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Dr. Dave Stachowiak, the Founder of Coaching for Leaders Academy, joins John Corcoran in this episode of the Smart Business Revolution ..

Language matters when we talk about ourselves. Everyone falls, but what's important is picking yourself back up. And if you're in the right place, others... 514 comments on LinkedIn

For some, the office even stifles creativity. As the pandemic eases in the U.S., a few companies seek to reimagine what work might look like.

The most successful people are known for their brief emails. Here are some tricks to keep your emails to three sentences or less.

One person’s attempt to maximize productivity in a time-starved world.

Only 15 months ago — March 13, 2020 — COVID-19 became a national emergency in the United States. My assumption at the time was that COVID lockdowns could extend as long as five years, the previous speed record for modern vaccine development, with many millions of deaths — a generational cataclysm. While COVID certainly has... Read More

Arches National Park Utah This past year during the COVID pandemic, we switched from international travel to domestic road tripping (necessitated by a house sale), and we gravitated to the National Parks. In total we made 14 visits to six US National Parks between June and October, all in Utah,

Think of yourself as a coach.

Follow the "5-minute-rule," and never procrastinate again.

Millennials born between 1980–85 know how to work across generational divides

Companies often assume it just won’t work for them. They’re wrong.

Since 1901, the Grand Canyon Railway and Hotel has been taking guests to the Grand Canyon. Enjoy entertaining musicians and the antics of cowboy characters.

If you ever find yourself stressed, overwhelmed, sinking into stasis despite wanting to change, or frustrated when you can’t respond to new opportunities, you need more slack in your life. Here’s how slack works and why you need more of it.

Lessons from science—and the people who were able to sway Steve Jobs

More than a year into America’s great remote-work experiment, many companies say productivity has held up or even risen. So why do some bosses think that remote workers aren’t as committed as office dwellers?

The reason that so many of us feel like we’re languishing is that we are trying to flourish in terrible conditions.

Working long hours is killing hundreds of thousands of people a year through stroke and heart disease, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

Doing good work isn’t always enough to get ahead.

Learn the difference between being nice and being kind. Then focus on these tactics that will not only help you but benefit everyone around you.

It’s not fair that work causes burnout, but that makes it even more important to get clear on our own limits.

Whether you’re visiting the mechanic or the doctor, you expect to learn and treat the cause of the problem.

The science of stamina has advanced to the point where individuals, teams, and whole organizations can, with some straightforward interventions, significantly increase their capacity to get things done.

Millions of jobs requiring a four-year college degree can be done without that level of education, some corporate leaders say. To address inequalities in business and society, some executives suggest that companies shake up their approach to hiring and consider unconventional candidates.

Balance is a topic that appears frequently in all industries and across our personal and professional lives. There is this societal pressure to find balance between your work and your life, between being a professional and being a parent. When people experience burnout and other stress-related ailments, often blame is aimed at balance and the individual’s inability to find balance in their lives. I remember listening to the Christy Wright podcast and she talked about not balance, but rather a

Berkshire Hathaway’s CEO warns that business failures can occur if personable managers “put on an appearance” of competence.

Four ways to improve efficiency at the organizational level.

Team health checks are a quick and high level way to assess how a team is feeling and doing. If you have never participated in one, imagine it as a quick survey along one or more set criteria, repe…