| By Brandon Lopez, www.forbes.com | I’ve reached a point in my career where I have a number of different business interests, all of which demand my time and attention. At any given point right now, I find myself engaged in running my company, BodeTree, fulfilling my duties as a Partner at our venture investment business, BT Ventures, writing […]
The Five Levels Of Leadership (And Where You Stand)
| By Ed Krow, www.forbes.com | We all know a manager who uses fear tactics. We probably also know a manager who leads as a coach, inspiring rather than forcing people to get things done. Which type of leader are you? There are five key levels of leadership in an organization. I don’t see them necessarily as […]
Communicating With Impact: Ten Elements Of Effective Messaging
| By Carrie Osgood, www.forbes.com | We’ve all heard the phrase, “Don’t judge a book by its cover.” If only that were true in business. Carefully-designed “covers“ are essential to enticing potential buyers to commit to purchasing products and services. Covers in business are not just on books. They include everything that acts as an impression – […]
Communicating Respect: Nine Simple Ways To Build Credibility
| By Dean Brenner, www.forbes.com | Showing your audience respect has a lot of great payoffs. It makes your audience feel engaged and positive, it can enable a culture of buy-in, in which people feel committed not only to execute a plan or implement a new product but to make it succeed, and it can make you […]
How To Create Working Relationships Even When Communication Seems Challenging
| By David Homan, www.forbes.com | We don’t choose our family, and we usually don’t get to choose our co-workers or our board members, unless we’re among top decision-makers. This can put us in a challenging position of finding ways to solve problems with others, as we might not always see eye to eye with those who […]
How To Stop Taking Things Personally
| By Frances Bridges, www.forbes.com | When people disrespect you or do not treat you well, it is easy to take their behavior personally, to blame yourself and think you have anything to do with someone else’s behavior. Taking things personally is emotionally draining, and an unnecessary, constant reevaluation of your self-esteem. There’s a difference between being […]
Want To Achieve Your Goals? Use These 4 Strategies
| By Bryan Collins, www.forbes.com | I’m a little odd. I enjoy setting goals and then get obsessed about trying to achieve them. Every January, I set about five or six goals for the year ahead, and every three months I review these goals. I don’t always hit my goals, but I’ve learned a lot about how […]
How To Use Inclusive Decision-Making
| By Erik Larson, www.forbes.com | This is the first of a two-part series about unlocking the power of inclusion in your organization. This article: Research reveals the pernicious inclusion gap between workforce diversity and inclusive decision making in enterprises. The next article: Best practices for improving outcomes and speeding up innovation cycles by measuring and closing the […]