What makes a leader, a leader? Ask ten different people and you’ll get ten different answers. Here’s one list of potent leadership traits from the Harvard Business Review, it lists five emotional intelligence traits effective leaders must possess. 1. Self-awareness — which can look like self-confidence, to a degree, but includes a realistic … [Read more...]
Video Interview Tips
Some of us were born to video interview. Others could use some practice. If you’re in the latter camp, here are a few important tips before you launch Zoom or Skype or another tool du jour for your next job interview on screen. 1. Always test your technology in advance. Enlist a friend to help you test your video chat connection. 2. Make … [Read more...]
Why Inclusive Teams Deliver Better Ideas and Stronger Outcomes
Consider this: millennials and Gen Z folks are the most diverse in history. In the last 40 years, as these generations have entered the workforce, the percentage of white workers in the U.S. has declined from 83% to 63%. The rise of conversation about diversity and inclusion at work has been happening for a long time, but it’s reached an apex … [Read more...]
How to Negotiate Virtually
Virtual negotiation is one of those things people either love or hate. And whether it’s about negotiating for a job or brokering a deal, there’s a lot more of it happening via videoconferencing and email these days. One recent study found that we’re significantly worse at reading emotions over email. This is not surprising. And reading … [Read more...]
June 2020 Wealth Management Opportunities
For a PDF Version Click the link below Strategic Financial Planning Managing Director | 15+ yearsBoutique RIA - 5mm-30mm level clientele * New York, NY Wealth Planner | 5-10 yearsNational Wealth Management Firm- 10mm-100mm level clientele * Louisville, KY* Naples, FL Vice President/RM | 6+ … [Read more...]
10 traits Google Lists as Critical to being a Perfect Boss
If your goal is to be an excellent boss — and whose isn’t? — Google data can get you there. Here are the 10 traits Google lists as critical to being a perfect boss: 1. You’re a good coach, using challenges as teaching moments. 2. You empower your teams without micromanaging them. 3. You know how to create an inclusive team … [Read more...]
Spruce up your professional presence online
Suddenly experiencing a lot of downtime? This is a great time to spruce up your virtual professional presence. It’s a step you can take right now to influence the future of your professional career. The past few years online presence has become more and more central to professional reputation. Here’s where to begin: LinkedIn. When was the … [Read more...]
Soft Skills and the Future of Work
Workers are getting softer. Softer-skilled, that is. As automation becomes increasingly ingrained across lines of business, employees who excel at critical soft skills are balancing out the use of machines to achieve basic tasks and traditional manual labor. According to a McKinsey report, the three most in-demand buckets of soft skills … [Read more...]
Stop Chasing Happiness
There once was an old grumpy man no one liked. Gloomy, complaining, always in a bad mood. The people in the village mostly just stayed away from him. Then one day, a rumor started going around the village. “Did you hear? The old man is smiling today.” Overcome by curiosity, they all surrounded the old man. “What changed?” they asked. “It’s … [Read more...]
Does your team have an accountability problem?
Is “lack of accountability” really a thing? Melissa Raffoni, CEO of The Raffoni Group, cautions leaders to use this phrase sparingly. While saying “we need more accountability,” is often intended to light a fire under people, it can have other consequences — like making people feel threatened. Besides which, it’s rare that people are … [Read more...]
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