Compassion
Why the Attitude? The Business Case for Being Nice
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I recently received a call from a frustrated CEO who had concerns about his COO. The COO was brash, antagonistic, and exhibiting a pervasively aggressive disposition.
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Communication
Complaining is Not Catharsis: Choose Sportsmanship Over Purposeless Venting
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Few things bother me more than complaining. I’m not referring to actual complaints, the kind where the individual has a legitimate gripe and would like
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Weekender: Keegan-Michael Key on Perceiving Challenges
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Welcome to another edition of leadersayswhat’s the Weekender, a peel of thought to start your weekend on the right track. Why just the peel?
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Carol Leifer on the Easy Hang
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On your ascend towards the upper echelon of management, there is an X-factor that is rarely discussed, but vitally important—your people skills.
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Ashton Kutcher’s Three Lessons for Success
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Inspiration often comes from unlikely places…like the Teen Choice Awards. I don’t typically watch award shows and I am certainly not in the intended demographic
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Kimmy Schmidt on the Ten Ways to Foster a Culture of Flow
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Do you have any of those annoying colleagues who dare to be consistent beacons of optimism? Whether it is a pre-coffee Monday morning or a post-lunch Friday
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Ian McKellen on Creating Luck
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Can you pinpoint an instant when you were lucky? Like that time you were offered a substantial role in what was guaranteed to be a blockbuster movie, turned
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Confidence
Mission (Not Quite) Impossible: Ethan Hunt on Direct Abstraction
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After successfully concluding a large-scale undertaking, I don’t typically feel like celebrating. Instead I sit back, pour a glass of bourbon, and think
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Vacation on the Need for Vacations
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The next installment of the Vacation movie will be released this month and, once again, the Griswolds are taking a family vacation across the country to
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Culture
Weekender: Mark Ruffalo on the Law of Interaction
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Welcome to another edition of leadersayswhat’s the Weekender, a banner of information to start your weekend on the right track. Why just a banner (vs a hulk)?
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