As an entrepreneur and author, I’ve had the opportunity to work with and learn from some of the best business minds in the industry. Time and time again, I’ve seen that the key to success lies in one crucial element: a winning team. Without a group of dedicated, talented individuals working together, even the most innovative ideas can fall flat.
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It’s no surprise that people struggle to focus. We’re bombarded with distractions, burdened by unrealistic expectations, and drowning under too many incoming requests. Our team at Crucial Learning polled 1,600 employees and managers to better understand the severity of our collective failure to focus. The data painted an even bleaker picture of our tenuous attention spans. One of our findings
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Ever worked in a bureaucratic corporate environment? So have I, and it can be downright frustrating. In a typical hierarchy, there are too many levels of approval to get things done, and too many layers of management and steps required to make a final decision. In this environment, employees get their motivational wind knocked out of them because of the
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Business leaders have been grappling with employee engagement issues for decades. The solution, however, remains simple: Treat your employees well and they’ll treat their customers well, even if one day that employee ends up leaving. Sir Richard Branson, the billionaire business magnate and founder of the Virgin Group, understood that the benefits of caring for your employees first — including
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I’ve worked with hundreds of executives over the last two decades, helping them figure out how to grow and scale their businesses and build high-performance teams. And while I’m generally focusing on the overall business growth and success, I’ve learned that if we’re going to scale a business, we also need to scale the people running it. If we don’t,
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Over the years, leadership experts and organizational psychologists have assessed the top job skills required for success on the job. For the most part, there is consensus that your emotional intelligence does matter. A lot. Emotional intelligence is not only an important predictor of job success, but it’s also strongly desired for moving into the management ranks. Many human resources
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But what is an emotionally intelligent leader exactly? According to Daniel Goleman, whose 1995 book popularized the concept, emotional intelligence is made up of five key competencies: self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy, and social skills. An emotionally intelligent leader can acknowledge the effects of their emotions without being influenced by them. They are able to self-regulate their feelings and adapt to
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I’m convinced that one of the hardest things for a leader to do is apologize. I don’t mean the “I’m really sorry this thing happened, but here’s why it’s not my fault” kind of apology. That’s not even an apology. I’m talking about the “I was wrong, I’m sorry,” kind of apology. Those five simple words are more powerful than
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I was opening our Vital Farms egg carton, and a little flier popped out. It featured the story of their hen Eager Emmy on the front, and on the back was a gratitude note to fill in and send to someone. It said: “Every day, simply by being hens, our girls bring good into the world. We bet there’s someone
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It’s no secret companies spy on their staff. A recent New York Times article stated that eight of the 10 largest American companies surveil their employees with tracking software. According to The Washington Post, global demand for employee monitoring tools increased by 65% from 2019 to 2022. The rise of remote work has made corporate leaders paranoid, thinking they must
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