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One of the theories mentioned by Yuval Harari in his best seller Sapiens is that our language may have evolved as a way of gossiping. Being a social animal, homo sapiens would have developed the language not only to share the whereabouts of bison or lions but, most importantly, for them to know who ...
As a leader in a team or an organization, it's crucial to train people to learn knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs). That is why U.S. organizations spent approximately $83 billion on formal training programs in 2020, and investment in training is expected to continue to grow in the long term (Tra...
Coaches are always looking for ways to get the best performance or championship effort out of their athletes. There are hundreds of tactics and tricks to influence athletes into putting forth determination. A well-known motivation theory can improve performance and help motivate athletes to give tha...
Michael Fulton Michael Fulton is a Digital Strategist and VP, Commercial Strategy at Expedient, the nation’s premier hybrid cloud provider. Mike joined Expedient October 2019 as their Chief Innovation Officer and now has overall responsibility for the company’s commercial strategy and market intelli...
Latinx have been identified as the largest ethnic or racial minority within the United States. Latina youth have the opportunity to shape the workforce and their communities. But these students need resources today to become the leaders of tomorrow. There’s just one problem: Little research has been...
Individuals who work for bully bosses experience injury to their well-being and job performance. [See our earlier blog — “Working for Bully Bosses 101 ” — for an introduction to the topic.] It is natural, then, for targets of bullies to look for strategies they can use to cope with their bosses' be...
Leaders, quit multitasking and focus more. Multitasking just means you will do a lot of things poorly or inefficiently. It is not a skill leaders should develop. Research actually reveals that the more you try to multitask, the worse you get at it. Focus is an underrated leadership attribute, especi...
Good leaders always stay updated with the most efficient techniques to get the work done. They become a go-getter or a go-in-between whenever necessary! They are entrepreneurs of meaning and architects of collaboration. In a survey by the Center for Creative Leadership of 128 senior-level executives...
Key takeaways: Sports promote, teaches and fosters valuable leadership skills and lessons for both participants and spectators. Resiliency is a key ingredient for finding success as a leader in difficult situations. “So what, now what” : a game-changing mindset for leaders. The phrase “so what, now ...
Why don’t leaders talk about their personal values more often? Our values are a huge part of who we are as leaders. They are behind every decision we make — causing them to be an important element of our leadership. But if they are so vital, why is it so difficult to talk about them in a public sett...
