Don’t be an Idea Killer

Key Traction-Point: There’s no faster way to demotivate your staff than by being an Idea Killer. Instead, focus on cultivating creativity. An Idea Killer is a boss who actively shoots down proposals, or passively lets them languish. It may also be be a manager who doesn’t know what it takes to build a culture of effective

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The Big Problem With Not Taking Risks In Your Career

Key Traction-Point: The problem with not taking risks in your career is that nothing changes.  And when nothing changes, that is when you feel the most trapped, stuck and alone. It’s EASY to stay where you are.  There is a lot a LOT of pressure to be stable in your career, and under that pressure

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5 Reasons Leaders Fail

Key Traction-Point: Leaders fail when they become narrow while thinking they are being broad and inclusive – when they are overly focused and listen only to their own intentions. The very traits that make a strong leader, if taken to their extreme, can set a leader up for failure. What may be viewed a leadership

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What Holds Most People Back From Success

Key Traction-Point: If you want to be a knight, act like a knight. What’s the number one thing that holds most people back from success? It’s not intelligence or hard work. It’s your attitude. Sound like the drivel your parents told you when you were 16 that inspired eye-rolling? That’s what I thought, too. But then I

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