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5 Elements of Powerful Praise

If you want to start a powerful new habit in 2023, amp up your praise-giving prowess starting on National Compliment Day, this January 23rd.

4 Simple Steps to Become (Even More Of) Your Best Self This Year

Tired of abandoning your New Year's resolutions a few months into the year? Follow these 4 simple steps to turn your resolutions into lasting success!

4 Healthy Habits to Reduce Stress and Put “Happy” Back in Your Holidays

The holiday's are upon us, and with them comes pressure to make everything perfect. Here are 4 tips to stay balanced this holiday season.

5 Scary Boss Behaviors that Cause Quiet Quitting

Being a leader nowadays is scary. With “quiet quitting” blowing up on social media and people leaving in droves, you want to make sure that you’re not the source of the problem. Here are 5 Scary Boss Behaviors to avoid.

The Ethics of Disruption

Every business leader dreams of a disruptive innovation that changes the way we live or work. For some, the motivation is purely creative. They want to solve a problem, make a difference, or do things in a way that no one has done before. For others, the driving force is the truckload of money, fame, power, and the perks that tend to follow. Disruptive innovation, by definition, disrupts. This...

Manage Employee Fulfillment for Peak Performance

Part seven in our Mindsets of Workplace Transformation series. How does a great leader maximize performance? Great leaders — and their most successful employees — understand that sustaining peak performance goes hand in hand with supporting employee fulfillment. This seventh Mindset of Workplace Transformation asks you to shift your focus from optimizing performance to optimizing satisfaction. In past posts, we’ve covered shifts from status to service, control to creativity,...

Efficiency vs Effectiveness: Resisting the Tyranny of To-Do

Have you ever had a day, a week, or even a year where you have a nagging sense that, despite being exhaustingly busy, you haven’t been that productive? You’re not alone. Whether you work for yourself or someone else, it’s easy to focus on getting things done and lose sight of why any of it matters to begin with. Understanding what real productivity looks like is the key to...

The Productivity Prison

Purpose-Driven Leadership: Why and How to Make the Shift.

Quiz: Are You a Micromanager or Do You Just Lack Systems?

Despite knowing that micromanaging is not the most effective use of their time, most managers struggle with getting employees to uphold standards and achieve results. Find out if your lack of systems is holding you back with this quiz.