The first thirty seconds count. Whether it’s a date or a job interview, our brains make snap judgments about people within seconds of meeting them. It starts before they even open their mouths. Research shows the first 30 seconds of an interview often determines whether the person gets hired.
[Read More]“Avoiding conflict wreaks havoc on business and relationships as well.” Most people don’t like conflict. It feels risky and time consuming. They’re either afraid of it or they don’t want to expend the energy to deal with it. The problem is, avoiding conflict doesn’t work either. It doesn’t reduce tension, if anything,.
[Read More]Is lack of innovation keeping you stuck? “Don’t get wedded to ideas, get wedded to questions.” Do you ever find yourself trapped inside the same issue over and over again? Maybe it’s because you’re looking at it through the same lens. Whether it’s a business challenge or a.
[Read More]I admit it; I’m not very good at hiring people. My husband is great at it. The reason I’m terrible and he’s great is because I see people for what they can be. He sees people for who they actually are right now. I see their long-term potential. He sees how they’re going to show up.
[Read More]She was my boss’ secretary, back in those days when there was such a thing as personal secretaries. She was mean as a snake. She snapped at anyone who dared ask her for assistance with anything. And if you made a mistake, heaven help you. We called her “Mean Jean.” The smart people.
[Read More]Do you ever feel unappreciated? You put in a long day, you complete all the tasks, you do the right thing by your family, yet people still complain. Why? Are they ungrateful and self-absorbed? Maybe. Or it could be the curse of mindset. Did you know that people respond.
[Read More]You know who they are, they’re the people who can walk into a meeting and charm the socks off everyone in the room. They inevitably wind up with bigger budgets, more support for their ideas and more promotions than their less persuasive peers. Knowledge is not enough, being the.
[Read More]Think you’re doing your employer or family a favor by giving up on sleep to get more done? You’re wrong. We may tell ourselves that we’re sacrificing sleep for the benefit of others, but the data says otherwise. Studies show that when you’re exhausted you’re less empathetic, quicker to.
[Read More]We call it the hospital game. I came up with it when my kids were little to help me cope with rush hour traffic. It turned out to be a life-changing experience. It started when somebody cut me off at an exit ramp. I was about to curse, but then.
[Read More]Have you ever noticed how prickly some people get if someone suggests that luck has anything to do with their success? Gwyneth Paltrow was recently quoted in an interview saying that her enviable physique was not due to luck or good genes, but the fact that she “worked her.
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