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Most people are kept from success because they are lazy in their relationships. Specifically, they engage in relationships primarily for the help they will receive, not the help they can give. In this article, I detail the super-connector, Joe Polish's "Magic Rapport Formula."

How do you know when trouble is on the horizon in your organization? What are the tell-tale signs, the canaries in the coal mine, if you will? When I was a young management consultant, conventional wisdom said that a leading indicator was something easily measurable like rising inventory or declini

Podcasting podcast editing in Logic from Brett Terpstra

Problems and setbacks can happen in all areas of life. I have had all types of them happen to me, big and small.

“In emotional moment on @TheView, Joe Biden consoles Meghan McCain, whose father was diagnosed with same cancer Biden's late son Beau had. "There is hope. And if anybody can make it, your dad [can]." https://t.co/tQUy11X5sV”

In an ever-polarized world, it’s important to consider points of view other than your own. But truly being open-minded involves some tricky mental work.

Visit the #bookconcierge, @NPRBooks' guide to 2017's great reads.

You need to stop fussing over your words long enough to organize your ideas.

Sue Finley began working at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory three days before the US space program launched its first satellite. Now she's the agency's longest-serving woman.

With over 70 real cops, the police band, police cats, helicopters, and stunts we’re here to encourage a range of New Zealanders to join our team. We want our...

The long read: Vacuous management-speak is easily laughed off – but is there a real cost to talking rubbish?

Take a closer look at your role in the situation.

GE has been using 2 jets for the CEO, a primary and a backup. The CEO's comments about this use reveal a lack of leadership. In this article we analyze the statement.

Embracing this quality may make you more successful, too.

You don’t. And you’re also steering the focus away from someone who probably just wants to be heard. Here’s how to be a more considerate conversation partner, says radio host and writer Celeste Hea…

Instead of aiming for perfection, think about how you can create your legacy by demonstrating an agile mindset.

Pinkcasts: short, informal, low-fi videos offering tips, recommendations, or whatever happens to be on my mind. Sent on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of every month.

This is going to be a difficult POV to write because making a case for the power of simplicity is no easy task. And yet, more than ever, I’m convinced that simplicity is the scarcest commodity among leaders, and probably the most important.

Don't avoid the elephants, talk about them. To read a transcript of this nudge, visit the site: http://wp.me/p770mH-EZ For your weekly leadership nudge, enro...

Returning to movies after years off to raise her children, the actress said she had to tell herself, “You cannot bomb in front of Judi Dench.”