Posts Categorized: General

Is Asking for Help a Sign of Weakness or Strength?

Posted September 8th, 2016 by Larry Lipman & filed under General.

Two Heads are Better than One Asking for help is a sign of weakness. What?!? People who truly believe that are not necessarily successful. The most successful people in history have looked to a team of people in order achieve… Read more »

What is Cultural Intelligence and Why Should You Care?

Posted August 9th, 2016 by Larry Lipman & filed under General.

  In order to relate to others there are many kinds for intelligence that come into play. In our May blog “Does Emotional Intelligence Trump Intellectual Quotient?” we explained the importance of Emotional Intelligence (EQ) which is the practice of… Read more »

13 Reasons the Gender Gap Still Exists

Posted August 1st, 2016 by Larry Lipman & filed under General.

There have been a profound number of changes to minimize the gap between the genders over the last 50 years, but there still is one, make no mistake about it. Although it is not as blatant as it used to… Read more »

Holacracy – Can Corporate America Really Change?

Posted June 21st, 2016 by Larry Lipman & filed under General.

Holacracy Gives Power to the People Founded by Brian Robertson, a programmer with no management experience, holacracy is based upon solving problems with teams focused on specific objectives or job duties. In an interview on livemint.com, Brian Robertson states that… Read more »

Building Trust in Your Team

Posted June 7th, 2016 by Larry Lipman & filed under General.

Successful Teams Must Have Trust Successful productive businesses have strong cohesive teams. Not just groups of talented individuals working independently, trudging along to reach a somewhat unified goal or idea. To have a productive team, trust among team members is key…. Read more »

Does Emotional Intelligence Trump Intellectual Quotient?

Posted May 24th, 2016 by Larry Lipman & filed under General.

EI Shows Signs of Catching On In 1990,psychologists Peter Salovey and John Mayer introduced the concept of Emotional Intelligence, or commonly referred to as EI. This type of intelligence is the capacity to practice self-awareness to better understand ourselves, which in… Read more »

5 Ways to Cultivate Courage in Your Office

Posted May 10th, 2016 by Larry Lipman & filed under General.

  Nurture Creative Thoughts and Actions Cultivate Courage Through Confidence Is innovation lacking in your workplace? If so, the culprit could be a work environment that is squelching courageous behavior in employees. Before an employee can tap into their courage, they… Read more »

How to Deal with The Donald Trump in Your Office

Posted April 26th, 2016 by Larry Lipman & filed under General.

  Enough About Me;  What Do You Think of Me? The Greek Myth of Narcissis depicts the tale of a young man that fell in love with his image so much so that when he got carried away looking at… Read more »

5 Spring Cleaning Secrets to Workplace Motivation

Posted March 14th, 2016 by Larry Lipman & filed under General.

It’s a New Spring Day Personal motivation is the key to success in life. If you’re not motivated, tasks will remain unfinished, sales will not close and products will never launch. One of the hardest places for us to stay… Read more »

5 Ways to Conquer Procrastination

Posted February 15th, 2016 by Larry Lipman & filed under General.

Let’s get down to business…now   We all procrastinate every once in awhile. You put off folding laundry, dropping off library books, or sending out that difficult email. But when you put off today what you can do tomorrow, there… Read more »