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As a Leader, You Messed Up. Now What?

It’s never easy to own up to and face mistakes. The little ones, maybe they’re not so hard. But the BIG mistakes in your business or leadership can be quite frightening to face, let alone figure out how to resolve.

But mistakes are part of every leader’s journey. And they’re amazing teachers if you embrace them and use them to change and grow. That’s why our world is full of brilliant, creative people who’ve spoken great words of wisdom about messing up.

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Do Your Employees Think You Don’t Care About Them? Reverse That Thinking Today.

Does your organization care about its employees’ wellbeing? And by that, we mean really care? A recent Gallup survey of the four generations currently working today shows Gen Z and Millennials, which make up about half (46%) of the workforce, say their #1 expectation is a work culture that cares about its employees. Meanwhile, that same expectation ranked #2 in importance for Boomers and Gen Xers.

Clearly, employees want to feel that they matter. They don’t want to be a n...

7 Strategies for Leaders to Be Less Self-Critical

It’s a fact that everyone fails. And yet we tend to be our own worst critics. While taking responsibility for our actions is a healthy practice, dwelling on our mistakes is dysfunctional. It can hold us back from helping us achieve our full potential and unnecessarily poison the body, mind and spirit. So instead of lying awake in bed, stewing all night about how you blew it, create a learning opportunity by searching for the lessons in your mistakes.

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Boost Team Performance Whether Working Virtually or In-Person���

Leaders are trying to engage with and motivate staff during our atypical times. Here are three ways to do that, strategies proven to work whether you���re leading teams onsite or through virtual means.

Boost Team Performance Whether Working Virtually or Remote������

Leaders are trying to engage with and motivate staff during our atypical times. Here are three ways to do that, strategies proven to work whether you���re leading teams onsite or through virtual means.

The One Thing Entrepreneurial Leaders Need to Lead���

Do you ever have those days when, as a leader, you feel like you���ve lost your compass? It happens to us all���no one can be a perfect leader 100% of the time. But when you consistently experience struggles or feel lost at the helm, you tend to know it.

MAP Client Spotlight: Housables���

���Andy Yang, President and CEO of Housables, a community centered around product design, development and marketing, created the company as his last stitch effort at entrepreneurship. In a QandA with Andy, he shares the lessons he has learned along the way.

How Does Your Definition of ���Team��� Define Your Leadership Style?���

When you think about the words ���team��� or ���teamwork,��� what���s your definition? And what does that reflect about your leadership?

Casual, Compliant, Chaotic, Committed: Which Culture Are You Creating?���

Why do the best-intentioned, savviest business plans fail? It mainly comes down to employee commitment, which, as leaders know, can't be mandated. Organizations that achieve the promise of their business plan are able to create positive accountability.

Three Tips for Discipline Over Distraction, Focus Over Failure���

As a leader, you know there are a lot of external current events and challenges creating divisiveness and dissention today. As a leader, you know there are a lot of external current events and challenges creating divisiveness and dissention today.