How to Ask for Help — Ask for Learning Feedback
Seeking learning feedback is a powerful approach to personal growth. “How easily do you ask for help?” It is one of the most emotionally challenging questions I ask people whom...
How To Find Meaning in Your Work — Change How You Think About It
An excellent New York Times article from 2007 recounted the 20th annual “Operator’s Challenge” — aka the “Sludge Olympics” — a competition for New York sewage treatment workers. The participants compete to show skill...
What to Ask Your Boss If They Offer to Help with Career Advice
If you are fortunate enough to have a boss who shows an interest in your career development, do not waste the opportunity. I know folks who froze up when their...
How Empathic Inclusion Will Make You A Better Leader
When we think of leadership competencies, leads decisively, thrives in chaos, and seeks innovation jump to mind. They all are essential competencies of c-suite leaders. However, according to studies, empathy...
What Matters Most to Today’s Well-Informed Workers
Job candidates have tremendous access to employer information today. That had altered the way well-informed workers find and consider new work opportunities. Here's a look at how the search process...
16 Things I Wish They Had Taught Me in School
What do you wish someone had told you in school or you had just learned earlier in life? Henrick Edberg shared his insights on the Positivity Blog, about a decade...
How Organizations Hurt Themselves by Not Seeing the Difference Between High Performance—High Potential
If your organization is like most, you find your next leaders from a pool of your top performers. They might be salespeople or project managers skilled developers, or engineers, but...
How to be Likable – 13 Behaviours Likable People Engage In
Too many people succumb to the mistaken belief that being likable comes from natural, unteachable traits that belong only to a lucky few — the good-looking, the fiercely social, and...
Bosses need our empathy and help
Everyone likes to moan about their boss, but unhappiness at work often goes beyond venting to colleagues over sandwiches or a pint. A Gallup study found that almost 50 percent...
Behaviour And The Million Dollar Hiring Risk
In the highly-regulated nuclear energy sector, it takes many years of rigorous, training to become licensed for the ultimate safety management role of Shift Supervisor. And that training, including simulation...
People leave managers, not organizations
We have all heard it before that people leave managers, not organizations. The top benefit any employee can have is an excellent manager. However, no one is talking about it....
5-Hour Rule: If you’re not spending 5 hours per week learning, you’re being irresponsible
"In my whole life, I have known no wise people (over a broad subject matter area) who didn’t read all the time — none. Zero.” — Charlie Munger, Self-made billionaire...
How to Make the Most Out of Your Career Path Charting Efforts
Developing a career takes time and attention. However, many people get sidetracked when planning careers or pursuing job opportunities. Charting your career path is worth the time investment. I recommend...
Taking extra care will help you land jobs
Employer’s impression starts from your first click so have a marketing plan and follow it. Our SuccessFinder program provides you with insights into the “product” that you are marketing – YOU....
What Drives Employee Satisfaction
If you're looking to create a workplace culture that thrives and inspires continuous success, is fair and transparent. Here's what else provides employee satisfaction and makes people happy in their...
How to make the most of high-potential employees
Companies need high potential leaders more than ever before. Adapting to today's digitally-driven business environment requires exceptional talent. If you meet the top potential criteria, you are in high demand....
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