This is the first article in our series entitled: Building Your Leadership Potential Having the emotional fortitude to make courageous decisions can take a toll on you mentally and physically. Making bold decisions requires a deep personal strength over time as well as the ability to appropriately express your thoughts and emotions. When your team…
Today’s world is an all-out battleground for customers and you know you have what it takes to create a competitive advantage for your business — so why aren’t you able to take that next step in your career? There may be an unidentified “something” that’s holding you back from greatness. Just as you’ve tackled every…
If you’re like most business leaders, you’re hearing a lot about what Millennials can learn by mentoring with an older leader . . . and by “older”, I mean over 45 which is still pretty young! However, reverse mentorships are becoming more popular. This is where mature leaders work closely with a younger professional to…
Every professional has been guilty of making a mistake. Small mishaps are easier to overlook, such as a typo in a document or a formatting error in a spreadsheet. Other career mistakes are harder to fix, such as accidentally sharing confidential information with the wrong client or realizing you did the math on your department’s…
Let’s face it, a lot of the career advice out there is generic, false or otherwise unhelpful. Early on in school, we’re told to pick something we’re ‘passionate about’ or ‘good at’ – but how can an 18-year-old or even a 25-year-old have any clue if things they seem to like are going to fit…
Know your answers to the standard job interview questions. Steve Jobs It isn’t easy to bag a job interview for a great opportunity. Becoming one of the few “job candidates” rather than being part of the usually gigantic crowd of “job applicants” is a major victory. Unfortunately, too many job candidates blow their interview opportunities,…
For most people, there’s this idea that leadership is an intrinsic trait, an ability to guide and lead that comes from nowhere else but our genes. In her book, Grit, Angela Lee Duckworth explains why the most talented students, the naturals, those who were born with it, often end up falling short in comparison to…
Improving your leadership skills starts with the right mindset – and posture. Unless you’ve been living at the bottom of the ocean for the last couple of months, there’s a big chance you have heard about the new bestseller that remains unbeaten at the top of Amazon book charts. Yes, we’re talking about 12 Rules for…
Every professional has been guilty of making a mistake. Small mishaps are easier to overlook, such as a typo in a document or a formatting error in a spreadsheet. Other mistakes are harder to fix, such as accidentally sharing confidential information with the wrong client or realizing you did the math on your department’s yearly budget incorrectly and it’s already in use.