Never Be the Smartest Person in the Room
“Try to never be the smartest person in the room. And if you are, I suggest you invite smarter people, or find a different room” – Michael Dell, Founder and CEO of Dell Technologies. What!? You thought you had to be the smartest person to be the boss. Not so! Successful leaders like Abraham Lincoln and Steve Jobs surrounded themselves with people who had many opposing ideas. Remain humble. Give credit to others and never throw anyone “under the bus.” There’s no way you can ha
Fun at Work = Increased Productivity
Of Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For, an average of 81% of employees said they are working in a “fun environment.” If you want your employees to engage more, produce more, and stick around longer, consider lightening up once in a while. Try different things and have different people lead the fun. Here are our top suggestions that cost nothing: 1. Paper Airplanes - Break into teams, have no rules other than the planes need to fly. Decorate them, and see which team’s ai
How to Make 2020 Your Most Successful Year Ever
The year is winding down, but that doesn’t mean you have to. Below are three important things you can do to jumpstart 2020. These strategies will even help you end the year strong by assessing what you’re doing well and what you can be doing differently. Make time to: 1. Reassess Your Culture - Did your culture help you reach your goals so far in 2019? Creating a culture that values employees' ideas and hard work, that promotes collaboration, and that treats people like human
