Is there a correlation between being self-aware and being wise? The better we know ourselves the more effective we can be at leading ourselves and others.

Too many organizations focus on employee retention when the goal should be employee engagement.

A lot has been written about capitalizing on ones strengths, but owning ones weaknesses is equally important. Phoebe Nixon explores why in her guest post.

Leadership and entrepreneurial insights from Tom Hill, founder of Fuzion Force Entertainment Academy.

Top athletes rely on their individual coaches to boost performance.  Why don't more business leaders rely on coaches.  Coaching is best suited for experts.

Commitment is important.  However, even more important is making certain we commit to the right things.  Kim Haagensen's story teaches an important lesson about commitment.

Keep your ego out of the sales process and focus on the product or service.  A lesson that many real estate brokers still have not learned.

As we enter the new year, we start the year with the best of intentions.  We are like the frogs on the log.  We decide to do something and make it our new year’s resolution.  We proclaim it to our friends and family.  “This is the year that I will:”

If HR is responsible for managing under-performers in the organization, what happens when the head of HR is the under-performer?

Meet Charles Hunt the "Unbreakable" TEDxCharlotte speaker.  Charles has an amazing story of overcoming the odds and a message to everyone who has ever felt down, but not out.

Learning to give and receive feedback effectively is one of the most powerful skills a leader can learn.  The feedback piggy bank is an easy concept to grasp, but one that takes practice to implement.

How technologically savvy are you?  It is a key competency for success at work in our connected world.

Why hiring an executive coach is like hiring a personal trainer for your brain.

Having a development plan is an important step towards achieving career success, but too many people rely on their bosses and the company to develop the plan.  Take matters into your own hands and own your development plan.

Unlike in sports where the competitions are scheduled, in business the competition never stops, unless your team calls a TIMEOUT.  When was the last time your team called a timeout.

Companies and their needs evolve, they get acquired, they move their offices, they shift their business models and all too often their employees end up as casualties.  Career transition is nothing to be ashamed of.  It has become incredibly commonplace. 
 

Are you “always recruiting” for your company, and are you asking your team to do the same?  The best people can be found in the most unlikely places.

The decision to hire someone with a different work style and approach is the easy part. The harder part is flexing your style as a manager to allow someone with a different work style than yours to be themselves and excel. Too often we try to change people to fit in to an organizations culture. The best companies leverage diversity as a strength. They try to hire people with diverse work styles, and backgrounds and most importantly they create space within the organization for people to play to their personal strengths.
 

When working with senior leaders one of the biggest hurdles is to get them to see constructive feedback in a positive light. Too often leaders think feedback is an attack on them.   Referring to feedback as a gift opens their eyes to the positives.

Why does the word conflict get a bad rap and how to turn conflict into a tool for better decision making.