To celebrate my 40th birthday last month, my wife and I took a trip to the Big Island in Hawaii. This was the first trip we had taken since the birth of our son and we were excited (and a bit anxious) to be able to enjoy a much-needed adults-only vacation. While we were on the island, I had a chance to reflect on the most significant lessons I have learned in my first 40 years on this planet. As I was writing this list, it was interesting to see the variety of sources that these lessons came from. Some To celebrate my 40th birthday last month, my wife and I took a trip to the Big Island in Hawaii. This was the first trip we had taken since the birth of our son and we were excited (and a bit anxious) to be able to enjoy a much-needed adults-only vacation. While we were on the island, I had a chance to reflect on the most significant lessons I have learned in my first 40 years on this planet.

In this COVID era, remote work has become the norm for nearly everyone. But virtual management is a new task for first-time leaders, and also for many “old-school” executives too. What’s the best way to build, lead, and – most importantly – mentor remote teams? In this leader’s guide to remote management and mentoring, we’ll show how to use live video meetings to ask the right questions, so your virtual team will perform better. Here’s what we’ll cover in this guide: Virtual management during times of change Improving remote communications Highly effective questioning techniques Building your team with the right To celebrate my 40th birthday last month, my wife and I took a trip to the Big Island in Hawaii. This was the first trip we had taken since the birth of our son and we were excited (and a bit anxious) to be able to enjoy a much-needed adults-only vacation. While we were on the island, I had a chance to reflect on the most significant lessons I have learned in my first 40 years on this planet.

In today’s workplace, recognition is more important than it ever has been before. In fact, many people will work harder for recognition than they will for money. Behavior that is recognized and rewarded frequently gets repeated. As you can probably relate to, the better you feel about the work you do, the harder you tend to work. Research by O.C. Tanner recently found that 79% of employees who quit their job left because of a “lack of appreciation”. Finding ways to recognize, celebrate, and show your appreciation to people is paramount to creating a healthy organizational culture. Creating a culture To celebrate my 40th birthday last month, my wife and I took a trip to the Big Island in Hawaii. This was the first trip we had taken since the birth of our son and we were excited (and a bit anxious) to be able to enjoy a much-needed adults-only vacation. While we were on the island, I had a chance to reflect on the most significant lessons I have learned in my first 40 years on this planet.

Regardless of your title or position, you can lead from wherever you are. Here are a couple of important steps that will help you become a better leader: Be the Example to Model In leadership, your example is not the most important thing; it is the only thing. I call this exampleship. People will do what they see, not just what they hear. If you’re like me, you would rather watch a leader than to just listen to one. As Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “What you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say.” We frequently hear To celebrate my 40th birthday last month, my wife and I took a trip to the Big Island in Hawaii. This was the first trip we had taken since the birth of our son and we were excited (and a bit anxious) to be able to enjoy a much-needed adults-only vacation. While we were on the island, I had a chance to reflect on the most significant lessons I have learned in my first 40 years on this planet.

With the new wave of employees hitting your HR departments and business with their new ways of working, thinking and expectations, it’s time to look at some best practices in leading millennials. So, how do we as company owners and business leaders work with, inspire and lead this growing workforce? Employers and business leaders who have the capacity to understand their motivations, interests, and concerns will have a head start in attracting and retaining the best talent. Millennials are the breed of internet natives, who require leadership which keeps up to speed with their requirements of ethical working conditions. They’re To celebrate my 40th birthday last month, my wife and I took a trip to the Big Island in Hawaii. This was the first trip we had taken since the birth of our son and we were excited (and a bit anxious) to be able to enjoy a much-needed adults-only vacation. While we were on the island, I had a chance to reflect on the most significant lessons I have learned in my first 40 years on this planet.