Can I give you a little feedback?  Just curious how that phrase makes you feel. “Does your pulse spike just a little bit?  The ability to take constructive criticism is essential to our professional success. If you can’t take it, you won’t evolve .  So how do you get good at being criticized? The HR website Human Resources offers … [Read more...]

“Connection is what gives purpose and meaning to our lives.” So says qualitative researcher Brené Brown. Perhaps you’ve seen her famous TED Talk “The power of vulnerability”? In it, Brown talks about human connection and its relationship to vulnerability and shame. Interesting, but what does it have to do with business? Tons, actually. … [Read more...]

Right now, what’s your body doing? Are you hunched over, curled up, scrunching your shoulders? Body language is a meaningful form of nonverbal communication. Mute a video, and you can still guess how someone feels by their hand gestures and facial expression. But would you be surprised to hear that your own body language can have a profound … [Read more...]

You’ve perhaps heard of the study that proved that a judge is more likely to approve prisoners up for parole earlier in the morning, than after he returns (sleepy) from lunch? Decision fatigue is a real thing, and it affects everyone — not just justices. Over the course of the day, our decision-making gets worse. And considering that another … [Read more...]

Trust: It’s not just a warm, fuzzy word. It’s the hallmark of high-performing organizations.  So it stands to reason that understanding how trust works would be important to company leaders.  Turns out, there’s a biology to trust. According to Paul J. Zak, founding director of the Center for Neuroeconomics Studies, it has to do with … [Read more...]

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar. And at work, you’ll be more successful in building relationships with empathy than with exasperation. The secret to cultivating powerful work relationships is threefold, according to Darin Rowell, Founder and Managing Partner of FrontierX Global. 1 - Always have a clear purpose for the … [Read more...]

Fall down. Get up. Fall down. Get up. Fall down. Get up. The flip side of failure is resilience.  Anyone who’s ever followed an underdog sports team until they finally won a big game knows just how important repeated failure is to building up endurance, tenacity and grit.  And speaking of sports, an HBR survey of 2,000 NCAA … [Read more...]

Opportunities to hire wealth management talent are increasing because there’s more talent on the market due to layoffs and attrition, salary levels are normalizing, and, there’s an ever-evolving need and demand for financial advisors. “People are more aware of the need for financial advice,” said Dave Glaser of ECG Resources, a national … [Read more...]