Let me be upfront about this fact, and then let me help you. Let me take a bucket of ice water and throw it in your face. You have to accept this fact of life if you want power. Everything your mom told you about how special you are and how you can be successful in anything you think is just not tru

Jennifer Hyman is not a fashionista.She is a tech visionary. When you learn that shes the CEO and co-founder of Rent the Runway, you might mistake her for someone in the high fashion world. After all, Rent the Runway offers expensive designer clothes, and the company name sounds like the title of a

I once had a team member (well call her June) who never seemed fazed by a crisis. She seemed to lack a sense of urgency no matter the situation. She was very thorough and hardworking, but her pace and attitude rarely fluctuated.So even though were talking about the opposite – people who see everythi

Camila Alves spoke only three sentences in English when she arrived in the United States at 15 to live with her aunt in Los Angeles. She worked in restaurants and as a cleaner while she learned the language and saved money. At 19, she traveled to New York looking for a modeling agent.“I literally we

Uber. Apple. eBay. Google. Facebook. The media spotlight goes so often to Silicon Valley-based companies that it can be easy to forget that business successes happen all over the country, especially if youre willing to get your hands dirty.Related: 5 Lessons I Learned From Over 200 Successful Entrep

“Going upstairs” to achieve our goalJack Hawley writes in Waking up the mind at work “Our life direction is to move into the empty apartment upstairs.” The goal is that inner home, that place where our talents, our values ​​and our service reside. He is there all the time, waiting for our arrival. W

To be effective in our teaching, we must have rules and suggestions.Related: 10 Traits of an Effective TeacherIn an interview with Marv Dunphy for his thesis “John Robert Wooden:The Coaching Process,” Coach Wooden described the evolution of his approach to rules and suggestions:“In my early years of

No startup magically appears out of nowhere – each stems from an idea, a dream, a passion. But an entrepreneurs passion alone is not enough to build a successful business. That passion must fuel a deep, all-consuming fire that keeps him constantly striving for success.I know how important a producti

When I graduated from college and decided to pursue a career in writing, I knew I wouldnt make a lot of money. What I didnt expect was how much it would hurt me. While all my friends were on girly trips to Miami and moving into one-bedroom apartments, I was sharing a bathroom with three other people

Andy Bailey, founder and CEO of Petra Coach, a Franklin, Tennessee-based business consulting firm, sold his first company, NationLink Wireless, in 2011, which he started while in college. A member of the Entrepreneurs Organization since 1997, Bailey offers this advice to entrepreneurs starting new b

Laura Johnsons story is not luck. It is not about perseverance through grueling trials. Its not even a story of massive success or breakthrough innovation, yet. Maybe it could be phrased one of these ways, but at 25, the majority of his story has yet to be written. For now, well put it this way:Joh

Weall have heard the story, about the older woman who doesnt support the women belowher. (What we hear a little less of are the battles this elderly woman foughtand the toll they took.) And we know the “mansplainers,” thequiet stalkers and the “sappers” faced by young women at work. Somewomen might

Investor:Mark CubanShark Aquarium Appearance:February 5, 2016 Bid:$100,000 for 20% stake Results:Sales increased from $300,000 to $2.4 million.While studying for an MBA at Brandman University, in Southern California Lisa Bradley wrote about FedExs hub and spoke system. Thanks to a “kind of carpoolin

As a brand strategist, author, and speaker, I rely on my voice and my ability to tell stories to make a living. I have noticed that my interpersonal communication style is less individual and more diffuse in nature. I walk into a room full of people, position myself directly in the center and hold c

The first two blocks of the second level of the Coach Wooden Success Pyramid – self-control and alertness – one These are essential qualities for any leader and any team if they are to live up to their abilities.A leader with self-control will create consistency. A leader with self-control will resi

The way conflict is handled can quickly separate great leaders from leadership responsibilities. Poor leaders deal with conflict in three predictable ways: 1. They give in.Conflict is difficult and often frightening. It challenges our sense of self, confidence, and security in relationships. Leaders

What do successful women know that you dont (yet) know? How did they get to the top? What are their secrets? Related: The best career advice, from successful people to the topWe spoke to thousands of successful women for our book The Influence Effect:A New Path to Power for women leaders and discove

Most of us can conjure up an image of the boring professor buzzing around endlessly in front of dozing students. While the centuries-old lecture format can be an effective way to transfer knowledge, it doesnt necessarily teach more. In fact, studies have shown that students attention tends to drift

The first block in the second level of Coach Woodens Success Pyramid is self-control, an essential quality for any leader and any team if they are to live up to their abilities. It is necessary for the leader to exercise self-control if they expect their team to have self-control.Related: Why self-c

A startups chances of survival are daunting at best. Nine out of 10 startups fail in their first year. Failure is so common, in fact, that many entrepreneurs have taken to writing post-mortem failures to pinpoint where things went wrong, hoping that others would learn from their mistakes. Related: 1