Posts Tagged ‘motivation’
Just Don’t Do It!
Everybody does it at one time or another. You know what I mean. It is a behavior that distracts you or bothers others. It is often a trivial activity of little value or, even worse, negatively impacts your productivity. Here are a few examples: Perhaps you sit in a meeting with your head down, texting…
Read MoreThe Simple Secret to Supercharging Motivation
Imagine a few buckets of seawater holding enough nuclear energy to power the entire planet for a day—if only we could unlock it. Similarly, the people in your organization are packed with untapped talent, intelligence, and creativity that could amaze you. Just think: what could your team achieve if you harnessed this power? In the…
Read MoreWhat is your radical idea?
I’ve had this long nagging desire to write a sitcom. Silly, right? I’m not a sitcom writer. I’m a professor and an entrepreneur. I research important topics and I consult about practical things like leadership, team building, and talent development. Nonetheless, every once in a while, I find myself noodling with this idea for a…
Read MoreAssess Your Path Canvas
This one-page tool is designed to help you to assess where you are, where you want to be, and whether or not you are on the right path. Print out the tool, watch the video, and put it to work for you. Watch the Video Download the Tool [restrict] [/restrict]
Read More4 Reasons That You Should Start a Business Today
Every semester, I invite entrepreneurs into my classroom at Vanderbilt University to share their stories with my students, partner with student teams to address business challenges, and receive recommendations about how to improve their businesses, drive growth, and better position themselves in the marketplace. Using these experiences as a backdrop, coupled with my own business…
Read MoreEpisode 049. Pursue Your Passion With Author and Wildpreneur Tamara Jacobi
In 2007, Tamara Jacobi graduated college with a job offer in one hand and a dream in the other. Staying true to herself, she passed on the job and pursued her dream. Today she is the owner of Tailwind Jungle Lodge in Mexico and the author of the book Wildpreneurs: A Practical Guide to Pursuing…
Read MoreEpisode 023. How Will You Measure Your Life With NYT Bestselling Author Karen Dillon
How will you measure your life? That can be a very daunting question but answering it can make all the difference. Regardless of where you are in your life, determining how you are going to measure how you lived your life is better figured out right now. NYT bestselling author and former Harvard Business Review…
Read MoreEpisode 022. Understanding the Motivation Myth with Jeff Haden
Forget everything that you think you know about motivation and listen to this podcast. Bestselling author, Inc writer, and blogger (over 1 million followers on LinkedIn alone), Jeff Haden, joins Patrick in the Leadership Lab to talk about his book The Motivation Myth. Don’t miss the chance to learn what it truly takes to motivate…
Read More5 Workplace Etiquette Behaviors to Help You to Win at Work
Joining a new workplace, at any age, can be daunting! Here are 5 quick and easy workplace etiquette tips. Although simple, and seemingly straightforward, these 5 things are often forgotten or overlooked in the rush of beginning a new role. Read more in this article. Download a PDF of the 5 workplace etiquette behaviors perfect…
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