6 Words You Need To Eliminate From Your Professional Vocabulary

Dave's Library
The undiscussables are always discussed
Oscar Trimboli
Aetna's Former CEO Explains How He 'Elbowed' His Way to the C-Suite
“In my generation there were no black chief executives, there were no women chief executives."
How to Help Your People Get Smarter
Michael Bungay Stanier
The Complete Guide to Deep Work
12 Habits Of Genuine People
Travis Bradberry
The Office of the Future Is No Office at All, Says Startup
Software-development startup GitLab is extreme, even for Silicon Valley: It has no headquarters and everyone works remotely, even the CEO.
60% of male managers now say they’re uncomfortable mentoring women
Currently, 60% of male managers in the workplace say they're uncomfortable with mentoring, working one-on-one or socializing with a woman, according to a survey released by LeanIn.org and SurveyMonkey. That's a 33% increase from last year.
How I run a company with ADHD
For the first 19 years of my life I was convinced I was lazy. Then I was diagnosed with ADHD. I've since started a company and grown it to a team of 8. Here's how I've learned to not just cope, but embrace the disorder.
3 Things Graduates Need to Know
Patrick Lencioni
The Kid Who 'Put Everybody In Stitches' At Handel and Haydn Society Concert Has Been Found
Nine-year-old Ronan Mattin was so swept away by the music that he loudly exclaimed — for the packed auditorium to hear — "Wow!"
6 Motivating and Empowering Poems About Leadership
Poems about leadership can inspire you and empower your followers. Here is a unique take about some famous poems that will help you think outside the box.
Like a Boss: A College Course for First-Time Managers
Chip Cutter
Burned Out at Work? Here’s How to Find Your Passion—Or Get It Back
Follow your passion? It’s not so easy. Experts say small steps, not dramatic leaps, create the best path.
Why Companies Are Failing at Reskilling
In a tight labor market, companies from Amazon to JPMorgan are trying to get better at retraining the workers they have. “We need a Waze for your career,” says one labor expert.
Why men like Joe Biden find it so difficult to apologize
If you have created a bad situation with your actions, then your intentions don’t matter much. You made a mess and you have to clean it up.
New York Times Best-Selling Author Simon Sinek on How Millennials Can Thrive
My interview with Simon Sinek, “unshakable optimist” and global bestselling author of ‘Start With Why’, ‘Leaders Eat Last’ and ‘Together is…
Buffett Sees a Lot to Dislike in U.S. Companies
Chip Cutter
WeWork: Miguel McKelvey
How I Built This with Guy Raz
Work Like the Client Is You in Two Years
Does Empathy Have A Dark Side?
Fritz Breithaupt
The first database rule
Seth Godin
A company that hires three qualified employees vs a company that hires 100 underqualified employees to do the same job
Leadership is a learnable skill
Rules Aren't Norms (On Better Meeting Hygiene)
Ed Batista
The Moral Peril of Meritocracy
Our individualistic culture inflames the ego and numbs the spirit. Failure teaches us who we are.
Five questions about psychological safety, answered
Psychological safety exists when people can speak up, offer ideas, and ask questions without fear of being punished or embarrassed. Get the Evidence Summary
Leaders as Consumers & Producers with Dr. Dave Stachowiak
Terry Lipovski
How to create connections at work in the age of isolation
Dan Schawbel
This Top Exec Says You Should Have More Conflict at Work. His Surprising Reason Is Also the Best Leadership Advice You'll Hear Today
It doesn't work for every company, but for one of the fastest-growing restaurant chains, conflict is king.