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People new to managing are not usually taught how to level up in their new role. They become stuck a vicious cycle of reacting, redoing, and responding to stay across everything. If you are new(ish) to leading you may find you are operating at a level too low. You are...

Your personal brand is like your reputation – it’s what people say about you when you’re not in the room.  But what if you are never ‘in the room’ and people don’t talk about you because they don’t know you exist?  How do you raise your reputation and get noticed...

The void between being a startup entrepreneur and a CEO lies in your mind. Who you are and how you are, are linked to what your business is and how your business functions. My name is Renzie Richardson, and I am the founder and CEO of BHFL Group, a better...

Do you know how many of your leaders are getting up at 4am in order to ‘get their work done’ before the day’s meeting frenzy begins?  It’s likely to be more than you think. Or perhaps not – perhaps you’re also trying this tactic to get on top of your...

There is no doubt that CEOs are an integral part of every organization. They play a key role in strategic planning and decision making which further shapes the direction of the business. Although the Chief Executive Officer is also considered the highest-ranking member of any firm, it is the vast...

Blending direct, yet fair Assertive Speaking skills with empathic, Active Listening helps us in many work and personal conversations, especially when facing an impasse while forging agreements with others.   The “G.A.I.N.” Agenda for Gaining Commitments Let’s pretend you’ve effectively tried to forge agreement from someone about a needed task. You’ve...

Anyone who wants to become a good researcher would know about the importance of having respectable publications. What makes one’s publication respectable? The most straightforward answer is to get your articles published in reputed journals. This brings us to another question which concerns the attributes of a reputed journal. There...

In the 1991 movie Defending Your Life, the character Daniel Miller is determined to negotiate a salary raise with his boss. The day before, he secures the help of his wife to bounce off his negotiation skills and land the number of his dreams: $65,000. The D-day comes and when...

Following the pandemic, the war in Ukraine continues to cause huge problems in the global supply chain. Thus, we have increased prices up to difficulties in transporting products and shortages of raw materials and food. Also, the cost of producing cars in the car industry has increased. For Toyota Motor,...

Stale, archaic, and obsolete. Those words are often used to describe companies whose methodology is centered on keeping things as always, especially regarding an aging workforce. However, as a business owner and entrepreneur, I've found that a company's greatest asset can, at times, be found in its younger team members....