Prevent Fear from Keeping You Stuck
Fear is universal. The gymnast fears stumbling instead of sticking the perfect landing. The singer fears a moment of wavering pitch.
Erin Wildermuth
Leadership
Erin Wildermuth
How 5 Companies Celebrate Success
Starting and growing a company is tough stuff. Just ask the 80 percent of entrepreneurs who fail within the first eighteen months of hanging their shingle.
Andrea Williams
The Science of Celebration
My life is full of celebration. There are happy dances for finished dishes, celebratory puppy cuddles for when our rescue dog makes it around the block without…
Erin Wildermuth
The Downside of Drivenness
Good leaders practice the fine art of celebration. Recognizing both team achievement and individual contribution is rocket fuel for morale.
Larry Wilson
4 Simple Ways to Celebrate with Your Team
Celebrating with your team is one of the best ways to show your appreciation for their effort and achievement, but that takes intentionality.
Megan Hyatt Miller
9 Mistakes Leaders Make When Communicating
He stood awkwardly in the front of the room. I remember him shifting on the balls of his feet as he read a script from behind the podium.
SkipPrichard
How to Implement a Successful Culture Shift in Your Office
Company culture can make or break a business and those who are a part of it. According to a study by Deloitte, half of workers agree that culture has the…
Pratik Dholakiya
Guy Walks into a Board Room
Comedians refer to an audience that hasn’t heard any jokes yet as a “cold room.” It is thus the job of the comics who go first or second in the night to warm…
Jeremy Lott
Martin Luther King’s Nobel Cause
Martin Luther King’s path to the Nobel Peace Prize took him to several countries and included encounters with J.
timcavanaugh
Hiring Diversity Makes You Smarter
“How could we have been so stupid?” The question was posed by none other than John F.
Larry Wilson
What Martin Luther King Jr. Teaches Leaders Today
Seeking a working definition of leadership is one thing, but seeking examples of defining leaders can be more valuable.
chriswilliamson
How MLK Responded to Failure
Martin Luther King Jr. had many successes in his life. His first desegregation campaign in Albany, Georgia, wasn’t one of them. It started in late 1961.
Jeremy Lott
The Science of Partnership and Success
Before starting Praxis, Isaac Morehouse needed an investor. He didn’t need an investment of money or of time.
Erin Wildermuth
3 of History’s Great Power Couples
History affords countless examples of great leaders made greater by the inspiration of a spouse.
thomaskidd
How Differences with Your Spouse Can Make Your Marriage Stronger
I hear this all the time: “My husband or wife doesn’t understand me. We are so different. We don’t really have anything in common.
Michael Hyatt
Confessions of a Reluctant Goal Setter
I have a confession to make. It’s that time of year again: Everyone is talking about setting goals, New Year’s resolutions, and how this year is finally going…
Gail Hyatt
Your Best Year Ever, Without the Resolutions
If you are late to the game in making your New Year’s resolutions, I have an idea for you: Don’t do it.
Michael Hyatt
The Secret Power of Wasting Time
Studies show that most New Year’s resolutions flop a month or less after we make them. Gyms all over the country are banking on it.
Jeremy Lott
From Babylon to Self-Betterment
Are you making a New Year's resolution this year? It's quite likely you are, as surveys conducted in recent years show that something like 40 percent of…
EvanMcElravy
10 Rules to Read More Books This Year
One New Year’s resolution I frequently hear from people is that they want to read more books.
Joel J. Miller
How Generosity Can Supercharge Your Marriage
When Roger Hodgson crooned to his anonymous paramour back in 1977, “Give a little bit of your love to me,” so he might “give a little bit of my life for you,”…
shawnmacomber
4 Rules for Strategic Givers
It's likely that your company logo is sitting in the bottom of some landfill. Likely, that is, if you're among the majority of business leaders who try to woo…
johnruhlin
The Real Economy of Gift-Giving
Exchange and gift-giving have been a part of everyday human behavior since the dawn of mankind.
thomaspearson
What Ebenezer Scrooge Can Teach Us About Generosity
Pettiness is a word that is on the way out. Google Books shows its usage down sharply since the middle of the 1960s, and many people have a hard time getting a…
Jeremy Lott