I have been thinking about Jeremy Lin for several days now, as millions of people probably have. If you’re unfamiliar with his meteoric rise to stardom, it has truly been something to watch and I highly recommend looking up the NBA player on YouTube. I’m not much of a sports fan, but I find Jeremy’s story […]
Close your eyes and imagine your office for a moment, or open them and look around; what do you think is the most valuable item in it? (When my wife read this article she immediately thought air, water and food, but those don’t tell much of a story on leadership and success.) We’ve all seen […]
“No one will ever take your career more seriously than you do.” That one piece of advice has stuck with me for a very long time. When I heard it I don’t know where I was, what company I was working for or even who shared it with me. Good advice tends to end up that way; […]
What makes you different? What makes you special? Not different and special the way that got you picked on in school, but the different that makes you extraordinary. Why are you better than the next person? In the professional world, why should you be considered for a job instead of the next applicant? Why should I […]
Leaders don’t just lead some of the time, or just when they feel like it. Leaders don’t just lead between the hours of 8 and 5, or only during the week. Leaders lead all the time. Empoweringthe80Percent isn’t just about getting ahead or leading in business or in your professional life. It’s about leading. Pure and simple, wholly and totally. Leaders lead because […]
No man is an island. Two heads are better than one. Strength in numbers. We’ve all heard these age-old proverbs and have probably heard them all of our lives. But have we taken them to heart? And if we have, to what extent and to what end? Creating your own personal board of directors, a […]