With what a career success begins? Should be there "right" personality traits? Or a study of business processes going up and down? What ultimately determines our ability to be successful? A psychiatrist and world-renowned expert on ADD (attention deficit) Edward Hallowell says that the key to success is the ability to concentrate. In his book " Driven to Distraction at Work" he tells about how to...

World expert in the psychology of success Brian Tracy, author of " How the Best Leaders Lead" says: the principles of military strategy are applicable to business. Their observance is necessary for success in a high-competitive market. Here are six of them 1. Assign a Task When planning any military operation, it is important to set clear objectives in advance and explain the role in their...

People often repeat same mistakes when developing a new idea. Here are six main ways to make your project a success. 1. Let well enough alone Think back of a moment in your personal life when you tried behave unusual. Was it easy? There are the same problems in the area of innovation. We are deep in the habits, we walk down a trodden path, act according to established pattern. For years, we...

All managers have similar problems. How to evoke a sense of responsibility among employees? What to do if there is too much of tasks? Do I need to be friends with my subordinates? Denny Strigl, a manager with years of experience, and Frank Swiatek, a business consultant, answer the most important questions in their book "Managers, Can You Hear Me Now?" A few tips you can use right now: The...

Google – this is colorful slides and bean bags, free delicacies, sleep capsules and bikes in the office; also, the company has been recognized as the best employer in the world. Happy people working together and having a great time - looks like a paradise, right? Here’s a story in the first person about all the secrets of Google’s HR politics: how the company looks for, hires and works with the...

In order to survive in a business environment, driven by digital technology, a salesperson must think and act more like a marketer. To succeed, salespeople need to take matters into their own hands and work more closely with the business marketing’s component. "The road to success in sales is thinking like a marketer and selling like a star" - says John Jantsch, creator of applied marketing and...

It is time to admit that the traditional goal setting is not working. This writes Danielle LaPorte - author of the book " The Desire Map: A Guide to Creating Goals with Soul". Danielle advocates that we should not make a list of what we want but how we want to feel. And here are four reasons to abandon the "old" goals. 1. Harassment target starts to weigh on you. The purpose ceases to be...

Did you open this post while working on a project? Or just had a moment alone and decided to read something? In any case, we are glad for your attention, but today, let’s talk about procrastination. Author of the book “Decide: Work Smarter, Reduce Your Stress, and Lead by Example” considers the nature of procrastination. What we are dealing with Procrastination is the plague of the...

Situations that cause estrangement between colleagues, provoke disagreement and are bad for productivity show up at work from time to time. It is not so important whether the reason for this in ourselves or others. What matters more, it can be prevented. The four-second rule says: "Take a break. Think about it. Do it". Peter Bregman, an author of Wall Street Journal’s bestseller “18 minutes”,...