How to Handle Own Goals
Steve Smith is a Scotland-born, Canada-raised hockey defenseman whose NHL career spanned 15 seasons. He is less well known for winning three Stanley Cup[...]
Paul DiGiovanni
Leadership
Paul DiGiovanni
You Say You Want a Resolution
For all of the champagne, new diets, and gym memberships folks are about to experience, only about eight percent of resolution-takers succeed in attaining[...]
Erin Wildermuth
When Life Throws You a Curveball
With the holiday season upon us and the New Year just around the corner, especially driven people are in introspection mode as we analyze the year that was and[...]
Andrew Lott
The Peter Principle and How to Avoid It
“In a hierarchy, every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence.” Laurence J. Peter wrote those words as satire in 1968. But as with most[...]
Andrea Ruth
The Science of Record-Breaking
May 6, 1954 was a cold and windy day in Oxford, England. It was far from ideal conditions for a race, but it was also the day Roger Banister broke a record. He[...]
Erin Wildermuth
Practice Doesn’t Always Make Perfect
Apple made a great leap forward in communications and mobile computing in 2007 when it launched the iPhone. It couldn’t have done this by sticking to all the[...]
RiShawn Biddle
3 Leaders Reveal Their Hardest Conversations
Building a successful organization requires interpersonal skills as much as knowledge of finance or marketing strategies. Perhaps the most important tool in[...]
Andrea Williams
Deliver Tough News the Right Way
Former BP Chief Executive Tony Hayward could have immediately and swiftly announced that the explosion of the British oil giant’s rig, Deepwater Horizon, had[...]
RiShawn Biddle
A Thanksgiving State of Mind
Thanksgiving did not become an official national holiday until 1941, but it had roots that extended back to the founding of the first American colonies. The[...]
thomaskidd
The Science of Gauging Time
This morning I had a list of four sizable items to accomplish. I knew it was an ambitious plan, but I tackled the day with confidence. I was determined to be a[...]
Erin Wildermuth
Getting It Doneness
The journalist W. James “Jim” Antle III was pressed up against a deadline on a story. He had been working with the material long enough that he[...]
davidmark
Deadline Power
Legendary jazz composer Duke Ellington once said, “I don’t need time. I need a deadline.” If that was true for Sir Duke, it is also true for you. When[...]
RiShawn Biddle
But Will It Sell?
Will this idea that you are considering lead to a product that sells? This is the hardest question you and your colleagues will ask yourselves every day. There[...]
RiShawn Biddle
And Away Wii Go!
I wouldn’t have wanted to be in Nintendo’s board meeting when they looked at the number of consoles Sony and Microsoft sold compared to the number of[...]
christopherlott
The Virtues of Iteration
It might seem strange that an iconic concert venue is offering a sneak peek at musicians rehearsing for upcoming shows. “As a valued corporate supporter of[...]
davidmark
Spell out the Organization’s Purpose
If you want to achieve your quarterly sales quotas, slash expenses, or reach some other important benchmark, it’s import to remember your why—why you[...]
Andrea Williams
The Science of Teambuilding
“Tell me about a time you worked with a team.” It is a common interview question, one many of us have heard before. If you’re like me, a flood of past[...]
Erin Wildermuth
A Rising Tide Lifts All Boats
Historically, the office wasn't a place Americans strove to participate in endeavors larger than themselves. Go to the office to earn a living, the thinking[...]
davidmark
Stop Being Your Own Worst Critic
Does this one ring a bell? You, reader, are your own worst critic. Your penchant for nitpicking every detail and harshly critiquing your accomplishments makes[...]
RiShawn Biddle
Don’t Let Others Make You Small
Big goals are often the seed for big success. Monica Louie knows this firsthand. The Facebook ad expert launched a new company and set an audacious goal of[...]
Andrea Williams
Put Me in, Coach!
I switched jobs for the first time at age 49. Well, technically, I had several jobs between graduate school and then, but they were all at one employer, a[...]
scottrichert
The Science of Coaching
I met Dave at a residential behavioral health center in Arizona. An older man with stories to match his years, he was great with the clients and even better[...]
Erin Wildermuth
Life’s Relief Pitching
After years of tumult and uncertainty, major parts of Steve’s life were coming together nicely. For more than four years, the website designer had held a[...]
davidmark
A Place to Call Our Own
“We really need an office space for our team.” It's not something I ever expected to hear from our COO, Megan Hyatt Miller. After all, she loved working[...]
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