There’s a reason so many movies start with a montage that could be titled “main character oversleeps.” Those precious first minutes, often called the most important of the day, have the power to set the tone for the ensuing 15 hours—for better or for worse. If you’re like me, for every world-beating week of 6:30 a.m. runs… read more
“be Better” Tips for Everyone
Mean Co-Worker? 5 Steps To Deal With The Situation
by Lisa Quast Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Shutterstock Ever had a co-worker try to humiliate you or ridicule your ideas in front of others? There are professional ways to put a stop to poor behavior in the workplace. Question: I have a co-worker who tries to make me look bad at every… read more
5 Things That Happen When You Stay in a Job You Don’t Love
Do you love going to work? I’m going to guess no, because you’re reading this post. You want out, but you don’t know how to do it. You have bills to pay, right? Mouths to feed. It’s not like you can just give two weeks notice and walk out of hell and into your dream… read more
10 Interview Questions That Can Land You in Hot Water
Posted by HR Solutions Blog Team Hiring decisions must be based on objective, job-related criteria, without considering factors such as race, gender, age, or other protected characteristics that are unrelated to the job. To help ensure that you only consider job-related information, avoid interview questions that may directly or indirectly reveal that an applicant is… read more
How to Be Super Productive Every Week Without Losing Your Mind
BY THOMAS OPPONG Founding editor, AllTopStartups CREDIT: Getty Images You will work better when you find and stick to habits that work best for you. You can’t use every productive habit you read about. The most successful people you know stick to habits that produce the most results. You can achieve high performance if you focus… read more
The Secret Ingredient for Exceptional Mental Toughness
BY JESSICA STILLMAN Contributor, Inc.com CREDIT: Getty Images We tend to think of people who have true grit and exceptional perseverance as hard — they have a thick enough skin and strong enough emotional defenses that whatever life throws at them, it simply bounces off. If you view mental toughness through this prism, it’s… read more
5 Surprising Ways to Get People Excited About Their Jobs
BY LOLLY DASKAL President and CEO, Lead From Within CREDIT: Getty Images A recent Gallup poll shows something many of us already suspected: people are not terribly enthusiastic about their work. In a measure of employee engagement–that is, involvement, enthusiasm, and commitment–51 percent were described as “not engaged” while another 17 percent were “actively disengaged.” If those… read more
How to Make the Most of Your Next Networking Event
Does the idea of attending a networking event make you want to run in the other direction? Networking can be downright exhausting. For insurance agents and small business owners, networking events can be really beneficial. If networking events are leaving you tired, frustrated and drained, it may be time for a new approach. Whether you’re… read more
Successful People Who Love Their Work: 4 Career Moves They Avoid
by Kathy Caprino, art of the new series “Building Your Happiest and Best Career” Photo Courtesy: iStock Being a researcher at heart, I love to explore key trends that reflect the deepest challenges professionals face. And if I can, I like to distill down to the bare essentials the vital lessons that successful professionals and career… read more
Making the “Two Step Challenge Rule” Work in a Toxic Culture Requires Great Listening! By Beth Boynton
TeamSTEPPS has a pocket guide with all sorts of communication, team, and patient safety info you can access. One effort to standardize communication by promoting assertiveness is called the “Two-Challenge Rule” and is described in the pocket guide as follows: “It is your responsibility to assertively voice concern at least two times to ensure that… read more