Stop Making Gratitude All About You
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Stop Making Gratitude All About You

Stop Making Gratitude All About You

by Heidi Grant Halvorson You read a lot these days about research showing that practicing gratitude — making a deliberate point of being grateful for the good things in your life — has all sorts of benefits for happiness and well-being. These articles usually end with a call to start a gratitude journal to reap the full … Read More

The Eyes of Leadership
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The Eyes of Leadership

The Eyes of Leadership

by Robin Sharma The sad fact is that most people see the worst in others – they see them through the eyes of their own anger, fear and limitation. If someone shows up late for a meeting, they impute a negative intent on that person, saying “they are so rude”.  If someone makes a mistake … Read More

Check Yourself Before You Disagree with Senior Management
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Check Yourself Before You Disagree with Senior Management

Check Yourself Before You Disagree with Senior Management

Adapted from “6 Ways to Disagree with Senior Management” by Priscilla Claman It takes courage to disagree with someone senior to you, but doing it is an important skill, especially if you don’t want the leaders in your organization to think of you as a doormat with nothing to contribute. You want to voice your … Read More

7 Reasons the Best Employees Quit, Even When They Like Their Job
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7 Reasons the Best Employees Quit, Even When They Like Their Job

7 Reasons the Best Employees Quit, Even When They Like Their Job

by Lolly Daskal Losing a great employee is a terrible thing. There’s the expense of finding, onboarding, and training a replacement. There’s the uncertainty of how a new employee will work out. There’s the hardship on the rest of your staff until the position can be filled. Sometimes there’s a solid reason–the person was a … Read More

Productivity vs. Paralysis: On Accepting the Reality of Imperfection
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Productivity vs. Paralysis: On Accepting the Reality of Imperfection

Productivity vs. Paralysis: On Accepting the Reality of Imperfection

by Laura Stack “Practice doesn’t make perfect. Practice reduces the imperfection.” — Toba Beta, Indonesian author. problem of perfectionism. We can become so tightly focused on getting things “just right,” it’s difficult to let anything go. Of course, there’s always something you can improve, if you just keep nitpicking at it. But at what point … Read More