How New Managers Can Send the Right Leadership Signals

As a new manager, it’s also critical to share the WHY behind your vision, priorities, expectations, feedback, or requests. Don’t dilute your message. Instead, make it more powerful by sharing more about the context.

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These Powerful Habits Will Immediately Improve How You Work

Your ability to distinguish urgent and important tasks has a lot to do with your success. Peter Drucker once said, “Nothing is less productive than to make more efficient what should not be done at all.”

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How do you separate the urgent tasks from your truly important work, knowing all the rest are distractions?

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Incredibly Important Skills Will Make You More Successful Over Time

“The illiterate of the 21st Century are not those who cannot read and write but those who cannot learn, unlearn and relearn,”

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The Science of Overwork

Working harder can destroy your business. Work hard but smart!

Overwork kills your creativity because an idle brain is anything but idle. When you take time to rest, your Default Network lights up, connecting pieces of your brain that don’t usually talk to one another. The result is often bursts of inspiration and creativity….

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Have you ever noticed the answer you were looking for came first thing in the morning?

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6 Ways to Energize Your Team

How do you energize your team?

As a leader, you have more power than you think. You will get more of what you focus on. Next time you walk into a meeting, consider, How do I want people to feel when the meeting is over? Begin with the end in mind.

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Why Leaders Cannot Afford to Be Easily Offended

What can you do to become less likely to be offended?

It’s not any fun, but it goes with the territory. And your job in the midst of all this criticism is to keep your head clear and not respond in anger.

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Inside the Surprising New Science of Gratitude

5 Proven Benefits of Thankfulness

  • Combats stress
  • Builds emotional resilience
  • Fosters connections
  • Improves sleep
  • Rewires your brain

Thankfulness will not only make you happier, it will help you to achieve your very real goals. It will strengthen your relationships, help to maintain your health, and ultimately enable you to live a more productive life. You don’t have to take my word for it; the science of thankfulness is well documented. Here are five proven benefits of thankfulness to get you motivated.

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