Growth Mentor the person, not their career Aspiring leaders need more and better mentoring than 'they're getting today. Mentoring also needs to extend beyond a current career to be more effective in helping people fulfill their true full potential. Mentoring
Self-awareness Decisions determine our reality The decisions we make determine our reality, and we make about 2,000 of them every waking hour, so inevitably, we all make some poor decisions every single day. But if we are
Purpose Find meaning in your work Setting happiness as your primary goal for work can make you end up feeling the opposite because happiness (like all emotions) is a fleeting state, not a permanent one. Instead, find meaning in
Resilience Pacing and perseverance In a marathon, pacing and perseverance are paramount. Few companies think critically about the strategic principles needed to endure or have the foresight to temper their pace in anticipation of the long journey
Growth Take control of your career development Chances are your boss doesn't take the time to think through how best to deploy your talents properly. Therefore, you have to take control of your career planning to ensure you're putting yourself
Expectations Inspiring accountability Accountability is not about taking the blame when something goes wrong. Accountability is about delivering on commitments. It's taking initiative with follow-through, and assuming responsibility for an outcome (not just a set of
Changing Jobs Switching careers Do you dream about switching to a career that's drastically different from your current job? It's rare for people to make the leap. The costs of switching may seem too high, and the
Strategy Disruption starts with unhappy customers Most companies think that 'Technology X' or 'Startup Y' is disrupting their business, but there's a flaw in this thinking. It is customers who are driving the disruption.Companies routinely miss that customers
Team Build the coworker relationships you want People tend to think about work relationships in the wrong way, mainly because evolution wired us to appraise situations as either “good” or “bad,”. Instinctively, we assess our relationships with colleagues in similar
Curiosity Stop looking for better answers and start asking better questions At some point in our careers, we'll likely experience an inflection point, i.e., an event that changes the way we think and act. When these intensely challenging moments happen for whatever reason,
Self-awareness Become your best self Receiving affirmation is a powerful way for us to grow, particularly when it comes in the form of stories describing moments when we are at our best.Research shows that people benefit significantly
Strategy Strategy myths There are lies and there are myths; lies are generally easier to spot, and myths present a different, subtler trap. They are often based on a plausible half-truth and can lead you astray
Innovation Sustainable investing Companies should only partner with investors willing to reward them for creating long-term value for our society as a whole. And luckily, the way investors evaluate companies is changing as they look towards
Team Improve retention by listening Faced with an unsatisfactory employment situation most people consider two options: quit, or voice their concerns and try to work through the problems. Creating an outlet for your team to express their frustrations
Grit Focus on learning skills vs talent As we face a future of considerable uncertainty, the people who can learn new skills, especially those with resilience and a growth mindset, will be the most valuable. So next time you’re
Resilience Your resilience will determine if you succeed or fail More than education, experience, and training, a person’s level of resilience will determine if he or she succeed or fail. Almost all resilience theories overlap in that resilient people possess three characteristics:
Strategy Fundamentals of strategy At a fundamental level, strategy boils down to two options: Do what everyone else is doing (and spend less money doing it), or do something no one else can do (or haven't thought
Leadership Leadership vs Management Leadership is about dealing with change, whereas Management, by contrast, is about coping with complexity. As an example; if you want to get people moving in the same direction, stop trying to organize
Curiosity Visioning requires practice Creating a unifying vision is a fundamental skill for leaders because it brings people together to achieve a better future. You don't need to be a CEO to do this; as a manager
Team Avoid hiring jerks My philosophy is simple "if you're not nice, you can't work on our team; I don't care how smart you are!". The reason is, when new employees don’t work out, it's rarely
Productivity Productivity hacks Some people are more productive than others, and the patterns that stand out are 'working smarter not longer' and 'age and experience' which are highly correlated with more productivity. Leaders with the highest
Innovation Hire people who can think with you The job of a leader isn’t to know all the answers, but to create conditions by which an entire team gets to learn and innovate. To achieve this, leaders need to understand
Team Stellar resumes aren't enough Experience alone is not enough to thrive. Entrepreneurial passion and strategic vision shared by everyone on the team is required to build a successful business, never-mind a startup. When looking at business investments,
Self-awareness Improve your thought patterns To see how your mind can lead you astray it’s not enough to look at what you’re thinking; you need to examine how you’re thinking, too. First, ask yourself, is
Resilience Motivation traps 40% of a team's success factor lies in their motivation and willingness to get the job done. Here are the four motivation traps and targeted strategies to help your team escape them: 1)
