You Shouldn’t Have A Typical Day; Here’s Why
What does a typical day look like for you?
It’s a question I’ve asked to hundreds of CEOs and top business leaders around the world.
Leadership Development
Essential Career & Life Advice From The CEO of UScellular
Laurent Therivel is the CEO of UScellular, the fourth largest wireless carrier in the United States with 5,000 employees across 23 states. Previously he spent 12 years at AT&T where he most recently served as CEO of AT&T Mexico leading 18,000 people.
Becoming the CEO of a company during a pandemic comes with a unique set of problems. A role that usually requires a lot of face to face interaction with employees, customers, and vendors has been mostly limited to phone calls and online meetings.
Learning How To Say No Is An Invaluable Skill
I used to say yes to every request, both personal and professional. If someone wanted to meet for dinner, pick my brain, or work together on a project, I always said yes.
But over time, I realized I was exhausted and depleted. I could never meet my goals for myself and my business because I spent all my time saying yes to everyone else instead of saying yes to myself.
How A Brain Tumor Made This CEO A Better Leader
Before going into surgery Sheryl wrote two letters to her team: one telling them she would see them when she returned healthy in six weeks, and another asking them to make her proud and continue the work they had started, this is the letter her team would receive if she didn’t make it out of surgery.
The Difference Between Employee Engagement And Employee Experience
What’s the difference between employee engagement and employee experience?
The same as the difference between updating a car by just painting the outside and replacing the entire engine. One method makes the car look nice, but the other actually improves its performance.
Employee engagement is popular, but it’s a short-term fix. Employee experience is a long-term solution that addresses the core of major issues.
Former Axiom CEO Elena Donio Shares Three Trends For The Future Of Work
In business and in leadership, the only constant is change. Just as a leader gets comfortable with something, things often change and move them towards something different.
That’s the case for Elena Donio, who has led change to champion workplace equality and representation and also seen changes within her own industry.
Are You Finding Time To Be Curious?
We often spend so much time surrounded by to-do lists, calendars, and endless meetings. But even with all that, are you finding time to be curious?
Curiosity is all about asking questions, challenging the status quo, and exploring new things. It’s also one of the most crucial skills for future leaders.
Former Ketchum CEO On Communication, Diversity, and Attracting Top Talent
In an industry known for helping clients solve crises and evolve, Barri Rafferty doesn’t shy away from a challenge—including leading in a rapidly changing world.
Five Things Great Leaders DON’T DO
Great leaders stand out because they avoid falling into common bad habits. They push themselves to be uncomfortable and improve and have the self-control to step away from things most other people usually do.
3 Strategies To Move From Negative To Positive Thinking
If you want to succeed in anything in life, from being an entrepreneur to playing competitive chess, you have to learn how to think positively.
So often, our default language to ourselves is negative. With every little mistake, we start to beat ourselves up and think negative thoughts.
But the best mindset you can create shifts that negative self-talk to positive self-talk.