Leadership Development

It’s true: We can be heroes

June 2, 2022
Are there people you look up to, who inspire you? Your heroes can comfort you, guide you, advise you, help you through challenging times and also—let’s face it—make you feel kind of inadequate. Megan Day, author of New Mom, New Job, proposes an exercise in her book.

How do you rate on the realness scale?

June 2, 2022
Chris Hopwood of the University of California, Davis has created a realness test to measure one’s ability for acting the same way on the outside as they feel on the inside, an important component of authenticity and the ability to defeat our own neuroses.

Is it self-care or self-sabotage?

May 11, 2022
Self-care is non-negotiable. But when the whole world seems confusing, it’s easy to confuse what’s truly making us stronger with what’s tearing us down. Here’s some advice on telling the difference.

Are you basically an ‘attention merchant’?

May 11, 2022
One of the most valuable commodities in the world is our attention. Author Tim Wu takes a deep dive into the history of its exploitation in his book, The Attention Merchants: The Epic Scramble to Get Inside Our Heads.

9 apps to give you serenity

May 4, 2022
With more self-care apps available than ever before, it’s hardly an act of self-care to try and sort through them all! But here are some suggestions to start you on the right path in 2022.

Master 3 tricky interview questions

May 4, 2022
Though each job interview will be unique, there are a few questions you can usually expect. It’s best to put some preparation into how you’ll address these topics.

How to start a conversation

May 4, 2022
We don’t often hear tips on how specifically to start conversations. Host Johny K of the podcast “Communication Charm” offers some potent and practical advice.

Why are ‘tactical’ thinkers less valued?

April 13, 2022
Are you a strategic or a tactical thinker? If it’s difficult to say, then you might be on the right track, because it turns out being “merely” tactical is not as valued as it should be.

Question the part money plays for you

April 13, 2022
It is said that we allow money to become such a dominant force in our lives because we fail to define exactly what it should do for us. At this point in your career, are you still wondering about the part it should play in your life?

Leadership Tips, Vol. 0522

April 13, 2022
Ease your first-day jitters … “Why aren’t we fully digital?”