Category: Managing Your Career

  • Get gritty to boost your career success

    By Jeanne Reynolds | May 9, 2018 What makes people successful — Talent? High IQ? Money? Luck? Genes? All those things help, but the true driver of success is grit. At least, that’s the opinion of Angela Duckworth, a psychology professor who’s been studying it for years. She defines grit as a combination of unshakeable motivation, persistence and determination.…

  • Write Down Ideas for Greater Success

    By Damon Brown | December 11, 2017 You can meditate, visualize, share and plot your big goals, but perhaps the best way to guarantee action is to simply write them down. Successful entrepreneurs from Richard Branson to Bill Gates swear by their notebooks, and there are many reasons why you should, too. First, the brain interprets and internalizes…

  • When you’re most (and least) productive

    By Damon Brown | February 13, 2018 There is no concrete method towards being productive every day, but there are days in the work week that are usually better for certain tasks. It’s much smarter to go with the natural flow of the week rather than lose productivity going against the grain. Monday has a bad reputation, and…

  • How to be productive in a chaotic environment

    By Damon Brown | March 14, 2018 Being focused, creative and productive in your ideal work environment can be easy. Unfortunately, much of our environment is out of our control. Open-air offices and public areas are clearly a mixed bag, but even working from home or on the road can bring its own challenges. If you find yourself…

  • 5 Questions Employees Are Afraid to Ask

    Article | Accountability Insights by Marcus Nicolls | Mar 14, 2018   Do you wonder if there are questions employees are afraid to ask you? Or why they don’t open up and speak what is on their minds? Perhaps they fear repercussion for: asking the “wrong” question they don’t know if certain questions are taboo they don’t want to…