By Josh Linkner – Speaker on Creativity, Innovation, and Leadership In a recent experiment at the University of Sydney in Australia, neuroscientists gave 128 volunteers a puzzle to solve that can only be conquered with creativity. The subjects were asked to connect nine dots, arranged in three…
Archive: November 2020
What Self-Awareness Really Is (and How to Cultivate It)
By Dr. Tasha Eurich – Organizational Psychologist and Speaker on Leadership & Teamwork Self-awareness seems to have become the latest management buzzword — and for good reason. Research suggests that when we see ourselves clearly, we are more confident and more creative. We make sounder decisions, build stronger relationships, and communicate more effectively. We’re…
Gratitude — How to Change Your Life for the Better
By Marilyn Tam – Author and Speaker on Leadership, Productivity, and Diversity Why being grateful creates happiness and more good…
How to Build Audience Interaction at Virtual Events
By David Meerman Scott – Business Growth Strategist, Entrepreneur & Speaker While a great virtual event is more like television than theater, that is not the whole story. If you only focus on the TV part, you miss the opportunity for the audience interaction. The…
Should We Try to Preserve Our Workplace Culture?
By Eric Termuende – Speaker on Optimizing Workplace Culture, Future of Work, and Engagement in the Workplace Ah yes, March 252nd. Here we are. And while it may seem like we’ve been stuck in the same place for months and that nothing has changed, hasn’t it felt…
Failure Is Just Part of the Game
By Daniel Burrus – Futurist Expert and Speaker on Business Strategy, Technology, Innovations & Their Impact: Given the recent release of the documentary series The Last Dance, I found this example to be more prevalent than ever. Basketball great Michael Jordan once famously stated that he had missed more than…
Mentoring: From The Ballpark To The Boardroom And Beyond
By John Baldoni – Internationally Recognized Leadership Expert, Speaker and Author “Jeffrey [Hammonds] learned from Eric Davis, and Eric Davis learned from Dave Parker, and Dave Parker learned from Willie Stargell and Willie Stargell learned from Roberto Clemente. You see where the gravy train is going?” That is Dmitri…
4 Ways To Help Employees Deal With Change
By Adrian Gostick – Acclaimed Author and Speaker on Leadership, Anxiety in the Workplace and Employee Engagement In times of transformation—when an organization needs its people to buy-in—that is when employee trust is typically the most challenged. People are often distracted by how a change will affect them,…
Uncertainty: A Key to Success
By Steve Rizzo – Best-Selling Author and Motivational Speaker You can strategically plan your personal and professional life. You can make careful choices and take what you think are the appropriate actions to fulfill the ideal life you want. But there is absolutely no way of knowing…
Are You Just Making the Donuts?
By Erik Qualman – Top Technology Speaker, #1 Bestselling Author & Futurist In the 1980’s, Dunkin’ Donuts produced a television commercial so successful that the company decided to make over 100 slightly different versions. People would get up in the morning and humorously repeat its popular tagline to…