5 Attributes of Team Members and Leaders That Often Limit Success Unleashing your full potential requires that you recognize key attributes in the people around you. Photo: Getty Images   One of the keys to your success as a business professional and leader is your ability to nurture relationships and select associates who have the attributes to … Continued

Beware of This Trap as You Map Out Your Goals and Growth Plans Look out for compliments that are not aligned with who you are or where you want to go. Photo: Getty Images   Have you ever received a compliment that once would have made you puff up with pride, but now feels like … Continued

You May Be Over-Coaching Your Team. Here’s How to Tell Here’s how to tell if you are at risk of self-sabotage. Photo: Getty Images   As a business coach for more than 25 years, I can attest to the power of a good company wide coaching program. If done correctly, you can help your team … Continued

4 Simple Ways to Make Yourself Really Happy in 10 Minutes or Less, Backed by Harvard Research An 85-year-long study reveals the secret to long-term happiness. Should you try it? Photo: Getty Images   What makes you genuinely happy? There could be a wide range of answers ranging from closing a big sale or investment, reaching … Continued

 Don’t Burn Out in the First Month of the Year See 2023 as a marathon, not a sprint. Run it accordingly. Photo: Getty Images   We are just about two weeks into the new year and I’m already noticing a trend among friends and colleagues: People are already feeling stressed, overwhelmed, and exhausted from all that there is … Continued

5 Keys to Learning From Business Setbacks and Achieving Long-Term Success Most business professionals experience failure and iterative learning before long-term success. How to improve the process. Photo: Getty Images   After years of working in small businesses as well as large ones, I’m convinced that you shouldn’t expect to get it all right the first … Continued

4 Timeless Business Lessons To Improve Your Company’s Future Profitability, Learned From Studying Successes and Failures of The Past Now is the best time to analyze past successes and failures and apply what you find to drive profitability. Illustration: Getty Images   Brooke Lively, an Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) member in Fort Worth, is founder and president of Cathedral … Continued

‘Gaslighting’ Is the Word of the Year. Learn What It Is, How You Might Be a Victim, and How to Protect Yourself What exactly does gaslighting look like? Let’s break it down, and see how you can improve your emotional alarm system. Illustration: Getty Images Dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster announced its word of the year this … Continued

Why Everything You Know About Setting Goals–Including the Need for Setting Goals–Could Be Wrong Emmanuel Acho told Adam Grant he ‘hates goals.’ Instead, this is what he thinks you should do. Photo: Getty Images   Tony Robbins says setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible. Mark Cuban says effort is measured by setting goals and … Continued

7 Practical Steps to Healthy Competition That Keeps You Human You can love your competitors and still win. Photo: Getty Images   “Every week, I have lunch with a competitor,” Scott shared. “We catch up, talk about the market, even share trade secrets.” As head of a leading architectural firm in a highly competitive market, … Continued