Thought Leaders
Here’s How You Know It’s Time to Actually Fire That Toxic Client
Sometimes, the adage that "the customer is always right" just doesn't apply anymore.
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Thought Leaders
12 Ways Successful People Handle Toxic People
To deal with toxic people effectively, you need an approach that enables you to control what you can and eliminate what you can't.
Business News
8 Things You Can Do When You Have a Toxic Boss
The worst managers of all are the ones who create a toxic work environment.
By Ellevate
Entrepreneurs
9 Telltale Signs You’re Dealing With an Inauthentic Person
There is no skill more important to success than being able to detect who is sincere and who isn't.
By Deep Patel
Thought Leaders
How to Deal With Negative People Who Just Aren’t Going Away
Maybe it's a relative or a colleague but real life includes people who scorn your optimism because they don't have dreams of their own.
By Deep Patel
Entrepreneurs
10 Horrible Habits You’re Doing Right Now That Are Draining Your Energy
For most people the biggest obstacle they face is themselves, but it doesn't have to be that way.
By John Rampton
Entrepreneurs
Do You Need to Say ‘No’ More? Find Out in 4 Questions.
Mastering the art of 'no' puts you in the driver's seat of your own life.
By Carolyn Sun
Building a Business
To Be Successful Stay Far Away From These 7 Types of Toxic People
You need a network of talented people, not toxic personalities who undermine you.
By Deep Patel
Building a Business
Time to Say Goodbye? When and How to Break Up With a Client
It's hard to cut a client loose, but you don't work this hard to tolerate toxic behavior.
By Melissa Dawn
Business News
The Harvey Weinstein Scandal Is a Clarion Call to Men In Positions of Leadership
Men are disproportionately in positions of leadership. They have a special obligation to battle sexual harassment.
Entrepreneurs
4 Reliable Signs Someone Is About to Waste Your Time
When someone's first interaction with you is about them and something they want, run the other way as fast as you can.
Thought Leaders
7 Choices Every Entrepreneur Must Make
One aspect of entrepreneurship is starting a business. The bigger aspect is deciding how you will live your life.
Business News
Anthony Scaramucci Is Out as Communications Director. Maybe It’s Not a Good Idea to Publicly Disparage Your Co-Workers?
When you're fired up and saying awful things about people, it can get you fired.
Human Resources
What Top Performers Can Learn From Disney’s Firing of the Voice of Kermit the Frog
It comes to show that even at the highest level, you still need to be a team player.
By Nina Zipkin
Entrepreneurs
8 Toxic Personalities Every Successful Person Avoids
Nobody can afford an emotional saboteur.
By Deep Patel
Thought Leaders
5 Tips to Live Your Dream
You don't want to be that old, lonely man at the bar...
By Dan Dowling
Thought Leaders
How Smart People Handle Difficult People
Toxic people defy logic. Some are blissfully unaware of the negativity they spread, while others seem to derive satisfaction from creating chaos.
Thought Leaders
5 Ways to Work With People Who Annoy You
Good manners, deep breaths and boundaries solve most problems happily enough.
Entrepreneurs
The Tragedy of Selling Yourself Short
We can never be certain we will achieve our lofty ambitions but we are sure to regret it if we never try.
By Peter Voogd
Entrepreneurs
9 Signs You’re Dealing With an Emotional Manipulator
Emotional manipulators defy logic. They derive satisfaction from controlling you and creating chaos.
Entrepreneurs
6 Instances When Nicely Saying ‘No’ Benefits Your Business
You can't be available for big opportunities if you say 'yes' to every little thing.
Entrepreneurs
3 Ways to Manage Stress and Recharge Your Life
Successful people don't have less stress in their lives. They've just mastered a few principles that help them rebalance their time, energy and emotions.
By Marty Fukuda
Business News
5 Toxic People Who Will Stunt Your Business Growth
High-quality products and solid numbers can't compensate for the damage these toxic insiders can cause.
By Tyler Leslie
Thought Leaders
What to Do When Your Company Is Being Held ‘Hostage’ By a Toxic Employee
Employees build the organization, run the organization and drive your organization's success. But, employees can also take down the organization.
Thought Leaders
An Entrepreneur’s Secret Weapon: the Right Question
The 'right question' always means the bigger, badder, better, bolder one.
Thought Leaders
How to Change Your Poor Personal Reputation at Work
One particular executive found out that his direct reports labeled his office 'the Gates of Hell.'
Building a Business
How Culture Vultures Can Kill Your Company’s Success
The attitude and behavior of only one person in an organization can make a huge difference -- for better or worse.