By Kat Boogaard | www.fastcompany.com | Let’s talk about those colleagues. Do you know the type I’m talking about? The ones who have a knack for climbing up on their high horses while making you feel oh-so-small and unimportant? Nobody likes that condescending team member. But, take a minute to think about this: What if you’re coming off […]
Are Athletes Really Getting Better, Faster, Stronger?
| David Epstein, TEDTalks | When you look at sporting achievements over the last decades, it seems like humans have gotten faster, better and stronger in nearly every way. Yet as David Epstein points out in this delightfully counter-intuitive talk, we might want to lay off the self-congratulation. Many factors are at play in shattering athletic […]
5 Ways to Keep Score and Boost Accountability
By Lee Colan | www.inc.com | Have you ever noticed the intensity difference when you play a game for fun compared to “playing for keeps”? Our family and friends frequently play Ping-pong in our game room. It’s a fun and easy game for all ages. We can see the Ping-pong table from our kitchen. When the players are just […]
These Emotionally Intelligent Habits Can Make You A Better Listener
By Judith Humphrey | www.fastcompany.com | Listening is a skill–but you already know that. There’s plenty of advice on how to become a better listener and why it’s so important. But while you can pick up a few tactics to improve the way you listen, another route is simply to tap into that other skill set you can’t stop hearing about: emotional intelligence. […]
How To Be a Great Boss Without Losing Your Humanity
Psychology Today Are you afraid telling your employees the hard truth will make you seem like a jerk? Both praise and criticism should show you care, says Kim Scott, the author of Radical Candor: Be a Kickass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity. On this week’s podcast, learn how to make your critical feedback land, navigate the […]
This 5-Minute Rule Is Proven to Make Your Meetings More Productive
By Marcel Schwantes | www.inc.com | Imagine you’re tasked with updating the team on an important work issue that needs their buy-in. You’re all prepped and start delivering on all the points they need to hear. Sixty seconds into your polished presentation, your boss cuts you off, holds up her hand and says, “Nope, we’re not going to talk about […]
Four Habits That Define Great Leaders
By Aaron Levy | www.forbes.com | In my work with over 5,000 leaders, I’ve found there are four traits all powerful leaders have in common. These leaders are master motivators, expert talent evaluators and powerful communicators, and they are courageous enough to serve their people by sharing the critical feedback each person needs to grow. Underneath each […]
Forget the Pecking Order at Work
TEDTalks Organizations are often run according to “the superchicken model,” where the value is placed on star employees who outperform others. And yet, this isn’t what drives the most high-achieving teams. Business leader Margaret Heffernan observes that it is social cohesion — built every coffee break, every time one team member asks another for help […]