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The 5 Biggest Mistakes New Managers Make and How to Avoid Them
Becoming a manager is exciting and empowering, but it can also feel a little overwhelming. Suddenly, you’re not just responsible for your own work but for guiding other people, having hard conversations, and keeping everything (and everyone) moving in the right direction. If you’re feeling like no one handed you the instruction manual, you’re not ...
The Surprising Skills Needed in the Future
It’s a chaotic, fast-changing time we live in. Automation, artificial intelligence, augmented reality, cyber-threats, business bots, and the internet of things. It would seem that in this age of hyper-accelerating technology, we would need the techie skills to match. Maybe, maybe not. Recently Deloitte conducted a survey to understand the millennial generation and get their ...
Why Successful People Don’t Compare Themselves to Others
“Comparison is the death of joy.” – Mark Twain The most successful people don’t compare themselves to others. Instead they see excellence and talent in others as learning opportunities, not competition. It’s the difference between a fixed mindset, and a growth mindset. Named the “next Pelé” and going pro at the age of 14, Freddy ...
Striving for *Best* is Killing Your Mojo. Choose Good Enough.
Have you purchased something recently? Something major like a new laptop, a car, a bicycle, or even a minor thing like a toaster, or a shirt? And when you bought it, did you pore over the reviews and try to pick the very best one, with the most options, coolest color, or lightest design? If ...
Stop Losing Great Employees to Bad Promotions
Promoting first-time managers can feel like a leap of faith. You see the spark and potential of a new leader… their technical skill, work ethic, and enthusiasm…but handing them the reins of a team? Feels a little risky, right? What if they’re not ready? What if they stumble? Most first-time managers do stumble. Some of ...
Stop Being Afraid of Getting Fired
Yes, you could lose your job for being inept, incompetent, missing deadlines and milestones, or simply failing to do the work. But you will not be fired for taking chances, and embracing risk and then accepting the responsibility that goes along with it. And if you are fired for taking an honest chance, with positive ...
