In an ideal world, we would all be able to work in a job that we love. Not only could we commit ourselves to our passions full-time, but we would also be paid well for them. The real world, of course, is far more complicated. Consequently, we could all use some tips for building and sustaining satisfying careers. Though you might not love working in healthcare administration, for…
Many people don’t realize how technology has transformed the way CEOs manage their firms, enabling (or, in some circumstances, requiring) them to take a more democratic approach. Consider how social media and messaging tools such as Slack have influenced your life. They have altered how you obtain information, connect with friends and coworkers, and even impact your behavior. They’ve done the same for business, charity, and government leaders,…
Attention Manager: An asteroid struck Mexico’s Yucatan area 66 million years ago, shattering the ecology that had sustained dinosaurs for 166 million years. Dinosaurs were extinct a thousand years later. A similar occurrence is a Covid-19 epidemic, which has destroyed the Industrial Age attitude that has governed the work environment for the previous 250 years. Due to this attitude, companies employed agricultural laborers on assembly lines and in…
Listening is one of the most important skills we have. In business, it’s a critical part of the startup process. Today, it’s not as easy to speak to someone with all the technology in our lives. With all the beeps of phones, appliances, and vehicles, people tend to catch only 25-50% of everything that they hear. Enter the entrepreneur. Wanting to start a business sounds exciting and adventurous,…
Plenty of people have become self-made millionaires. But how did they do it? Did you know that 68% of millionaires — with at least a net total of $30 million — were self-made, according to a 2019 study by Wealth-X? A self-made millionaire, let alone a young one, tends to do things a little differently from the rest of us. Researchers who have studied them over the course…
The employee performance review has long been a much-debated subject. Many employees tend to not like them. To them, it feels like they are under the spotlight. Many employees also think that performance reviews are not that effective at making employees work better. There is a huge difference between an unhelpful interview and one that can actually have value and vault employees to new heights. Having a one-on-one…
Being a leader can be extremely difficult. Luckily, there are many ways to improve your leadership by emulating the habits of other effective managers. Being an employee, a manager can feel like an intimidating and expressionless machine. To a manager, they wonder if they are even liked. But, for a manager, employees should be seen as human beings and not machines. Managers have a lot of work that…well…needs…
What motivates you? What motivates the founders of any successful business? Turns out both of you very likely have a lot in common. What motivates a young entrepreneur? Most seem to be driven by desires such as wealth and power. However, a successful and satisfied entrepreneur is one that focuses on positive outcomes that benefit all and not just themselves. Below are some motivations that most founders, even…
Are you a budding young entrepreneur? Do you have what it takes to become a successful business leader? Below are six young business founders and how they began. Some young entrepreneurs got lucky when they first started out. Similarly, a few lucky ones are akin to Mark Zuckerberg who was already a millionaire before the age of 30. Others, like Jack Dorsey, had a few tries before they…
Servant leadership is one of the most important concepts to grasp if you want to lead a successful organization. It’s not about having the right answers or being a bossy leader — it’s about being servant-oriented and empowering your team to do their best. A servant leader flips the top-down hierarchy on its head — the leader seeks to serve the team and not the other way around.…
