If you want to make progress on your goals, you’ll need to trade intensity for consistency. Follow these 4 steps to get moving today.
Personal Development
5 Keys to Becoming an Effective Leader
Becoming an effective leader could deliver the highest ROI of any investment in your success. Here are 5 keys to effective leadership.
Is a Coach for Entrepreneurs Right for You?
For an entrepreneur to succeed, they need the right mindset, skills, and ability to execute their ideas. The challenge is, skills and experience can only take you so far. That’s where a coach for entrepreneurs can close the gap. Here are four questions to ask to see if working with a business coach is right for you.
Turning Failure to Your Advantage
Failure can be a powerful teacher—if you process it carefully and wring all the juice out of it. Here are 5 steps for turning failure to your advantage.
The Undervalued Zone of the Freedom Compass
Some tasks you don’t enjoy or do well. But that can change with 4 strategies for developing your passion and proficiency for any kind of work.
5 Reasons You Need a Business Coach
In early 2002, I was the general manager of Nelson Books, one of Thomas Nelson Publishers’ fourteen divisions. In eighteen months, we had gone from number 14—dead last—to number one in terms of revenue growth and profit margin. I felt great. I was proud of myself and my team for the results we’d achieved. That […]
How to Weigh the Benefits of In-Person and Remote Work
Many companies are struggling with the question of in-person vs. remote work. Here are the benefits of both, and a third way to consider.
How to Grow Your Business with 20% of the Work
Leaders should only be in the first and last 10% of any project. Here’s how to take back the middle 80%, so you can focus on high-leverage work.
5 Keys to Taking a Vacation You Don’t Regret Later
If you’ve fallen behind on a goal you hoped to achieve, you’re in good company. You still have agency in this story. To rescue your goals, start by considering these 4 simple steps.
Rescue Your Goals in 4 Simple Steps
If you’ve fallen behind on a goal you hoped to achieve, you’re in good company. You still have agency in this story. To rescue your goals, start by considering these 4 simple steps.
The Whole-Life Impact of Work-Life Balance
Work-life balance can be elusive. But it’s not complicated. Here are 3 simple truths you must understand to take hold of it.
Get the Feedback You Need to Scale
The only way you can grow is to know what’s not working so you can fix it. To solicit the feedback you need, have intentional candor meetings. Here’s how to do that in 5 steps.
4 Insights on the State of Productivity in 2022
Work has changed dramatically in recent years, as the pandemic accelerated trends of flexible work hours, remote work, and more. Here are 4 insights from a survey of 200 high achievers about how they’re getting their work done.
The Lost Art of Listening
Plenty of people are good talkers. Few are good listeners. Here are some tips to practice the art of listening.
20 Things I Learned from My Bosses (Even the Bad Ones)
You usually don’t get to choose your boss, but you can learn from them. Here are 20 things I have learned from my bosses over the years.
5 Steps to Defuse Conflict
Conflict can be an opportunity for growth when you learn how to engage—not just be reactive. Here are 5 steps to guide that process.
3 Steps to Overcome Your Inbox
Don’t let your focus be fragmented. Go from inbox overwhelm to an inbox oasis every single day by following these 3 steps.
4 Tools You Need for Remote Work
The world has changed, and so has our approach to work. Here are 4 tools you need for successful remote work.
3 Communication Fails to Avoid
You can make sure the people around you get the right message the first time—every time—by avoiding these 3 communication fails.
4 Steps to Create a New Habit
Just because you haven’t kept up with new habits before doesn’t mean you can’t now. Here are the 4 steps to help you create lasting habits.
Why Workplace Character Matters
For better or worse, you’re going to replicate yourself in your organization. Here are 4 reasons every leader must model good character.
4 Strategies for Combatting Decision Fatigue
Decision fatigue is a real thing. To maximize the return on daily decision-making, follow these 4 simple strategies.
3 Questions to Plan Your Life Around
To get in front of whatever life throws your way and plan for the outcomes you want, ask yourself these 3 powerful questions.Â
4 Consequences of Drifting to Avoid
Drifting through life can have serious consequences. Being aware of them can help you avoid the problem and course-correct.