Category: self improvement

  • 5 Employee Characteristics That Show Future Leadership Potential

    by Refresh Leadership on November 6, 2017 in Emerging Leaders The next generation of company leaders may already work within your ranks. In today’s competitive job market, developing talent from within is more important than ever, so it’s imperative to keep on the lookout for current employees who show signs of future leadership potential.Here are a few key characteristics to…

  • 7 sure ways to avoid burnout on the job

    By Peter Economy | May 16, 2018 Is staying focused a foreign concept to you? Wondering how to stay motivated and keep your concentration? You may be burning out. Our work and personal lives are busier than ever, and it seems that we just can’t get enough done in the 24 hours we have each day. As a…

  • 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.…

  • Cozy up to hygge – at work

    By Jeanne Reynolds | May 2, 2018 If you use social media or occasionally glance through glossy lifestyle magazines, you’ve probably heard of hygge. It’s a Danish term — pronounced hue-guh or hoo-ga, depending on the source —meaning a feeling of comfort and coziness. Think fuzzy slippers and hot cocoa by the fire. Reading a great book on a…

  • 5 activities successful people include in their morning routine

    By Sharlyn Lauby | May 15, 2018 Behavior modeling is the idea we can imitate or copy someone else’s behavior to learn something. For example, if a sales manager sees another sales manager do something that helps them get the client, he or she could try to duplicate the behavior in the hopes of getting a client of…