Category Archives: Management

Leaders

“The Peter Principle” and Other Reasons To Think Twice Before Accepting a New Promotion

 

It’s the offer you thought you’d been waiting for. You’ve put in long hours, juggled various client projects and now the firm has offered to reward your efforts with a promotion. You’re about to become the newest manager or creative director.  You’ll have higher pay, a bigger office, and more responsibility. Your life in the new role looks sweet. But maybe you should look again.

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How To Diagnose What’s Making You Chronically Late

Elizabeth Grace Saunders

Do you find yourself apologizing constantly because you’re chronically late? Do your friends not even bother to show up until at least 15 minutes after they told you to arrive, knowing they’ll still need to wait for you?

Have you missed out on opportunities, had work rejected, or had to pay a great deal of money in ticket change fees because you just couldn’t arrive on time? Do you keep saying you want to break this bad habit but never really seem to change?

This is a guest post by Elizabeth Grace Saunders.

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10 Daily Productivity Tips

Timex Group President, Adam Gurian Shares 10 Daily Productivity Tips for CEO’s

 


Time is our most precious commodity.  We are all challenged to do more in a shorter amount of time. However, you can take steps to increase productivity which will help you and your management team make the best use of your days.

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How to Be Happier

How to Be Happier at Work: 10 Tips | Inc.com.

Sometimes the route to happiness depends more on what you don’t do.

sad and happy smiley face cupcakes

Happiness–in your business life and your personal life–is often a matter of subtraction, not addition.

Consider, for example, what happens when you stop doing the following 10 things:

1. Blaming.

People make mistakes. Employees don’t meet your expectations. Vendors don’t deliver on time.

So you blame them for your problems.

But you’re also to blame. Read more »