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4 Things Your People Need to Win at Work
Leadership May 8, 2018

4 Things Your People Need to Win at Work

Good leaders know that you’re only as strong as your team. Businesses thrive or fail based on your team’s ability to execute the organization’s mission[...]
Andrea Williams
Just Enough Cook
Leadership May 8, 2018

Just Enough Cook

Steve Jobs was a virtuoso. Using technology and design, he changed the way we think about computers, phones, music, and movies. Tim Cook, by contrast, comes[...]
Jeremy Lott
More Manager, Less Micro
Leadership May 8, 2018

More Manager, Less Micro

“How’s it going?” The query sounds warm and innocuous enough coming from a friend or sibling. But to an early-career employee the boss[...]
davidmark
A Culture of Rising to the Challenge
Leadership May 1, 2018

A Culture of Rising to the Challenge

Building an internal culture that loves a challenge is not just a good thing for businesses to do. It is actually essential if that company is going to grow.[...]
Pratik Dholakiya
4 Steps to Foster Creativity
Leadership May 1, 2018

4 Steps to Foster Creativity

Creativity is not some remote and solitary island. Each day, from the studios of legendary visual effects outfit Industrial Light & Magic to the conference[...]
RiShawn Biddle
Thank God It’s… Thursday?
Leadership April 24, 2018

Thank God It’s… Thursday?

The best and most creative thinking and problem-solving can only take place during uninterrupted periods of time. You know it and so do your colleagues. Which[...]
RiShawn Biddle
The Power of Productive Thinking
Leadership April 24, 2018

The Power of Productive Thinking

Tim Ferriss’s 4-Hour Workweek is an enormously popular book, selling more than 1.35 million copies since its 2007 release. But that doesn’t mean its[...]
Andrea Williams
Hit the Ground Writing
Leadership April 17, 2018

Hit the Ground Writing

I started journaling a little over a year ago. It has become a regular part of my morning ritual. It has helped me clarify my thinking, process my feelings,[...]
Michael Hyatt
Journaling for Self-Awareness
Leadership April 17, 2018

Journaling for Self-Awareness

Charley Kempthorne has been keeping a journal for more than 50 years. Every morning before the sun is in the sky, the professor-turned-painter carefully types[...]
tashaeurich
Cornering the Paper Tiger
Leadership April 10, 2018

Cornering the Paper Tiger

Studying the history of paper, as I did while writing the book Paper: Paging Through History, exposes a number of misconceptions. The most important of which[...]
markkurlansky
Moleskine Mania
Leadership April 10, 2018

Moleskine Mania

If you ever attend Milan’s Design Week—a sweeping furniture fair, art festival, and Prosecco-soaked party that takes over Italy’s financial capital each[...]
davidsax
The Science of Putting Pen to Paper
Leadership April 10, 2018

The Science of Putting Pen to Paper

One of my earliest memories involves a handwriting struggle. My class had been tasked with writing stories. I love stories. My masterpiece, about accidentally[...]
Erin Wildermuth
The Science of Partnership and Success
Leadership January 9, 2018

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. He didn’t need a website built, a curriculum[...]
Erin Wildermuth
Confessions of a Reluctant Goal Setter
Leadership January 9, 2018

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[...]
Gail Hyatt
The Secret Power of Wasting Time
Leadership January 2, 2018

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. They have far less[...]
Jeremy Lott
From Babylon to Self-Betterment
Leadership January 2, 2018

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
Leadership January 2, 2018

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. Makes sense if you consider reading a key component of personal[...]
Joel J. Miller
How Celebration Fuels Achievement
Leadership November 28, 2017

How Celebration Fuels Achievement

“Positivity” tops my Strengths Finder test. So I like to celebrate—often. But does celebration fuel progress? Will it produce greater results? From my[...]
Stu McLaren