7 Basics for Better Staff Meetings – Eric Geiger

Though it is common to lament staff meetings, to take jabs at their usefulness, and to breathe a sigh of relief when they are canceled, the reality is that staff meetings are essential. Teams must communicate. Without effective staff meetings, over time, people and teams will move in a plethora of directions.

Signs You Might Be a Toxic Colleague – Heidi Grant Halvorson

If you were “toxic” to work with, would you even know it? Is it possible that you are the one wreaking havoc on your team, making everyone else less productive and more miserable? Research shows there is remarkably little overlap between how other people see us and how we think we’re coming across.

4 Reasons Your Leadership Suffers When You Cheat Sleep – Michael Hyatt

Research shows we get about 20% less sleep than we think. That pushes the national average down to about five and half hours a night. And that’s the average! Leaders often brag about getting much less.

10 Tips for a Productive Day – Chris Brown

To win in life and business takes more than great ideas and ingenuity. You need laser-like focus, with your eye always on the prize. But in today’s world of unceasing interruptions and more distracting devices than you can shake an iPhone at, how do you keep intense concentration on the tasks at hand?