Story originally posted on Inc. and written by Bernard Coleman (photo provided by Getty Images) Leadership is not without its pitfalls. I’ve now been working for 20 years across a number of industries–in tech, politics, nonprofits, and state government. In that time, I’ve had the opportunity to work with a wide range of leaders. However, one of the … Continue reading
Story provided by Inc. and written by Leigh Buchanan – Most entrepreneurs–especially new ones–charge into leadership with a cloud of aspirational adjectives (“inspiring,” “benevolent,” “collaborative”) roiling their brains but no clear idea what those things look like in practice. The result is confusion, as employees try to deduce the boss’s intent (“Am I supposed to take … Continue reading
Story provided by Inc. – In the internet age, with Google doing your legal research and LegalZoom your contracts, you may have the illusion that your legal ducks are all in a row. This illusion seduces even those entrepreneurs trying to avoid disputes. “I always operate by what my grandmother said: ‘An ounce of prevention … Continue reading
Story provided by Inc. – Our brains weren’t built to multitask. Our brains are designed to focus on one thing at a time, and bombarding them with information only slows them down. MIT neuroscientist Earl Miller notes that our brains are “not wired to multitask well… when people think they’re multitasking, they’re actually just switching from one task to … Continue reading
Story provided by Inc. – Social media for businesses has become a blight upon the world. Companies thirst for your attention with the most asinine, pointless promoted posts, offering webinars and “white papers” that you’ll never read or care about. Their budgets and actual reach are lower, and oftentimes the attention they get is actually … Continue reading
Story provided by Inc. – What’s the highest compliment for an aspiring entrepreneur? What’s the one thing you can say that suggests they’re in tune with the ultimate definition of entrepreneurship, and that they’re likely to succeed? I don’t think it’s that they’re smart, determined or even that they’re a great leader–as nice as it is … Continue reading
Story provided by Inc. – When it comes to using our brains, most people are on autopilot. Rather than be creative, engaging, and empathetic, most people tend to be lazy thinkers, hobbled by their egos, biases, and emotions. This laziness is part of our DNA, according to professor Ed Hess, author of Learn or Die: … Continue reading
Story provided by Inc. – You have your doubts about advisory boards. I get it. You picture people who don’t know your business sitting around your conference table offering platitudes at best and inane comments at worst while all the time you’re thinking “my time could be so much better spent building the company.” If you’re picturing a … Continue reading
Story provided by Inc. – Meetings are a major pain point for many of my clients striving to achieve organizational health. The remedy, however, is not fewer meetings; it’s more regular and specific ones. Sounds fun, right? Let me explain. The real work of teams is done in meetings. If you’re developing a new marketing plan, … Continue reading
Story provided Inc. – By now, you’ve probably already broken most of your New Year’s resolutions. You’re not alone: Only about 8 percent of those who make them keep them. But it may not be that you’ll never lose weight or learn a foreign language. If you aren’t being productive or if you feel … Continue reading