Tools & Skills
Does Busy Work Help Your Productivity?
No. Busy work does not help your productivity. In reality, busy work prevents us from being productive. We are all guilty of finding ways to avoid doing a project or task we are not excited about doing. Busy work is a form of procrastination. Pushing that important project down to the wire. Cleaning behind the…
Read MoreHow to Have a More Productive Day
The more productive day you have, the more success you can experience. You also give yourself the opportunity to have more free time. Time always seems to be in short supply. If you can get more out of your day, you’re making better use of your time, hence a more productive day. Use these strategies…
Read MoreFour-Step Approach to Achieving Effective Leadership
When you are a leader, your success is not just based on you, it is also based on your leadership skills and the team you are leading. Whether you are a new or seasoned leader, the good news is, these skills can be developed. All it takes is learning this four-step approach to effective leadership…
Read More3 Crucial Steps to Resolving Conflict at Work
Work can be the worst place to deal with conflict of any kind. Especially conflict with a colleague. It is important to maintain a professional working relationship with others, especially if you work as part of a team. Conflicts at work can be disruptive, impact your credibility, and self-esteem. Whether you’re new to the…
Read MoreHow to Create a Culture of Success
Creating a culture of success is relatively simple in theory but hard to implement. It requires creating habits that everyone in the company adopts and then supports each other. A culture of success will look different in every organizations and yet, there are foundational habits and action steps that are the same in any culture…
Read MoreHow to Protect Your Most Precious Asset
Money and investments are certainly high on the list of precious assets. However, you can earn back money you lost or find new investment opportunities. Another precious assest is professional relationships. Your professional network is extremely important to your success. However, to a large extent, your network is in fact renewable. You can repair wounded…
Read MoreSeven Conversations Every Leader Needs to Master
Do you ever wonder if you are as influential as you could be? Are you using the right influence style for each situation? Many leaders use one approach for every situation. Sometimes this works, most times not. However, by developing greater flexibility and range with influencing, you bring the right style per situation. By using…
Read MoreHow to Reduce Favoritism in the Workplace
Whether you’re the boss playing favorites at work or it’s your boss, it can take a heavy toll on emotional wellbeing and productivity. As the boss, you might not even be aware you are doing it or if it’s happening to you, your morale might dwindle when you see an apparently less-deserving coworker receiving plum…
Read More7 Ways to Embrace Change
What is it about change that freaks us out and keeps us stuck? We’ve done our due diligence, we want this change and yet, something is preventing us from making it. Change can be scary. Change is about the unknown, or figuring out a new way of doing things. Learning to accept change at…
Read MoreTop 5 Traits of Successful People
Even though wildly successful people all share certain traits, they’re not super-human traits. You can identify and develop these traits if you truly want to succeed. Yes, with hard work and determination, you can become a successful person! In your journey to achieve your goals, you’ll invariably have to deal with challenges, and even setbacks,…
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