What does a 93-year-old professor have to say about lifelong growth? He calls it "Leading from the Helm".
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Want Better Results? Unclutter Your Goals and Your Work
Weâre all busy. But busyness comes in many forms. And most of us know that busyness is not necessarily synonymous with producing the results we really want.
Cash: The Lifeblood of Business
Ask most small business owners what their biggest challenge is during the first year of business and many will answer, making payroll and paying bills, in other words, a lack of capital.
Here Are Some Smart Ways to Work Smarter
When mapping out my plans for each day, I ask myself âDoes this project or activity really matter? Does it advance any cause that I value? Does it get me closer to any of the goals or outcomes that Iâm seeking?â If the answer is no, I move on. But hereâs a catch. I sometimes make things more complicated than they need to be.
Power Moms: Useful Skills at Home and in the Office
The term âworking motherâ is not only careless language, itâs potentially insulting. After all, what mother doesnât work? Okay, I got that off my chest. Now letâs consider some issues with moms who, in addition to their at-home parenting roles, are stars in the workplace executive suites.
The GEM I Learned About Business From My Lemonade Stand
Itâs not that I enjoy lemonade all that much. Nope, I love lemonade stands because of the very basic but real business principles the operators are learning. In fact, these critical lessons are so valuable that I have a name for them. I call them the GEM model. If you are in business or even contemplating it, you need to review them.
For Career Success, Pay Attention to the âUnspoken Rulesâ
Many unspoken rules may be innocuous, while others may smack of unconscious bias or other blind spots that can impact performance. Identifying such blind spots is an important step in working within any organizationâs culture. But because they are unofficial and unpublished, you sometimes have to search for them.
