Henry Ford
The Secrets of Building Community
10 Ways to Bond People Together
Leadership literature tends to focus on the leader themselves, the qualities that they need to have, as well the tips, tricks, tactics, and techniques they need to be successful. However, one of the most critical and underrepresented leadership skills is that of building community and how to do it effectively. Over the years, I have […]
Why The Words We Use Are So Important
25 Words That Will Transform Your Mood Right Now
What the fear of losing our job makes us do and what you can do differently
10 Ways to Save Yourself from Job Catastrophe
In an economic environment where corporations can easily outsource work to other countries for less, where salaries are not increasing but are actually decreasing, where layoffs are a reality even in the most robust economic areas, and all so that companies can meet Wall Street expectations – fear of losing one’s job is not only […]
How to Have That Hard Talk … Elegantly
7 Strategies to Make Sure Tough Talks Go Well
Hard talks are an inevitable part of the human experience. All of us encounter difficult and awkward situations at work and in our personal lives, and at the heart of those situations are (you guessed it) difficult and awkward people that are usually the source of the problem. No one (except psycho- and socio- paths) […]
The Missing Ingredient in Networking
The 3 Critical Qualities of Every Successful Business Relationship
There is a saying in business, “It’s not what you know, it’s who you know”. I don’t agree with this statement. It almost implies that connections are more important than the content of your character or your knowledge or expertise. However, while there may some truth in it, I would modify the statement to say […]
Mark Botros
Texting Etiquette 101 and Common Texting Acronyms
In my post, Email Common Sense 101 I talk about what good email etiquette looks like. Since texting is the other major form of non-in-person communication, I would feel remiss if I didn’t provide some equivalent etiquette around texting. Texting has dominated text-based communication for many reasons: Mass Adoption! Mobile devices are everywhere (there are […]
Why We Need to be Kind to the Children in our Lives
It may seem like a no-brainer that we need to be kind to children, but it amazes me how even the most seemingly enlightened of parents unload hurt, annoyance, and negativity on their children, and when they are difficult, rebellious, critical, and hard to deal with, they are surprised and scarcely know what to do. […]
Mark Botros