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Trying to succeed in a competitive way leads to some common mistakes that most employees seem to make. Every successful personality has been through these issues and has tried to overcome them and do their best. The good news is that you are not alone. The world is not competitive...

When I was halfway through completing an MBA program at the London Business School, I was offered a position with McKinsey in New York, a dream job of every MBA student at the time.  My tutor, British management guru Charles Handy, told me not to take it. Rather, he said...

Statistics is more complex than our minds want us to believe. We are inclined to think in very different ways, often leading to errors of judgement. For example, when an event occurs more often than expected in a certain period of time, we tend to believe that it will occur...

Great leaders know that the first step in building relationships and resolving conflict is sitting down to listen to the point of view of someone with whom you may not want to agree. A self-confident leader is willing to engage in those moments – showing up when you say you...

Regular running is satisfying, but if you are the competitive type, even greater satisfaction lies in running faster and longer. Progress can be a wonderful motivator. If you want to improve as a runner, you can (and should) do supplemental training, which involves strength training, flexibility, and technique work. The...

Groupthink is stealth. Beware. Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) combat groupthink, which is a mode of thinking that occurs when individuals of a highly cohesive, insular group or an in-group strive for consensus and might avoid or override alternate viewpoints, ideas, actions, or dissent. Also, an in-group might be unfamiliar with...

Today we will talk about the basis of having a loyal team that is happy to work for you and is devoted. Money is a crucial factor but is not the only reason someone will stick with your team for a long. The competition out there is huge, and people...

Purpose has become a buzzword, with many organizations only paying lip service to the idea without putting any real effort into fulfilling it. Purpose is simply an intent, and without action to back it up it's not enough to create real change. The problem with solely focusing on purpose is...

While it didn’t reach the record highs of 2021, 2022 continued to exceed historical levels for M&A activity -- PwC even predicted that it would still end up as one of the strongest years on record. Perhaps this sounds surprising since so many companies cut back significantly on their cost...

Human skills, often referred to as soft skills, define how we engage with others and often include leadership, communication, critical thinking, and problem-solving, to name a few. Many other cognitive and socio-emotional skills come into play, and these skills often provide the foundation pivotal for high emotional Intelligence or EQ....