Dale Carnegie was a pioneer of personal branding long before a ‘personal brand statement’ was officially coined. Since everyone can be recognized by their unique strengths, abilities and passions, these attributes comprise a personal brand statement. Having a strong personal brand statement is vital to staying competitive whether you use it to land an…
Author: Liz Scavnicky Yaekle
Five Steps to Stay Motivated When You’re Exhausted
We all have ‘off’ days from time to time. Whether you didn’t get enough sleep or aren’t excited about what you need to accomplish on any given day, here are five steps to staying motivated so you can get the job done. First visualize your goal and document the reasons for attaining it. Sometimes getting started…
Feeling Overwhelmed? Three Steps to Developing a ‘To-Don’t’ List
If you’re feeling overwhelmed at work, you are not alone. According to the American Institute of Stress, 80% of workers feel stress on the job and nearly half say they need help in learning how to manage stress. Dale Carnegie was a stress management pioneer, having published his best-selling book, How to Stop Worrying and…
Three Research-Based Reasons to Lead with Compassion
Compassion is something we rarely hear about in the workplace, however new research suggests that it directly impacts an organization’s bottom line. Since having compassion helps leaders be successful, it also enables the employees they manage to become successful—which ultimately contributes to the company’s overall success. Here are three researched-based reasons to lead with compassion….
Three Responses Worth Adopting to Show You’re Actively Listening
When it comes to listening, most people are only proficient at half of Merriam-Webster’s definition which is, “to hear what someone has said and understand that it is serious, important, or true.” I know my colleagues and family members can hear me, however I often discover that they weren’t really listening after the conversation has…
Three Study Habits to Cultivate in Your Career
Whether you were a stellar student during your school years or not, here are three study habits worth applying to grow your success in the workplace. Trade absolute thinking for a positive mindset. Dale Carnegie said, “It isn’t what you have or who you are or where you are or what you are doing that makes…
Four Tips for Tackling Team Optimization
Drive your team to success by applying one or more of these teamwork tips. Tackle team structure first. First and foremost, it’s critical to assemble an ideal team. In Jim Collins’ best-selling book, Good to Great, the author implores, “If we get the right people on the bus, the right people in the right seats, and the wrong…
Three Factors that Influence Employee Stars’ Decision to Stay Onboard
When top talent leaves an organization, the immediate impacts on the department can feel tragic. Since employee engagement has barely budged in the last few years, many organizations are focused on developing better attraction and retention strategies. Gallup recently asked employees what they consider most when deciding to take a job with a different organization. Here are three factors…
Step Outside of Your Comfort Zone and Into Success
Everyone feels familiarity, safety and security within their individual comfort zones. Our daily routines and patterns help stabilize our emotions and thwart feelings of anxiety and worry. To grow and transform, however, we must step outside of our comfort zones. Dale Carnegie said, “Take a chance! All life is a chance. The man who goes farthest…
How to Adapt Your Leadership for Millennials
There may not be an industry that is plagued with more generational chasms and clashing than in professional sports. Specifically for the National Football League, every year new and eager Millennial rookies join teams with established cultures, playbooks, veteran players, and seasoned coaches who are separated by 1-2 generations. When Jim Tomsula was coaching the…