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Ever get so wrapped up in fighting fires, or managing your job, that you lose sight of the big picture? There’s a cure for that – and it starts with better goal-setting. The truth is, it’s easy to get derailed from achieving your growth goals unless you’re deliberate, consistent and structured. “SMART” Goals Can Help…

What do companies like Uber, Spotify and Dropbox have in common? They’re three of the top companies whose innovations are revolutionizing the business landscape. These organizations aren’t just coming up with cool new products and services; they’re turning their respective industries on their heads. How do they do it – and how can you accomplish…

Enjoying those 14-hour work days? We didn’t think so. But unless you’re proactively handing-off non-essential tasks and projects, those marathon work days aren’t likely to get any shorter. Your best solution? Start delegating. Delegation is much more than a work/life balance tool; it’s a critical business process that can help you run a more efficient,…

Need to work a 60-hour week to get it all done? For a country so obsessed with productivity, we sure do put in a lot of extra hours. But, it doesn’t have to be that way! With the right strategy (and a healthy measure of discipline), you can easily accomplish twice as much work in…

“I trust you.” These three little words are incredibly important to your business. Just how important? Fostering trust between managers and employees yields a host of business benefits, including: Less red tape. Trust reduces the need for bureaucracy. When everyone in your organization can rely on one another to do what they promise, it eliminates…

Being human. It’s what allows us to relate well with employees, build meaningful business relationships and lead effectively. It’s also what causes us to make mistakes. Sure, we strive for perfection – but no matter how much experience we have or care we take, we’re still quite human. And sooner or later, we’re all going…

Your client just sent you a nasty email – blaming you for a mistake you didn’t make. You found three employees slacking off in the break room – instead of doing their jobs. Your sales team fell short of their target – again. When things go wrong at work, it’s natural to become frustrated and…

What do exceptionally successful people have that you don’t? Higher IQs? More advanced degrees? Better hair? Actually, the difference isn’t so much what they have, but what they do. The truth is, you don’t have to be a well-coiffed genius with a Ph.D. to be successful – you just have to ask yourself great questions.…

Ever notice how some employees do the absolute minimum required to keep from getting fired, while others consistently go above and beyond your expectations? The difference in their performance is called “discretionary effort.” In simplest terms, discretionary effort is effort employees can give to go above and beyond requirements – when they want to. If…