June - 2019

Google Says the Best Bosses in the World Do These 10 Things: If your company can train and promote m

A company could spend all the money it wants recruiting, interviewing, and hiring the best people around. But if the boss is a jerk, those people will leave the first chance they get. In contrast, if you have great managers and team leads, not only will you get the best out of your people--they'll be more likely to stick around. For over 10 years, Google has conducted research under the code name "Project Oxygen." Their goal? Figuring out what makes the perfect manager, so th

The Third Commandment Of Family Business Succession: Understand The Family's Rights

I once saw a great line that said something to the effect that, "Your family has the right to your inheritance but not necessarily to run your business." This topic can be the cause of major misunderstandings and disagreements in family businesses. Often, both parents and children have a misconception that a child automatically has the right to be employed by the business and eventually take over the business. There are two parts to understanding this situation. 1. Ownership

Scientists Have Developed 32 Questions to Change Your Life

When The New York Times' viral sensation "36 Questions That Lead to Love" did the rounds a few years back, entrepreneur Spencer Greenberg did the same thing as lots of other folks: He grabbed his girlfriend and went through the list."I had a really meaningful experience when we tried them together," he told me. But as a mathematician and the founder of ClearerThinking.org, a site dedicated to helping people put psychological research to work in their lives, he had another, mo

16 Types explained

ISTJ Quiet, serious, earn success by thoroughness and dependability. Practical, matter-of-fact, realistic, and responsible. Decide logically what should be done and work toward it steadily, regardless of distractions. Take pleasure in making everything orderly and organized - their work, their home, their life. Value traditions and loyalty. ISFJ Quiet, friendly, responsible, and conscientious. Committed and steady in meeting their obligations. Thorough, painstaking, and accur

Ten Ways To Spot A Truly Exceptional Employee

“We should take care not to make the intellect our God; it has, of course, powerful muscles, but no personality.” –Albert Einstein

Why Attitude Is More Important Than IQ

When it comes to success, it’s easy to think that people blessed with brains are inevitably going to leave the rest of us in the dust. But research from Stanford University will change your mind (and your attitude). Psychologist Carol Dweck has spent her entire career studying attitude and performance, and her latest study shows that your attitude is a better predictor of your success than your IQ. Dweck found that people’s core attitudes fall into one of two categories: a fi