Success, success

How to Own Your Talent, Ambition, and Success

June 19 , 2014

You need to own your – fill in the blanks: success, authority, confidence, power, compassion, status, role, product, influence, etcetera. Yet every time you hear someone use the idea of owning something – your talent, skill, ambition, commitment – they always say it as though what you need to “own”...

Filed Under: Attitude, Branding, branding, Career Advice, Quick Tips, quick tips

10 Things Not To Do In An Interview

May 26 , 2014

It’s a potential life-changing event—yet so many people get it wrong. I’m talking about going for an interview for a position you really want; one that could have a dramatic impact on the rest of your life.

Filed Under: Best Advice, best advice, Interviews, interviews, Job Search, job search, Quick Tips, quick tips

Three Tips for Engaging Elevator Conversations

April 24 , 2014

Conversations in elevators can be some of the most uncomfortable and awkward examples of human communication.

Filed Under: Communication, communication, Confidence, Good Habits, good habits, Quick Tips, quick tips