One unavoidable piece of advice today is be positive. We’re supposed to filter out supposed negativity in meetings, reports, and general conversation because[...]
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I have always been an avid reader, but over the last few years, I've become much more intentional and ambitious in my reading. In 2015, I set my first[...]
In deference to easily scandalized students, Cambridge University has begun adding trigger warnings to English classes that teach some of Shakespeare’s[...]
Leaders and entrepreneurs fail for a million reasons. The usual suspects include lack of cash flow, dearth of technological savvy, or insufficient planning.[...]
Over the years, I've met many influential and successful people, and I've observed a common trait in nearly all of them: they were all lifelong learners. If[...]
After conducting an in-depth study of seventy-two high-performing CEOs, Cornell University researchers reached a surprising conclusion. The key predictor of[...]
During the early days of the Vietnam War, U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara wanted to know if American military efforts in Vietnam were effective. He[...]
When you see a group of friends roar with laughter after taking a selfie, you can bet they used a warp app to capture the moment. Like the funhouse mirrors of[...]
Whether we know it or not, we all rely on a few basic strategies for moving through the social world. Different people adopt different strategies. Some try to[...]
Unresponsive people drive me crazy. I hate sending an email or Slack message to someone and then waiting days to hear anything back. (Admittedly, I have[...]
What is the single most important thing you can do to make your dreams become reality? In this post I share a critically important success principle and three[...]
I was recently talking to a neighbor about an ordinance being considered by our city council. She didn’t like it and felt strongly that it shouldn’t pass.[...]
Take a guess: What portion of the American workforce said they were “most productive” at the office during normal work hours? According to a recent[...]
I spent an afternoon last week cleaning out my closet. It was high time I did. I had shirts, pants, shoes, and hats that I had not worn in months—in some[...]
My team and I have been using Slack as our primary communication platform since June 2014. As we grew, email became unmanageable and other solutions like[...]
Winston Lord is a former ambassador to China who once wrote speeches for Henry Kissinger. Looking back, he said he couldn’t “recommend that to anybody.”[...]
Tell me you've had this experience. You assign a task but then forget about it. I sure have. As a leader, I am not a micromanager. That's good news for my[...]
Sometimes I think that introverts and extroverts are from different planets. This is fine, until they find themselves married to one another or working in the[...]
I’m excited to announce that Michael Hyatt & Company was just named to the Inc. 5000, which ranks America’s fastest-growing private companies. The[...]
I am good at a few things. But waiting is not one of them. In this post, I share five strategies I am currently using to cope in those situations where I[...]