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Quick and easy tips for better workplace communication

As they say, “communication is key.” And effective communication is especially essential to a fully functioning workplace. As a leader, you rely on communication in almost every aspect of your role, whether you’re communicating in board meetings, vision casting sessions, emails, performance overviews, and more. In the absence of healthy communication practices, workplaces can often […]

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5 tips for stepping into a leadership role

“Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen.”  – Michael Jordan Whether you’re burning to step up to a management role in your existing workplace, or reinvent yourself as a leader in a whole new industry, this blog is all about getting you there. We’ll walk you through […]

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5 ways to add more fun to your workplace

Is your workplace having fun? As counterintuitive is it may seem, incorporating fun into the workplace can create a big boost in productivity. Indeed some of the most successful companies in the world are also some of the most fun places to work. Why? Because sharing a few laughs with your employees can make them […]

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5 diagnostics to enhance your team performance

Chances are you’ve probably taken a diagnostic at some point in your life—maybe without even realizing it. If you’ve ever taken an online quiz to learn your personality type, for instance, you were in effect ‘diagnosing’ your character to learn more about your traits and why you are the way you are. Diagnostics are often […]

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5 bestselling books about personality

We’ve been spending a lot of time talking about personality on the blog—and with good reason! We each have a personality, but understanding who we are on a deeper level, what makes us tick, and why we do the things we do can often be a lifelong quest. Unfortunately, when dealing with a vast array […]

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Effectively managing extraverts in the workplace

Continuing our series about introverted and extraverted personalities in the workplace, today we’ll be discussing how to effectively manage extraverts. We’ve already covered this topic where it concerns introverted employees (you can read that blog here), where we suggested ideas such as setting boundaries in open-space offices, implementing virtual communication, and allowing time to jot […]

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The benefits of extraverts in the workplace

Lately on the blog, we’ve been discussing personality. The workplace is filled with a variety of personalities. Chances are than in your own workplace, no two people are completely the same. We human beings operate on such a wide spectrum of temperaments informed by our worldview, past experiences, comfort level, and thinking methods—and those are […]

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Effectively managing introverts in the workplace

Last time, we began a new series about personality in the workplace. Usually, when someone talks about personality, you’ll hear two words in particular: introversion and extraversion. Simply put, introverts are people who are energized by spending time alone, while extraverts are people who are energized by spending time with others. Introverts and extraverts operate […]

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6 must-read books to boost productivity and potential

In our last blog, we provided some unique, game-changing tips to help you and your team be more productive in the workplace. Better productivity is something all high achievers aspire to. When we’re more productive, we tend to feel more fulfilled—and, of course, we get more work done and therefore position ourselves closer to our […]

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5 productivity hacks for the workplace

There’s nothing quite as satisfying to leaders and mangers than a team that excels with productivity. In fact, it’s safe to say that we’d all like to be a little more productive, both in our personal and in our professional lives. Even though we’re all given the same amount of hours every day, it’s hard […]