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Why I Don't Believe In Work-Life Balance
Three problems I have with the “work-life balance” concept, a more energizing goal to focus on instead, and the 5 strategies for getting there.
How To Become A Better Boss
Are you a great boss, bad boss or something in between? See how easy it is to be perceived as a bad boss and the tweaks that can turn you into a great boss.
How To Take A Real Vacation From Work
Are you constantly getting calls and other interruptions from the office when you’re on vacation? If so, here’s a great tip if you struggle with this too.
How To Stop Letting Small Things Get To You By Reframing
What if you could stop yourself from letting small negative things get to you? My favorite technique for doing just that is what I call “reframing“.
How To Win Over Your Boss
Your boss is the most important person in your career aside from yourself. I’ve never seen anyone get promoted without their boss’ support. So here are three strategies for winning over your boss.
5 Mistakes That Almost Sank Me
These 5 mistakes almost sank me when I was transferred from NY to London. Here are my takeaways if you ever move to a new location to build a new business from scratch.
5 Keys To Delegating Well
Delegating well is key to success – it allows you to deliver on the truly big projects. Here are five ways to improve your delegation skills no matter what stage you’re at in your career.
How are you spending your time and energy?
How are you spending your valuable time and energy? Do you have a good way to decide what’s “worth it” and what isn’t? The more senior you become, the more important it is to be clear on the answer.
The worst piece of career advice
Here's the worst piece of career advice I ever received. I also share 3 strategic questions to ask yourself that can help you advance your career even further.
How to do self-promotion and still respect yourself
Self-promotion is important for career success. If you feel awkward about doing it then here are 3 strategies to make self-promotion feel natural and 3 tactics to help you do it with ease.
How To Persuade People Without Alienating Them – part 2
In the previous post, I shared 3 fundamentals and strategies on how to persuade someone to change their mind without alienating them. In this post, I share 3 tactics you can use to persuade someone.
How To Persuade People Without Alienating Them
A friend of mine was recently asked for advice on how to persuade someone to change their mind without alienating them. Here are three strategies that have worked for me when you need to do the persuading.
Are Wrong Assumptions About You Damaging Your Career?
People are always forming impressions and making assumptions. People can’t help doing that and, frankly, we do it as well. What really matters is to make it work in your favor so you move onward and upward in your career.
Are you likeable or a jerk?
We all know people who are difficult and they succeed because they’re so good at what they do. We also know people who are likeable and they don’t succeed. So how important is likeability for career success?
What to do when you feel stuck in your career
We all have times when we feel stuck in our careers, when we’re not advancing as fast as we’d like, or it feels like we’re not advancing at all. Here are three strategies you can use to help you stop feeling stuck.
How To Feel, Display and Give Confidence
You ask for them and here they are: Tips on how to feel confident, display confidence and give others confidence.
How To Run A Great Meeting
I want to share with you some of the ground rules that I use to successfully run meetings. There are three that I really find useful, particularly when I’m chairing the meeting.
Getting in the Flow Of Confidence
Confidence is at the core of what is going to turbo charge us on our trajectory. It’s also something that, if it’s lacking, can hold us back. There are various aspects of confidence that are worth spending a little time on.