Motivation

What To Do When Your Heart Isn’t In Your Work Anymore

What To Do When Your Heart Isn’t In Your Work Anymore

In an ideal world, our work lives would be completely fulfilling, full of meaning, and intrinsically motivating. But what if…

Stop Putting Off Fun for After You Finish All Your Work

Stop Putting Off Fun for After You Finish All Your Work

How often have you put off doing something fun, like taking a trip or treating yourself, because you felt that…

Motivating Employees Is Not About Carrots Or Sticks

Motivating Employees Is Not About Carrots Or Sticks

Motivating employees seems like it should be easy. And it is — in theory. But while the concept of motivation may…

The Ways Your Brain Manages Overload And How To Improve Them

The Ways Your Brain Manages Overload And How To Improve Them

Information overload is everywhere, from non-stop news to rat-a-tat email inboxes. At the receiving end of this deluge of verbiage is the…

Your Brain Can Only Take So Much Focus

Your Brain Can Only Take So Much Focus

The ability to focus is an important driver of excellence. Focused techniques such as to-do lists, timetables, and calendar reminders all help people to stay…

11 Secrets Of SA Entrepreneurs On Making It To The Top

11 Secrets Of SA Entrepreneurs On Making It To The Top

These 11 South African entrepreneurs have experienced their fair share of ups and downs. Some of them needed life changing…

The 4 Types Of Organizational Politics

The 4 Types Of Organizational Politics

The first 100 days are usually the honeymoon period for any new CEO to make their mark and get others…

6 Things Every Mentor Should Do

6 Things Every Mentor Should Do

As academic physicians, we do a lot of mentoring. Over the course of our careers, and through our formal research…

How Rudeness Stops People From Working Together

How Rudeness Stops People From Working Together

Incivility can fracture a team, destroying collaboration, splintering members’ sense of psychological safety, and hampering team effectiveness. Belittling and demeaning…

3 Ways Your Sales Team Can Outshine The Competition

3 Ways Your Sales Team Can Outshine The Competition

A business without revenue is just a hobby… and a business without a great sales team has no revenue. So…