Category: Personal Development

Business school professor Maurice E. Schweitzer suggests five kinds of statements you can combine as needed to create an apology that fits the situation.

In such trying times, the following advice can preserve our mental grit, foster a positive environment (whether we’re working remotely or on-site), and serve as a sacred reminder that courage requires embracing vulnerability, risk and innovation—not perfection.

We all have a personal brand that has impacted our existence on a daily basis, even before our evolution into the world of online communication. And when we carefully manage that brand, we allow it to take root as the foundation of our success.

Establishing yourself as an expert offers your organization great marketing potential. Follow this advice to position yourself as a thought leader in your industry.

Question: Do you have any tricks for when a day goes bad on you? I was just disciplined by a supervisor, and I feel like garbage. The feeling will pass, but I want it to pass now.

During a time of uncertainty, we all want to be helpful by forwarding valuable information via email to family, friends and co-workers. But this is the time to be extra conservative with email forwards containing supposedly useful info if you have the slightest doubt about their source.

Clearly, the upheaval of COVID-19 imperils our entire well-being. Following are success habits and digital resources we can lean on for motivation and support during this unimaginably difficult time.

You have to command respect from the people around you, whether they are upper-level managers or your own employees. Practice and cultivate these leadership behaviors.

How can you encourage employees to finish a difficult task or keep up a sustained effort over a long time? Focus on what’s been accomplished, not simply what must still be done. Use past triumphs as the foundation for moving forward.