People who are successful stretch themselves. They take risks and are bold. They expand their Comfort Zones and Think Big. They know how to manage their inner critic and self imposed limits to get what they want in life. Here are 4 Coaching Tips to Expand Your Comfort Zone. 1. Don’t settle for mediocrity. Say …

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts Inc. launched Lincoln Center’s first mobile marketing platform as part of the promotional campaign for the outdoor dance series Midsummer Night Swing.

Which of the following statements about a jury, civil or criminal, are true? Prospective jury members never lie regarding their advance bias about a case. Jury members are always truly “peers” of the defendant. Jury members never talk about a case outside of jury deliberations, or read and watch TV about a case when sequestered, …

There are many reasons that contribute to this movement around spirit in the workplace. Here are a few reasons I’ve found on why it began. Employees want more from their organizations and organizations demand more from their employees. With all the corporate downsizing and restructuring, employees who are left tend to work longer hours. As …

From guest writer David Kershaw, from eVisioner MetaTeam® A friend of mine who has been in business for many years advises new managers who are trying to run an organization for the first time. Several times he has told me stories of young execs who get down in the weeds helping to get the actual …

10. All Board Members, MUST be donors – to the best of their ability. Not all board members are wealthy, but everyone should give at the highest level possible for their circumstances. It is important to be able to say to the public that 100% of your board supports your mission with their dollars. If …

Do we still need a “social” enterprise sector? Many businesses have “social impact” at least with their customers. And these customers around the world are demanding greater accountability and environmental sensitivity. Here’s what a reader to this blog wrote last week. “The underlying distinction made between social and business enterprise is thin,” noted Ashim Kumar …

Talking with Mr. Blankfein About Placing Ethics First From the Wall Street Journal on May 5, 2010: “Frankly, at this point, we have to go with an open mind and determine what we may be doing wrong,” Mr. Blankfein told customers of its private-wealth-management business during a 30-minute conference call. “On a very microscopic level, …

Previous posts have provided tips on overcoming the myth of the paper trail. In an effort to examine this issue from a different angle, below is a list of things that can derail your attempt to create a performance culture. Save all your feedback on an employee’s performance until the annual review meeting.

The days of leaders who can raise productivity and consequently profitability just by ‘managing by walking about’, patting their staff on the back and asking after the dog, are gone.