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There’s a Proven Link Between Effective Leadership and Getting Enough Sleep
In our hyper-connected, 24/7 world, many of us are losing sleep — literally. Our own survey of more than 180 business leaders found that four out of 10 (43%) say they do not get enough sleep at least four nights a week. Such sleep deficiencies can undermine important forms of leadership behavior and eventually hurt financial performance.
Why Tony Robbins Told Me Throwing Up At Least Once A Month Is A Good Thing
And 7 tips for dealing with the most stressful moments in business Most entrepreneurs in the throes of their career have experienced crippling anxiety and stress when faced with an unforeseen obstacle, an uncharted responsibility or a lofty obligation at work. As a CEO, I feel this frequently. In fact, the first time I begin an endeavor like an on-air broadcast or a critical speech, it still scares me.
Counter Winter Loneliness with a Business Retreat
Winter is a wonderful time of year for many people, including families and workplaces. For far too many others, however, winter can also be a lonely, stressful and even depressing time. This can be attributed to being indoors, living far away from extended family, the loss of a loved one, or the financial stress that can be experienced from the pressure to keep up with society all around us.
How A Failed Family Venture Turned Into Our Current Company's Greatest Learning Event
Over the past five decades I’ve been involved in many businesses, starting with the thousands of dollars I earned selling first aid kits door to door from age 8-10. Since our marriage in 1974, my wife and I have worked to instill the love of entrepreneurship in our six children as well. My two sons, Emron and Aaron, have recently taken the operational helm of our educational firm Live Abundant.
What to Do When You Can’t Control Your Stress | HBR Ascend
Everyone can relate to a day at work that just starts off on the wrong foot. Perhaps you have just had an argument with a spouse or loved one, or you’re late for an appointment even though you had a million reminders in your schedule, or your inbox contains e-mail after e-mail with what seem like impossible demands. These days can feel really long, and before you know it, the smile is wiped off your face, and you dread your next customer or colleague-facing interaction.
What Young Managers Can Learn from Bill Gates | HBR Ascend
June 27, 2008 marked the last working day for Bill Gates at Microsoft. So much has been written and spoken about him that another column appears redundant.. The purpose of this post is to analyze what young managers can learn from perhaps the most successful entrepreneur of our times. As with any successful or great person, there will always be controversies. In an age where the distinction between means and ends is increasingly blurred, taking extreme positions hardly helps.
Prioritize Your Opportunities with This Checklist
How do you evaluate a business opportunity? The world is replete with SWOT mechanisms for evaluating a prospective new product offering, as well as with opportunity assessment templates for evaluating a project against overall business goals, customer impact, strategic potential, and competitive urgency. These instruments play a vital role in acquisitions, new products and features, and even the new divisions of business you’d like to deploy.
Three Simple Steps to Happiness Now
Do you think you'll be happier later in life than you are right now? Too many of us continually look down the road for happiness. We think, "Once I achieve that goal, reach that certain title at work, find that person I want to spend my life with, hit that particular mark in financial success ... then I'll be happy." Is it really possible, or even practical, to think we can postpone our happiness - or even the happiness of our family and others? We can't control the future that way.
Prioritize Your Opportunities with This Checklist
How do you evaluate the myriad of business opportunities you face every day? Should you speak at that event? Author a book? Attend a strategy summit? As you face an opportunity, or as you seek the opportunities you’d like to pursue, try ranking them according to five critical factors. 1.) Will this opportunity utilize your unique talents and abilities? 2.) Will it have an impact on people? 3.) Is this an opportunity for you to grow? 4.) Is it creating value for the business?
How to Create Certainty for Your Future
Benjamin Franklin famously said, “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” While there’s no way out of the first one, there is something each of us can do to alleviate the second one. I’m not saying we should avoid paying our fair share—taxes are important; they go toward wonderful things we enjoy in this nation, like education, roads, libraries, safety and security.
Entitlement at work: Abolishing the 'me-me' mentality among employees
As a business owner for over 40 years, I’ve pretty much seen it all. At times it’s been astounding to witness the impact of dedicated professionals — the kind of people who go above and beyond for clients, co-workers and the company. Other times, it’s been mind-blowing to see employees who think only of themselves — who expect the company to revolve around them. We had a staff member once who would help himself to the snacks and sodas we stock for client events.
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