Leadership is a desirable quality that many employers seek in candidates of all levels. It can signal strengths like problem-solving, organization, and effective communication. Whether or not you’re interviewing for a role that requires managing others, highlighting your leadership skills can be a valuable endeavor. During an interview, you may receive…...
Hired at 25 – Fired at 35: The Turning Point for the CEO of Dunkin Donuts
Transformational moment: “You can learn more – if you can survive it – from a setback than you can from success. Success is a dangerous thing if you have too much of it.”“My best learning occurs when I hit one of those bumps in the road. I realize that there’s…...
How to Become More Decisive When You Fear Making Decisions
Two reasons we decide not to decide: #1. People-pleasing:Excessive people-pleasing leads to indecision, anxiety, resentment, and misery. After all, how can you fully know what others want?People-pleasers can’t say no for fear of disappointing. Anyone who can’t say no lets others drive decisions.If you can’t make decisions, someone else runs…...
When to Just Shut Up and Do It
Just shut up and do it:Discomfort is the path to success, but not all discomfort is the same.Sometimes discomfort means STOP. You’re uncomfortable with fudging the numbers, for example. In ethical areas discomfort means stop.In the area of development, discomfort means press forward. The only way to increase capacity is…...
5 Leadership Styles – Which Best Suits You?
Leadership styles:Commanders:Take charge and tell people what to do.Fit well in hierarchical organizations.Work best when roles are highly defined.Thrive when their expertise meets crisis or pressing challenges.Collaborators:Seek input and suggestions.Try to satisfy all parties.Make many decisions by consensus.Work well when time allows for their process to work.Fit well when teams…...
A Premortem: Reverse Positive Thinking for Success
Get into the habit of doing PREmortems, because a POSTmortem by definition happens after the fact, which is too late for the current situation, although it will undoubtedly help similar situations in the future. What might go wrong:A year from now, imagine your project is a colossal failure.…...
How to Manage the Bottom 15%
At WD-40 about 60% believe they can achieve their career goals without leaving the company. The strategy is simple, but not necessarily easy.*LearnLeapRepeat“Every single person in your organization is on a learning curve – including you.” (Whitney Johnson at the World Business Forum 2018)Source - Read More at: leadershipfreak.blog...
