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Here are six research-backed tips to tame the Motivation Monster and make your resolutions stick!

One of the best ways to make training engaging is to make it fun. How? Try these 5 tips!

How you respond to feedback determines how others view you and whether you’ll learn from it. Here are 4 simple strategies to respond well!

Psychological safety is widely recognized as one of the most significant predictors of high-performing teams, enabling open...

Giving direct feedback without damaging morale is one of the biggest challenges for managers and individual contributors. It can feel...

Harvard research from Professor Allison Brooks highlights something powerful: follow-up questions are the most impactful kind of question...

The holiday season is here. This means festive meals, cozy get-togethers, and probably more than one overplayed holiday movie. However,...

In the annals of ancient wisdom, lies a tale involving the Chinese philosopher Zhuangzi that imparts a profound lesson on human cognition...

Many leaders have found themselves in a tough spot when faced with the dreaded request for triangulation : " Can you talk to this person...

“That which we call a rose by any other name would smell just as sweet,”  Shakespeare wrote in Romeo and Juliet. The sentiment may hold...

Robert Frost once said, “Unless you are educated in metaphor, you are not safe to be let loose in the world.”   He was pointing out how...

Imagine you're giving a presentation. Suddenly, a group of zombies smash through the windows, attack your audience, and eat most of their...

People would rather skydive, shave their heads, or eat bugs than step into a negotiation. Yes, bugs. However, we all negotiate every...

The great Chinese general and philosopher Sun Tzu once said, “Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors...

“Should I share my thoughts? I’m afraid he’ll get defensive.”     “I think I made a big mistake, but what’s the use of bringing it up?”  ...

When it comes to negotiations, the movie industry has a conflict bias. On one end of the spectrum, films often associate negotiations...

What is courage? People across time, including philosophers, writers, and leaders, have offered their own answers. While definitions...

" There are two types of speakers in the world: the nervous and the liars. " —Anonymous Speaking in public can be a powerful way to...

Many of us feel pressure to speak up, react fast, and always have something to say. However, when we all talk at once, no one feels...

Some months ago, I was watching my toddler struggle to scale a playground structure. He climbed and fell, climbed and fell. After hitting...