Most of our successes fall into one of three categories, and we can rarely have all of them at once. “How can I succeed?” It’s a question many of us ask ourselves and have trouble answering. Because what is success,…
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Ten Tips for Effective Listening
Dr. Tony Alessandra
Posted in Communication, Dr. Tony Alessandra, Human Resources, Leadership/Management, Sales, Teamwork, Uncategorized
For many of us, talking can come pretty easy especially when it’s about something we’re interested in. But effective listening? That’s another story… Effective listening is more of a learned skill than a common characteristic. Learning how to listen effectively…
High Performance Organizations Go Through Transformation Constantly
Howard Putnam
Posted in Howard Putnam, Innovation, Leadership/Management, Transformation, Uncategorized
“The rules of engagement have changed” in government and in business. They also changed in aviation on 9-11. We learned that negotiation no longer works with suicide killers. We have to be proactive and take charge and the same is…
How to Stay Informed With the News Without Getting Depressed
Michelle Gielan
Posted in Communication, Michelle Gielan, Peak Performance, Stress Management/Life Balance, Uncategorized
It was painful to watch, and I had a front row seat. From my post as an anchor at CBS News, I reported on people’s pain as they lost their jobs, homes and savings. The rapid-fire coverage of these problems could…
If Your Talk Doesn’t Do These Three Things, Don’t Give It
Whether you’re giving a toast at a wedding or a big keynote address at a trade show, you know you need to get your act together. What you may not know is how. After all, there’s separate advice out there for giving impromptu speeches like…
The Stunning Power of Knowing Thyself
This article by Clifton Leaf was first published on Fortune. Long ago, on the forecourt of the Temple of Apollo in Delphi, the Seven Sages were said to have carved two words into a stone: Know Thyself. The words, Socrates tells us, were to be…
How to Build a Lasting Legacy During The Digital Transformation Era
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Posted in Future, Leadership/Management, Scott Klososky, Technology, Transformation, Uncategorized
In order to leave a lasting legacy, business leaders in the integration industry must capitalize on the new opportunities technology is providing their businesses and aim to achieve the nine elements of digital maturity. This article by Rachel Quetti was…
Relax, Your Smartphone Probably Isn’t Destroying Your Relationships
Amy Blankson
Posted in Amy Blankson, Health & Wellness, Social Technology/Social Media, Technology, Uncategorized
In a 2011 study at Stanford University, researchers asked a group of girls ages 8 to 12 by to surf the internet for up to five hours, then share how happy and socially comfortable they felt. The results weren’t encouraging. The…
Is Happiness the Key to Success?
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Posted in Employee Engagement, Health & Wellness, Human Resources, Peak Performance, Shawn Achor, Uncategorized
Shawn Achor has dedicated his life to studying the relationship between happiness and success. A New York Times best-selling author and speaker whose TED talk has been viewed nearly 14 million times, he has helped thousands of individuals and organizations around the world find…
5 Essential Lessons My Clients Taught Me in 2016
Dr. Tasha Eurich
Posted in Dr. Tasha Eurich, Leadership/Management, Peak Performance, Self-Awareness, Uncategorized
In addition to providing a welcome opportunity to eat and drink with wild abandon, the holidays are a great time to reflect on our year. Personally, 2016 required me to get out of my comfort zone. I temporarily scaled back…
Find your passion by taking this test
Be you, be yourself, be authentic. Have you heard this before? We’re always telling our friends and our kids to follow their hearts. Chase your dreams! Do what you love! Just love what you’re doing and the money will follow!…
5 Tips for Developing a New Speaking Program in 2017
No matter how much we all might try to avoid it or embrace it – it’s that time of year again when we can’t help but contemplate what we want to do differently in the new year. Will 2017 be…
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Do you have street smarts in business?
Dr. Tony Alessandra
Posted in Dr. Tony Alessandra, Leadership/Management, Peak Performance, Uncategorized
“When you hear the term street smarts, it likely conjures notions of someone immune to being fooled or hustled. But what about street smarts in business? Could the same practical intelligence qualified as street smarts make someone a better manager…
Creating a Better Social Media Experience
Michelle Gielan
Posted in Michelle Gielan, Positivity, Social Technology/Social Media, Uncategorized
Every second, your brain receives 11 million bits of information. That’s right. 11 million bits. Every. Second. And you know how much your brain ends up processing? Just 40-50 bits of information per second.[1] Those 40-50 bits that we choose to focus…
KidsWifi Combines Positive Psychology and Technology to Help Parents Raise Safer and Happier Kids
Over the past few years, I’ve traveled to 50 countries researching happiness. During this time I have worked with nearly half of the Fortune 100 companies, did a two hour interview with Oprah in her backyard, and been invited by…
How the World Sees You: Podcast with Sally Hogshead
David Burkus interviews Sally Hogshead on Radio Free LEADER. Listen to the podcast on davidburkus.com Sally Hogshead is an American author, professional speaker, chief executive officer of Fascinate, Inc. and a former advertising executive. She is the author of Fascinate and…
5 Ways Managers Can Banish Employee Entitlement
Recently, I served as the token millennial on a panel discussing “The Next Generation of Talent.” I love researching and speaking about this topic because it always gets everyone lathered up. Millennials feel patronized, Gen Xers feel overlooked, and baby…
3 Happiness Hacks to Savor the Holiday Season
Amy Blankson
Posted in Amy Blankson, Social Technology/Social Media, Stress Management/Life Balance, Technology, Uncategorized
Use technology to get more out of life, not distract you from it. Buy the groceries! Prep the turkey! Set the table! In the midst of the scurry to get ready for Thanksgiving, sometimes it can be difficult to just…
How to Get Employees Excited About Meetings
How many times have you found yourself leaving a meeting feeling overwhelmed and more stressed than before you went in? Or how often have you led a meeting and felt like the same issues were rehashed, and it was a…
The Right Kind of Stress Can Bond Your Team Together
Shawn Achor
Posted in Employee Engagement, Human Resources, Shawn Achor, Stress Management/Life Balance, Teamwork
Last fall, I did a documentary with HBO, directed by Peter Berg and produced by Michael Strahan, called State of Play: Happiness. In the film, we explored how to create a positive culture in organizations where the culture or conditions make it difficult to…