If you’ve ever been in the middle of a meeting and suddenly found your attention wandering, you’re not alone. Studies have shown that although we spend 55% of our day listening, we only remember between 17–25% of what we hear. Those who do practice mindful listening, however, receive numerous benefits…

Communication is something we all know how to do, but few of us can do it effectively. We talk more than we listen, we tune out what bores us, and we allow personal judgments to cloud our understanding. If we want to succeed in the workplace, however, then effective communication…

The key to successful startups is having a good idea, but there’s more to the process than meets the eye. An “aha” moment is the beginning of a genius startup idea, but it’s certainly not the end. Ask any successful entrepreneur: coming up with great startup ideas can be challenging…

Ideas can come out of nowhere, suddenly with a Eureka! Or they come through hard work, built like a sturdy cabin, log by log. In the best startup examples, they do both: the idea is a brilliant flash then improved through hard work. The “aha moment” never happens without a…

Active listening is a skill that many people lack because it’s not something that we are accustomed to practicing. Body language helps to spot when someone has poor communication skills like poor eye contact, uninterested facial expression, inattentive body posture, or talking over another person. But active listening is harder…

How To Develop Self-Regulation Skills In The Workplace Self-regulation skills are essential for great performance at work. When your sense of self-efficacy guides you to meet challenges, you can promote better health, productivity and creativity in yourself. Effective self-regulation skills enable you to perform the most important tasks on time and produce quality results, regardless of what you…

Teamwork And Collaboration: How To Improve Them‍ You may have heard the expression “teamwork makes the dreamwork.” While this may sound like a cheesy platitude, it’s true that we can accomplish so much more when we collaborate with a team than we can alone. Around 75% of employees rate collaboration and teamwork as being very important. In…

How To Become An Entrepreneur: 10 Steps You Need To Take Entrepreneurial thinking is the ability to spot a way to do something better than it's been done before, and then to make it happen. Entrepreneurship has taken many forms, from the artisan shops of the Middle Ages to the multinational corporations of today. However, every entrepreneur has his or her…

Observation Skills Are A Leader’s Best Friend‍ To be a good leader is to be observant. When you’re leading a team, you must learn to notice what’s going on around you. Exceptional leaders are attuned to the needs of their employees and can foresee problems before they occur. Developing your observational skills requires time and practice. But…