Entries by First Sun Team

Leadership: Culture: Why It’s The Hottest Topic In Business Today…No Matter if You’re a CEO, HR Executive, Manager, or Team Leader – Culture Really Matters. Consider it One of your Most Powerful Tools for Business Success

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Last year Merriam Webster’s dictionary stated that ”culture” was the most popular word of the year. Well, it has now become one of the most important words in corporate board rooms, and for good reason. We have a retention crisis. New Deloitte researchshows that culture, engagement, and employee retention are now the top talent challenges facingbusiness leaders. More than […]

Strategy: Only Idiots don’t Play Office Politics — Here’s How to Master the Game…Don’t Answer Questions If you Don’t Know Why They are Being Asked

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The idea of playing politics gets a bad rap.  Often you’ll hear people say, “Oh, you’re just playing politics with that decision” in a context that usually means, “You don’t really believe what you’re doing, but you’re doing it in order to avoid doing the right thing.” Success in business requires you to be an expert […]

Leadership: 15 Body Language Blunders Successful People Never Make…Avoiding These Body Language Blunders will Help you Form Stronger Relationships, both Professionally/Personally

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Our bodies have a language of their own, and their words aren’t always kind. Your body language has likely become an integral part of who you are, to the point where you might not even think about it.  If that’s the case, it’s time to start, because you could be sabotaging your career. TalentSmart has […]

Strategy: 9 successful People Share the One Thing they Buy that Makes their Lives Easier or Better…I’ve had the Great Privilege to Interview Some of the World’s Top Business Minds, Authors, & Influencers

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How do some of the world’s most successful entrepreneurs spend their money to make their lives easier and/or better?  It’s one of my favorite questions to ask of my guests on my daily podcast, So Money. Since launching the show two months ago, I’ve had the great privilege to interview some of the world’s top […]

Leadership: Is Your Company Ready For Email Collaboration?…Called the Productivity Gap,which is Between all the Content/Information we can Access on Mobile & the Limits to What we can Do With It

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Are mobile and email holding us back? I’m beginning to think so. In the department of What Happens Next In The World of Work, they’re what has to happen: We need to have seriously better ways of communicating both via mobile and via email. Both need to catch up to the way we want to […]

Strategy: The Latest Round Of LinkedIn Changes: What You Need To Know…You May not have Access to all these Changes Yet, But you Will. And this is Just the Beginning

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LinkedIn recently introduced a new look and feel to your home page and profile page, as well as additional features and a new pricing plan. The latter was designed to get more people to pay more – or pay at all (since most members are on the “free plan”). This is not surprising. LinkedIn is […]

Leadership:Lazy People Often Make the Best Employees…Don’t Alienate your Lazy Employees, but Challenge them, Distract Them,& Put Them to Work

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At first glance lazy employees seem to be the worst ones to look to if you want to get a job done, but that may not be the truth. When they seem to be distracted, they may not have enough going on to keep them interested. After all, it’s the lazy employees who know the shortcuts, the efficiencies, how […]

Strategy: 20 Things High Achieving Employees Say to their Bosses…These are my Top Tips, but What are Yours? If You’re a Manager, What Would you Love to Hear your Employees Say More?

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Looking to make a good impression with a new boss or improve your relationship with your current manager?   Bosses want to hear you say things like, “I’ll take the lead on that!” Try adding a few of these powerful phrases into your conversations.  You can easily improve your standing with your boss without being […]

Strategy: Psychologist says These 7 Critical Skills Predict Success…Developmental Psychologist Susan Engel Researched the Skills that Actually Predicted Success

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What skills do you really need to succeed?  In school, they taught us history and algebra and if we got good SAT scores they said we’d succeed. But are those the skills we really need? Collaboration is a critical skill. Developmental psychologist Susan Engel researched the skills that actually predicted success. I’ll give you a hint […]

Your Career: 12 Times you’re Better off Without a Promotion…Moving up the Corporate Ladder Seems Like a No-Brainer, but There are Many Reasons Why you Might be Better Off Declining

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You’ve been with a company for years, and have received excellent performance reviews. You may even be due for a promotion. Maybe it will come with a bigger paycheck, a larger office, and a fancier title. Will you be better off taking the promotion or not? But should you automatically accept a promotion if one […]