What Makes a Good Leader?
Guest Post by Megan Richter History knows lots of examples of how the remarkable leadership skills change the human lives, shape companies or other organizations. There are many people who surround us and apply their leadership skills in their everyday situations but go unnoticed. We can learn a lot from such people. What really makes…
Body Language Advice for Your Next Interview
Guest Post by Kyle O’Brien Ahh. The job interview. A thorn in the side of most candidates (and hiring managers, too) for many reasons. There’s the resume gloss over. Typical questions about where they want to be, who they want to be and how they are going to get it. A quick shake of the…
Four Questions Every Millennial Should Ask in a Job Interview
Job Interview Perceptions In a March 2013 survey conducted by Braun Research Inc. for Adecco, there were some interesting insights on hiring recent college graduates. The Way to Work survey results included: 66 percent of hiring managers did not believe new college graduates are prepared for the workforce 34 percent of hiring managers said inabilities…
You’re Damn Right: I’m Part of the ‘ME ME ME’ Generation
Guest Post by Danny Rubin Everywhere I look, Millennials are under attack. A recent front cover of ‘TIME’ magazine declared Millennials the ‘ME ME ME’ generation. The writer, Joel Stein (a Gen Xer), notes that the Millennial rate of narcissistic personality disorder is nearly three times higher than the generation 65 or older. Then I stumbled across a…
Can You Stay in a Workplace Without Respect?
Respect is one of those must-haves in the workplace. It doesn’t matter what age you are. Respect should be shown for our work done, words spoken, and capabilities shown. Without respect, good attitudes fade and questions arise: Should I leave? Do I weather the storm? Financial viability enters the picture. Individuals need to have a…
A Mindful Difference: Respond vs React
Being mindful in our responses ensures integrity in our interactions. Absence of mindfulness will raise the likelihood of emotional reactions.
Leadership and the Art of Struggle
Steven Snyder wrote a solid leadership book on something everyone deals with but not many write about. In Leadership and the Art of Struggle, the book is dedicated to working and leading through challenges, adversities, and changes. Challenges can wear us down. When this happens, we can lose our way and get off track. Challenges…
Be a Trust Activist
An activist is a “vigorous advocate of a cause.” What if the cause was trust? What if we led as a trust activist in all that we do and say? An interesting dynamic would unfold. This is trust as a cause. Trust as a cause would translate into us leading as a passionate defender of…
A Founder’s Story. A Leadership Lesson.
It’s all about me! And other founder red flags you should never ignore. Getting pitched by a new startup? You’re probably face-to-face with the founder. At a local university, at a coffee shop, or perhaps in your own office. You get to size them up. You hope you ask the right questions. But most of…
Wake Up Your Character
Character is often discussed. However, it is commonly done in terms of values and leadership styles. It becomes a surface-level talk, almost naïve in approach. Yes, our character may be apparent in meetings, conversations, and good times, but how does it really work when faced with everyday reality? During the past several weeks, I have…
The Unfortunate “Nature” of Leadership
What do a meadowlark, cricket, and squirrel have to do with leadership? The answer in a minute… Nature has a way of spurring memories and calming minds. It is that fresh breeze blowing through the prairies or those cool, fresh mornings where everything seems renewed and possible. We hear a meadowlark sing their continuous song,…
How to Toughen Up – 4 Steps
How do you toughen up yourself? Simple answer: Get out there and do something! If you have read anything about me, you know that I grew up on a family farm. A farmer’s life teaches you many things, and one of them is that no one is going to do the work for you. This…