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Stress Is The Only Way You'll Get Better At What You Do
How often do you intentionally push yourself to discomfort?I know that sounds a little nutty, but here's why I ask: Subjecting yourself to stress is the only way to systematically get stronger —...
View ArticleThe 12 Most Important Lessons I've Learned Since Turning 60
Tomorrow is my birthday — always an opportunity for reflection, but especially this time. For several weeks now, I've been thinking about what I've learned during the past six decades that really...
View Article'Emotional Contagion' From One Person Will Bring Down A Whole Team
We had hired a new senior executive.Soon after settling in, he began to share his concerns with me. He was doing so, he assured me, only because he loved working for us, and he was looking out for the...
View ArticleSleep Deprivation Hurts Productivity More Than Going Without Food
Let's cut to the chase.Say you decide to go on a fast, and so you effectively starve yourself for a week. At the end of seven days, how would you be feeling? You'd probably be hungry, perhaps a little...
View ArticleObsessing About Bad Decisions Or Unfairness Is A Waste Of Energy
I had just finished facilitating a daylong workshop for a team of leaders at Walmart when I received a voicemail telling me my flight from Bentonville, Ark., that evening had been canceled and I would...
View ArticleA Company's Greatness Can't Just Be Measured In Profit
Perhaps no business consultant enjoys higher esteem in the corporate world than Jim Collins. Over three decades, he has sold millions of copies of his books describing the characteristics of what he...
View ArticleHow To Overcome Your Negativity Bias
Does this sound familiar? You’re feeling a bit uneasy – say, a tightness in your chest or a rumbling in your stomach. You search your mind for the cause, and you think of something unsettling that...
View ArticleHigh Intensity Interval Training Can Make You Incredibly Efficient at Work
As a runner, I’ve spent most of my adult life training aerobically, meaning I run for extended periods of time – 30 to 60 minutes – at a pace I find challenging but perfectly tolerable.But over the...
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Why You Should Never Skimp On Vacation Time
The last several months have been, in many ways, the richest, most exciting and most creative period of my life. Still, as I prepare to take off most of the month of August, I’m feeling edgy, worn out...
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Even CEOs Should Spend Part Of Every Vacation Completely Disconnected
I am the chief executive of my company, with responsibility for 30 people in the United States and another two offices overseas. As part of my vacation last month, I took two weeks when I was...
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Why Leaders Need To Be Vulnerable
A few days ago, it dawned on me that for the past several weeks I had been feeling vaguely anxious, uneasy and sad.I hate saying that. It’s not how I want to see myself. It’s not how I want others,...
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Being Busy Doesn't Make You Productive, But Getting More Sleep Will
In all likelihood, you get more done today than you ever have before. That’s mostly because you can do so much more, so much faster, wherever you are, through e-mail, texting, instant-messaging,...
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It Should Be OK To Nap At Work
I didn’t get enough sleep one night recently. I realize that’s scarcely a big confession, but it’s a rare event for me. Because I’m acutely aware of how critical sleep is to my mood, focus, creativity...
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How To Motivate Employees With More Than A Paycheck
More than two-thirds of employees around the world, a recent Gallup poll found, feel disengaged, dispirited, and fatigued at work. Why is that?A value proposition is no more than the promise of a fair...
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Most People Miss The Real Secret to Great Performance
Think of a time when you were performing at your best and another occasion when you were performing at your worst. Now, take a few moments to visualize the two occasions in your mind.The vast...
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How Not To Be A Jerk Over Email
In its early days, one of the joys of email was the access it provided to people who might otherwise be inaccessible, or very difficult to reach. I still remember a New Yorker articlewritten by John...
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Why You Hate Your Job
The way we’re working isn’t working.Even if you’re lucky enough to have a job, you’re probably not very excited to get to the office in the morning, you don’t feel much appreciated while you’re there,...
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6 Ways To Make Work Fun Again
It was a collective howl of powerlessness, despair, cynicism, and rage: "Why do I hate work?""Because profits over people have created a corporate environment where I am just as disposable as any other...
View ArticleHow Are You Feeling?
Last week, my company, The Energy Project, held an offsite for our employees. On the second day, we brought in two outside facilitators to help us focus on how we work together.The facilitators had...
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How Fear Kills Productivity
Capacity is the sort of flat, familiar word we don't typically give a second thought. It's also the key to a high-performance work culture and a sustainably productive life.Capacity refers to the...
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