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To Work Better, Work Less
It has long been known that working too much leads to life-shortening stress. It also leads to disengagement at work, as focus simply cannot be sustained for much more than 50 hours a week. Even Henry...
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Always Make Promises
Living up to a social contract is inordinately valuable, and there's no pressure to exceed it. In the journal Social Psychological and Personality Science, Nicholas Epley and Ayelet Gneezy at...
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The Virgin Way - Insights Into Richard Branson's Leadership
While Richard Branson’s new book, “The Virgin Way” is “about listening, learning, laughing and leading”, applying the BRAVE leadership framework to the book’s ten summary ideas yields highly...
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Leaders important to change
A study has found that it is not only leader's knowledge that makes them successful, but their ability to develop and commit to strategies for the future. The project canvassed more than 500...
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19 ways to boost your motivation and personal effectiveness
How to stay motivated and improve personal effectiveness is an important question to ask yourself as both of these things have a big impact on your results. There are many factors that impact both of...
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The 10 Things Successful Managers Never Accept
Managers are paid for output, not for activities. Getting the work done from others, is an art. Some are blessed with this quality, some acquires through practice and training, and some remain...
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Katy Bruce: I Just Got Hired. Here's How I Did It!
Most of the questions I received were in regards to my new position: "How did you find a new job so quickly?" was a popular one. Well, I'm going to tell you. And hopefully this will resonate with a few...
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Katy Bruce: I Just Got Fired. And It Was Amazing
I have always been brutally honest. Completely transparent. Almost to a fault. For the first time in my 26 years of life, I was fired from my job. I'm writing this for people who may be in a similar...
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9 Things That Aren’t On Your Resume (But Should Be)
Many young careerists – even those with a couple internships under their belt – feel as though their resume and LinkedIn profiles are, for lack of a better word… lacking. And sometimes this is true –...
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Why do we follow successful leaders? 5 things
The amazing Dr. Maya Angelou understood the profound difference between management (what is done) and leadership (how things are done). She expressed it with her unique heart-full clarity when she...
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How Graduates Can Get Ahead
How can ambitious graduates entering the corporate world quickly distinguish themselves as winners? First of all, forget some of the most basic habits you learned in school. Once you are in the real...
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The Awesome Power of Empathy
The best leaders know that truly connecting with employees is the most effective management strategy. Here's how it's done. Ever get the feeling your boss isn't listening? If she's a lousy leader,...
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5 Tips to Overcome Awkward Social Situations
Feeling socially awkward is something that everyone goes through once in a while. For some, this is just a matter of getting into a new situation where they don’t feel like they can be themselves. For...
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5 Golden Pieces of Leadership Advice for Young Leaders
I’m sure that most entrepreneurs and business leaders would confess to having been in a situation of feeling overwhelmed and in over their head. In such circumstances, leaders might rely on the “say...
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6 Ways to Make a Great First Impression
Many entrepreneurs overlook the importance of poise and professionalism. Here's some advice. You never get a second chance to make a first impression. Either consciously or unconsciously, we make...
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Educational Leadership: Giving Students a Reason to Try
I believe educators need to change how we reach struggling readers and learners. But in an era of teachers' evaporating autonomy and escalating demands on their time, any recommended changes in...
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Brainstorming Doesn't Work -- Do This Instead
Have you ever sat through a fruitless brainstorming session and wondered—who came up with this, anyway? It’s strange to imagine, but the concept of “brainstorming” was technically brainstormed by...
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Multitasking Damages Your Brain And Career, New Studies Suggest
You’ve likely heard that multitasking is problematic, but new studies show that it kills your performance and may even damage your brain. Research conducted at Stanford University found that...
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How Successful People Stay Calm
The ability to manage your emotions and remain calm under pressure has a direct link to your performance. TalentSmart has conducted research with more than a million people, and we’ve found that 90%...
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7 ways stress does your mind and body good
Psychologist Kelly McGonigal used to believe that stress is bad for your health. Then, new research changed her mind. Here are 7 studies that suggest new ways of looking at stress. Stress may only...
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