January 25, 2016
Future Success? It’s All on You
These days, there’s change everywhere you look, from new technology in the office to new ways of communicating with friends. It’s great when this…
Posts categorised with 'Leadership'
January 21, 2016
It’s “Thank Your Mentor Day!”
Today is ”Thank Your Mentor Day,” a day where we’re encouraged to express our gratitude toward someone who’s guided and inspired us, and made…
January 4, 2016
To Thine Own Self be True
Authenticity is one of those overused words. The more it’s crowbarred into corporate literature of all types, the more slippery its meaning becomes. So…
December 8, 2015
Bosses, Managers and Leaders
Climbing the career ladder will lead you to become a boss, manager and, hopefully, into a leadership position. These terms are somewhat interchangeable but conjure…
November 20, 2015
Could Your Team Be Happier?
Do you have to love what you do for a living to be happy at work? As an editor, I play with words all…
November 2, 2015
The Paradox of Servant Leadership
Like many people, I’d viewed the idea of ‘servant leadership’ with a fair amount of skepticism. Not knowing much about it, I thought the term…
October 30, 2015
What Gives You Your “Get Up and Go?”
“Motivation is when your dreams put on work clothes.” ~ Benjamin Franklin. Motivation is the feeling that makes you want to act now or, as…
August 31, 2015
Live a Life That Matters
Sometimes it takes a shock to jolt us out of unhelpful habits. For Jason Garner, it was the premature death of his mother. He…
August 28, 2015
Playing to Your Strengths
“Everyone makes mistakes.” How often have you heard that, or even said it yourself? Chances are, fairly often… and usually when a mistake has been…
August 10, 2015
Green is the New Black
I was looking forward to interviewing leading sustainability expert Wayne Visser for our Expert Interview podcast. The plan was to talk face-to-face but we ended…
August 6, 2015
The Profoundly Positive Future of Leadership
As someone who is always fascinated by the latest ideas in management, leadership and personal development, I’ve been tracking developments in an overlapping field –…
July 20, 2015
Behind the Boardroom Door
Boards govern, management teams lead. That’s what Nancy Falls told me when we talked recently about her new book, “Corporate Concinnity in…