| Leading By Example Eliminates Ambiguity
A paradox of successful team building is that it inevitably begins with the individual — identifying strengths and creating roles that give team members the opportunity to have their unique abilities recognized, and to realize their potential. You also need to know when to ask more from the team, and then give them the encouragement to leverage those abilities and make that extra reach at critical times.
18 Things Winners Believe
Winners see the world differently than everyone else. They aren’t perfect. And they don’t get an easier version of life than you do. But they always seem to bounce forward.
This Is Why Your Brain Sucks At Time Management
Our minds struggle with time management the longer the timeline we’re trying to manage becomes. Whether or not you realize it, thinking about the future abstractly typically causes two major problems for planning.
The 15-Minute Daily Habit That Can Boost Your Team's Productivity
This seems counterintuitive, but if you and your team stop working 15-minutes before you walk out the office door or log off your computer and reflect on what you learned, you can boost productivity over 20 percent.
How to Cash In on Your Gains Without Paying Taxes
If you're closing in on retirement, you have a unique opportunity ahead for a potentially huge tax break. That’s because when you stop taking home a salary, you may become eligible to pay zero taxes on your long-term capital gains — as opposed to the typical 15% rate — letting you cash in on some of your investments without giving the U.S. government a cut.
As Interest Rate Hike Looms, Small Businesses Must Prepare
For the third consecutive quarter, the Federal Reserve voted during its June policy meeting to increase its benchmark interest rate to a range between 1 percent and 1.25 percent in a strong vote of confidence in the U.S. economy. Interest rates, however, are still near historic lows, and loans can be secured inexpensively for borrowers with good credit. |
