Leaders don’t need to have all the answers; in fact, the organization as a whole is much more successful when they are honest about their lack of knowledge and open to finding a solution with their teammates.
If you want...
Startups are nothing without their people. With this in mind, how should an early-stage startup leader approach the task of recruiting? Many prospective hires are already comfortable in established jobs, with supportive networks, benefits and routines that cause them...
What type of entrepreneur are you? Are you more Branson or Zuckerberg? An opportunist or an innovator? Or, here comes a tough one, folks -- Are you all talk and no action, a wantrepreneur? We hope not.
To find out,...
Have you ever had a not-so-pleasant experience that causes your mind to automatically jump into autopilot and put its own little spin on the situation?
When you let cognitive distortions overtake your thinking patterns, you create more stress for yourself,...
Here, are five strategies to help you crush these types of entrepreneurial fears and succeed even as you step into the unknown:
Quit seeking validation and embrace your crazy
This is your business. It’s yours because no one else has had...
Here are four tips to help bring out your new hires’ best qualities from day one, using the right on boarding and social learning experiences:
Provide a training path
To be successful, every learning and development initiative needs to begin with a...
Mohandas Gandhi, frequently known by the honorific Mahatma (meaning "great soul"), was famous for advocating civil disobedience and nonviolence to achieve his goals.
Starting in 1921, Gandhi led the Indian independence movement through such methods, finally achieving freedom from the...
Once you've landed a job interview, you have one shot to wow the hiring manager. To do this, there are a few things you should avoid at all costs.
In a recent LinkedIn post, recruiting manager John Kirschner shared the...
Accepting fear is not easy, and indeed it can be a significant obstacle for many when considering the pursuit of new and unfamiliar opportunities. With the right expectations and an understanding of a few truths, however, the fear of failure...
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We’ve all heard money can’t buy happiness—and it can’t buy total job satisfaction, either. If you want fulfilled employees, the answer is not to just keep raising their salaries (good news, right?).
Instead of...
