Category: self improvement

  • What Do You Do When Negotiations Are Unsuccessful?

    A great negotiator accepts that they will not win every negotiation.

  • Yes, Pronouncing Other People’s Names Correctly Does Matter

    Especially if you value dignity, respect, and inclusion. BY JEFF HADEN@JEFF_HADEN (Reposted with permission) Before Coming to America, before The Arsenio Hall Show, long before Coming 2 America, Arsenio Hall was a sometime panelist on The Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour, a game show whose one-year run was about a year too long. As Dave Holmes points out, the only notable thing about the show…

  • Some of the worst advice given to Millennials

    Here is some of the worst advice currently being given to Millennials ANDREW FEREBEE AUGUST 18, 2018       This post first appeared on Quora.   Here are the seven pieces of advice that I HATE hearing people give to Millennials. Top of the list: Work harder you lazy punk! What is the worst advice being given…

  • Why Some People Succeed Almost All the Time

    LARAE QUY JULY 12, 2019 The reason why some people succeed almost all the time is that they understand their core strengths. They don’t waste precious time. When it comes to success, it’s easy to think that people who are blessed with brains are the ones who will make it to the top. Common sense suggests…

  • Is This What Success Looks Like?

    It’s Time to Stop Wearing Burnout as a Badge of Courage STEPHANIE JADE WONG Close your eyes and imagine yourself sprinting while holding your breath. Sounds tough, right? But that’s what leadership coach Lenore Champagne Beirne used to do when it came to her work—she’d push herself past her breaking point, thinking it’s what “success” looked like. “I’d…