SELF IMPROVEMENT AND MOTIVATION

Self-awareness has been cited as the most important capability for leaders to develop, according to the authors of  “How To Become a Better Leader,”  which was published in the  MIT Sloan Management Review . Successful leaders know where their natural inclinations lie and use this knowledge to boost those inclinations or compensate for them. A study also found that self-awareness impacts companies’ bottom line. In a study of the stock performance of 486 publicly traded companies,  Korn/Ferry International  found that companies with strong financial performance tend to have employees with higher levels of self-awareness than poorly performing companies.  Yet self-awareness seems to be in short supply among leaders. While women in executive-level management positions tend to exhibit more self-awareness than men in the same positions, the overall percentages suggest there is much opportunity for growth in this area. In a study of 17,000 individuals worldwide, ...

Generation Me. Generation We. The Net Generation. Echo Boomers. Global Generation. Generation Next. Millennials, who? Comprising of the largest workforces, millennials are the youngest generation at work who have brought in a spectrum of culture with their eccentric enthusiasm and a thirst for knowledge and have managed challenge the concrete foundation of Boom Generation (born between 1946 and 1964) and Generation X (born between 1954 and 1980). Often questioning the ‘how’, ‘why’, ‘where’, and ‘what’ of everything, millennials often appear as a set of individuals who are lethargic, entitled, narcissistic, fallible, immature and carefree. It is often concluded that they are to be entrusted with less responsibility and be excluded from important discussions or perhaps given lesser training. Conversely, the above actions lead to lower motivation and job satisfaction which is the bait for millennials. As much as they influence the world around them, millennials are in turn influenced by m...

It's not about doing something new to create an image to promote. It's about becoming conscious about what you do naturally and being more consistent and visible with it. Building a business isn’t easy. Success comes from intensive, hard work and a great deal of learning. Any entrepreneur will tell you that it’s important to love what you do, leverage your passion, work hard and most importantly -- never stop building your personal brand. That’s because people like to do business with other people, not companies. Building your personal brand lends credibility and authenticity to your business, especially if that business is you.  Past surveys have shown that  trust in brands and corporations has declined  in recent years and  84 percent of millennials don’t trust traditional advertising , so it’s more important than ever to create a personal brand that creates strong connections with your target audience. The most effective personal brands are built ar...

- When the housing bubble burst in spectacular fashion and  fanned the flames of a financial crisis that revelled only the great depression of the 1930s. That downturn has since become known as the great recession and it is now widely agreed that the united states officially went into recession in December 2007. The following year, some of the largest financial institutions, including a handful of the largest banks in the country, either failed or were forced into the hands of rivals at fire sale prices. T he great recession  officially ended in June 2009, but the economy has yet to fully recover. In fact, many market pundits are concerned that the economy will double-dip back into recession.  All this happen in the US and what did the after mart caused to the rest of the world or even what can we learn or take home from this? Now that more then decade has passed since the housing market peaked, what le...