Entrepreneur and author, Gary Brose, recently shared his “lessons learned” on leadership and motivation in his book, The Ultimate Motivated Employee.
In it, Brose lists 7 key elements that drive motivation:
Even though I write and speak as part of my career, and even council others on communication, I’ve been confused, nervous and speechless in the past when I’ve seen family or friends who were diagnosed with cancer or got other really bad health news.
Do …
Every week I’m approached by someone looking for advice on either how to start a business, or how to sell their business. Each situation is unique but I definitely learned a lot in the process of selling a couple of my own, and being involved in the acquisition of about …
This post is about two things. First, why you need to constantly be reinventing yourself. And two, why you should get a new book from Harvard Business Review Press on that very topic.
You know that the days of lifelong employment …
I’ve been saying for some time that the best opportunities for GROWTH and rapid success is outside the USA.
This isn’t just for big companies. I have individual friends who have fast tracked their careers because they were willing to relocate to Asia …
Fear of failure. Almost everyone has it to some degree. Or it’s close cousin, fear of rejection.
Why haven’t you started your own business just yet? Why don’t you like giving a speech? Why didn’t you put your name in the running …
Saying thank you, a simple way of making someone feel appreciated, is one of the top three drivers of employee engagement. The best news is that showing appreciation doesn’t have to cost a lot of time or money. Here are 25 no or low-cost thank you …
David McCullough is the Pulitzer prize winning author of John Adams and Truman, and he recently turned 79 years old. Harvard Business Review asked him, “Do you think about retiring?”
His response:
“When the founders wrote about life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, they didn’t mean longer vacations and more comfortable …
(Reposted and updated from my Forbes.com column)
The best business strategy–the best personal philosophy–might not be the most obvious choice…
Late night dinner in one of the best restaurants in the best hotel in Las Vegas. Chef’s tasting menu of course. A chance encounter with a young but obviously very wealthy …
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Philadelphia, PA – January 20, 2013 — Kevin Kruse has been recognized as one of the Top 100 Thought Leaders in Trustworthy Business Behavior. Trust Across America received hundreds of nominations from around the world and finalists …
“What’s the difference between happiness at work and employee engagement,” I’m often asked.
Someone can be happy at work, but not “engaged.” They might be happy because they are lazy and it’s a job with not much to do. They might be happy talking to all their work-friends …
What should you look for as you recruit new hires in 2013?
As an employee yourself, what traits will serve you best in the years ahead?
Late last year IBM conducted interviews with 1,709 CEOs around the world, and published the results in a white paper titled “Leading Through Connections.” …
The average age of a supervisor is 33, yet the average age someone begins to get leadership training is 42. That’s a decade of lost potential, or worse, a decade of misguided management!
This data comes from the legendary Jack Zenger …
(For my writing and want-to-be writer friends…)
JK Rowling, author of the Harry Potter series, doesn’t do many interviews so I eagerly watched her on the Charlie Rose show. Lots of fun stuff related to Harry Potter but I was interested in tidbits related to how she writes:
1) Kill the adverbs! …
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Serial entrepreneur and NY Times bestselling author, Kevin Kruse, focused on Wholehearted Leadership for Employee Engagement to build and sell several, multi-million dollar companies, winning both Inc 500 and Best Place to Work awards along the way.
