By Brian Scudamore | www.inc.com | Prioritization made simple: write a list of all the things you have to do and cross them off as you go. Easy peasy, lemon squeezy, right? Not quite. To-do lists might help you get things done today, but they’re also a double-edged sword. Ticking things off looks productive, but it’s an illusion: […]
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 […]
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 […]
6 Habits That Will Make Your Mondays So Much Easier
By Jessica Shambora | www.inc.com | How can I make Monday mornings at work more bearable? originally appeared on Quora – the place to gain and share knowledge, empowering people to learn from others and better understand the world. Answer by , 15 Years of Career Experience, on Quora: Mondays are hard. No matter how much you love your job, making the […]
High Functioning Teams Share This Trait In Common
By Natalie Nixon | www.inc.com | Bruce Mau, the XQ Super School project, and the Hearst Labs all have something in common: thought diversity. In nature, biodiversity is the infrastructure, platform and engine driving the symbiotic co-existence of species. There are over 40,000 plant species alone thriving in the Amazon rain forest: without that biodiversity, then flora, fauna and other organisms would […]
Top 10 Reasons Leaders Fail
| Inc.com | I have had the good fortune of working with thousands of leaders since co-founding a leadership consulting and training firm in 1999. Here is what we have found to be the top 10 derailers of leadership success. Have all the answers. (instead of asking all the questions) Not connecting with the person behind the employee. (view employees […]
Do Leaders Need to be Likeable to be Effective? Here’s What Science Says
By Joel Peterson for | Inc.com | All decent leaders wrestle — at least a little — with the notion of wanting to be both respected and liked. It’s human nature. Great leaders, however, know that execution, getting the job done, and done well, is vastly more important than popularity. The often-cited example these days is Steve […]
Hiring Externally Can Severely Damage Your Company, According to a Wharton Study
By Ben Fanning | www.inc.com | Wharton research shows that external hires cost 18 to 20 percent more than those promoted from within. They also have significantly lower performance for the first two years. I was skipped over four times in my career for promotion, when the company hired from the outside. Each time I ended up leaving the company and so […]