Entries by First Sun Team

#Leadership : A CEO Shares the Letter he Sends to Every Job Candidate before Making an Offer…You are Receiving this Letter Because we Believe You are the Right Person to Lead our Much-Needed Growth at this Important Stage of our Organization, & We are Honored you are Considering Joining the Possible team.

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A few years ago, I Read a Letter a Social Entrepreneur Sent to Every Candidate Before he Made an Offer. It had a profound impact on me even as someone who wasn’t considering joining his team, so we started the practice at Possible.   Mark Arnoldy, CEO of Possible. I wanted to share the letter we […]

#Leadership : Are You A Leader Or A Follower?…Leadership is the Art of Persuasion—The Act of Motivating People to Do More than They ever Thought Possible in Pursuit of a Greater Good.

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It has Nothing to Do with your Title. It has Nothing to Do with Authority or Seniority. You’re not a Leader just Because you Have People Reporting to You. And you don’t suddenly become a leader once you reach a certain pay grade. A true leader influences others to be their best. Leadership is about social influence, not […]

#Leadership : How Servant Leaders ‘Fill The Gap’…Leadership Is a byproduct of Serving Others; It’s the Intangible Value you Create in Others Who Don’t Even Realize They’re Being Led.

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To Fill the Gap Means to Serve Others Before Serving Oneself. Servant Leaders Recognize that Enabling Others Serves the Betterment of the Team while also Building Oneself. To fill the gap is to serve a purpose. What gap will you fill today?   Image credit: Hamed Saber on Flickr Last week, August 6th, was the fifth anniversary of […]

#Strategy : 11 Easy Ways to Boost your Willpower & Concentration…There are Dozens of Ways to Filter Out Distractions & Improve your Ability to Concentrate for Extended Periods of Time.

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Few things are more frustrating than knowing you need to finish a project and absolutely not being able to focus on it. In these moments, everything — email, Facebook, tying your shoe — seems more exciting than the task at hand. Avoid the siren call of email and Facebook. Fortunately, there are dozens of ways […]

#Leadership : 3 Pitfalls Of Remote Work That You Probably Aren’t Thinking About…Ask yourself a Few Key Questions to Suss Out Whether a Home Office makes More Career Sense than an Open-Concept Office.

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Before you Decide to Accept a Remote Role or To Take Advantage of your Company’s New Work-from-Anywhere Policy, it Makes Sense to Ask yourself a Few Key Questions to Suss Out Whether a Home Office makes More Career Sense than an Open-Concept Office. You know the conventional wisdom about having a dedicated workspace and avoiding taking […]

#Strategy : 3 Ways The Internet of Things Will Change Every Business…Have you Entered the Internet of Things Yet? If you Have a FitBit or other Activity Tracker(alarms, thermostat,lights, etc.) that Talks to your Smartphone, you Have.

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Have you entered the Internet of Things yet?  If you have a FitBit or other activity tracker that talks to your smartphone, you have. If you have a thermostat, alarm system, or lights in your home that you can control with your computer or phone, you have. The line of Fitbit Internet-enabled products (Photo by […]

Your #Career : 6 Ways to Take on a Side Project That Doesn’t Take Over Your Life…Taking on a New Project Can—& Should—Be a Productive & Rewarding Experience—If you Do it Right.

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Yes, your Days are Packed, Your To-Do List is Full, & you Might Not Think that you Can Accomplish Another Project without Sacrificing what Matters to You. And yet, successful people do it every day. Starting a New Side Project Always Seems Like a Good Idea. So you buy the materials, or you register the […]

#Strategy : 23 Fascinating Diagrams Reveal How to #Negotiate with People Around the World…You Can’t Expect Negotiations with the French to be Like Negotiations with Americans, & the Same Holds True for Every Culture Around the World.

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“Determining National Characteristics is Treading a Minefield of Inaccurate Assessment & Surprising Exception. There is, However, Such a Thing as a National Norm.” Beef up your international deal-making skills. British linguist Richard D. Lewis charted communication patterns as well as leadership styles and cultural identities in his book, “When Cultures Collide,” which is now in […]

#Leadership : Nice Women Win: Why Being Nice is a Business Strength…Nice Does not Mean Answering “Yes” to All Requests. Rather, Nice Means Turning Down the Requests you Cannot Meet Respectfully.

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Have you Ever Met for the First Time a Businesswoman you Admire, & Been Surprised at how Nice She Was? Next time consider whether she’s nice in addition to her other impressive accomplishments, or whether her niceness helped her to achieve success in the first place. While attending a networking event, I recently met a […]

#Leadership : How To Stay Ambitious In Business Without Burning Out…To #Succeed Without Sacrificing Yourself in the Process Means you Need to Set Boundaries & Take Care of Yourself Along the Way.

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How Can You be Successful & Have an Impact in Business Without Sacrificing Yourself or Your Sanity in the Process?  I’ve spent the last several years studying neuroscience, mindfulness, high performance leadership, and several other healing modalities to figure out how to create success with ease. [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” […]