Improvement
Two Things To Do Before Running A Business Experiment
Experiments are a great way to test your assumptions and make smart decisions, whether you’re launching a product or optimizing a marketing campaign. But without a thoughtful plan of execution, you may not learn anything truly useful. Before you invest…
Three Ways To Be More Successful That Have Nothing To Do WIth Work
When people talk about becoming successful they tend to focus on work. Success is more than just job performance or how much money you make. To get yourself on the right track, here are three things you can do to boost your success that have nothing to…
Credibility Is Easily Lost
There is very little that is as important to your success as your reputation. Your reputation determines how you are viewed. If people do not think you are credible, they will not believe what you say. While it is easy to destroy your reputation, it is…
What Successful People Did Is What You Can Emulate
There are hundreds of books and articles where successful people talk about their habits. The idea is that if you follow those habits then you too can be successful. The problem is most of these focus on what these people are doing today. Many of these…
When Your Growth Stalls, Ask Yourself Why
We’ve all hit a wall at some point. You may run up against a competitor you can’t beat, lose your job despite your best efforts, or encounter some other kind of roadblock. When you can’t go forward, the only way to keep moving is to take a step back. S…
To Start Your Week Refreshed, Treat the Weekend Like a Vacation
When Monday morning arrives, do you feel relaxed? Or are you still stressed out from the previous week? Research shows that one way to make your weekends more refreshing is to think of them as a short vacation. Part of this is simply enjoying yourself:…
Know If Something Is Really An Asset
Strictly speaking an asset is something that has value. That can be an item, a skill, or a talent. A liability is usually used to indicate a debt, but it can be anything that costs more than it is worth. While this sounds simple, people often label a l…
It Doesn’t Matter What Used To Be
One of the problems that many businesses face is trying to adapt to changing conditions. Technology and industry disruption throw businesses into chaos. How you deal with it can decide whether or not your business survives. The biggest mistake that bus…
How You Use Resources Is More Important Than How Much You Use
It is common in organizations to think that when a problem pops up, you can solve it by throwing money at it. While insufficient resources can be a problem, it is just as likely that the problem is how you are spending them. The CT education system is …
Surround Yourself with People Who Will Push You to Grow
When it comes to planning our careers, we carefully choose our companies and jobs. But rarely are we deliberate about selecting the advisers and confidantes who help us succeed. Cultivate a support group for your career by thinking about whose advice a…