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The question of where you see yourself in the next five years is a good sign that the company is looking seriously at you. But what should your answer be? To figure that out, you have to understand what is hidden behind this question, so let’s see what this is really all about. Are we

Last week I had one of the most fulfilling episodes of my consulting career: A two-day immersive workshop with a Fortune 500 insurer designed to stress-test their corporate strategy. While specifics are private, I’d like to share a few thoughts this experience inspired. Corporate strategy is commonly understood as the goals and objectives an organization

Gratitude is often brought to the mainstream during the holiday season, but perhaps the biggest blind spot on this topic is how important it is in the workplace. Being thankful is an often-overlooked part of leadership, yet one that team members crave for satisfaction and retention. Gratitude has the potential to build a better employee

The key to boosting employee motivation and spurring innovation at a critical time is hidden in plain sight — tucked into wallets, hanging around necks or attached to a belt lanyard. It’s time for the humble employee badge to have its time in the spotlight. Even as technology and the pandemic transformed the workplace and

It wasn’t that long ago that Baby Boomers were worried about Millennials and then Gen Zers in the workforce. They fretted about how to encourage the younger generations to be responsible and productive, and how to get these digital natives to put their cell phones away long enough to build the meaningful relationships critical to

The Centers for Disease Control states that “leadership commitment” is a top success element of wellness programs that contribute to a culture of health. Other research shows that CEO leadership of workplace wellness boosts employee participation in wellness activities, lowers job stress levels, and encourages desirable health behaviors. Yet, despite the evidence-based role of CEO

For many people, the morning starts with coffee, soda, tea, or an energy drink. It’s an attempt to boost energy, mood, and alertness — to sharpen your mind for the day. You may feel like that caffeine buzz is boosting your brainpower. But there’s a downside.  Caffeine is not an innocuous substance. In fact, recent

More and more people are often turning to campuses to gain basic skills of what they want to learn in quick and broad training. Training is being held for everyone from small kids to grown adults, and each time there are some basic principles it has to obey. Organizing the activities will not be successful

Achieving more than what you expected in the first place is a blessing. However, while working hard is the key to success and quick promotion, some people tend to overdo it. Achieving better results from time to time is positive, but doing this daily will not prove beneficial in the long run. If you believe

As the founder of a public relations agency that’s been promoting books for more than two decades, I’ve marketed dozens of titles that have become perennial business bestsellers — and fundamentally changed the way we work. Whether written by Peter Drucker, Stephen Covey, Marcus Buckingham, or Ken Blanchard, these books have sold millions of copies,

On the surface, it seems to make good business sense. When faced with a downturn in the economy, executives may consider scaling back on what could be deemed as non-critical initiatives. And while there are some cost-cutting measures that make sense, reducing diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) efforts could in fact cost companies in the

At a party in rural Virginia, I listened as three military retirees carried on about the horrors of government and taxes, never stopping to think that every penny they earned came from government taxes. What is dumbing so many people down? This could be the question of our age, to answer before it’s too late.      

At many companies, leadership development involves identifying top performers and moving them into management positions, with the expectation that leadership skills will naturally develop while they’re in that role. But here’s a tough truth: Not every top performer will make a good manager—and some will never get there. People who master their own fields generally

We’ve heard it for decades. We have been ‘on the brink’ of a clean industrial revolution seemingly forever. It never came. Now it’s here and, as always, driven by government policy. The threat from climate change has been the subject of conversation, activism, and often aggressive debate for decades. It has successfully laid solid foundations

One of the top three reasons young workers have left their jobs in the past two years is due to burnout, so why aren’t more employers taking action to combat it? With resignations at an all-time high–more than 4.27 million Americans quit their jobs in May 2022, for example– and even “quiet quitting” emerging as

The question of what someone plans to offer for a company’s future is a must in all interviews. Regardless of what you are planning to do, here are the three rules that will save you from all the fuss of trying to be accurate and successful. Give them a chance and check them out. Use

Middle managers, front-line and back-office employees are likely to be the most disappointed—the proportion of those job categories receiving a bonus increase of at least 5 percent is projected to fall by more than half, down from 32 percent in 2022 to a projected 14 percent in 2023, across both levels.   As for CEOs, just

Work consumes 1/3 of our time daily. The problems we face there we tend to carry at home and finally in our personal life. It is important to take some burden off our shoulders at least with these 4 common useful pieces of advice. Don’t cling to a mistake just because you spent a lot

It is no secret that the Covid pandemic has been a harbinger of stress for many individuals, and that stress is beginning to take its toll. In fact, nearly fifty percent of all working adults in the U.S. cited anxious or depressive symptoms within the last two years, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation study.

Trying to succeed in a competitive way leads to some common mistakes that most employees seem to make. Every successful personality has been through these issues and has tried to overcome them and do their best. The good news is that you are not alone. The world is not competitive just for you. Everyone has