Here’s a big question: How would you rate your integrity? Does your high ethical bar start to slide when demands are high and time is short? That dilemma happens to everyone. Sometimes integrity can feel like a slippery slope, an “I’ll know it when I see it” kind of thing…

On my way to work one morning, I passed a bunch of landscapers piling out of their truck. I saw them sizing up a mass of mud and rocks at the new home, and thought, Good luck with that! But by the end of the day, the front lawn looked…

Educational psychologist Michele Borba had a light bulb moment after years of teaching at-risk kids: “Thrivers are made, not born.” Borba compiled research about traits differentiating children who flourish from those who don’t and discovered seven essential qualities: Self-confidence Empathy Self-control Integrity Curiosity Perseverance Optimism When you consider the list…

I saw a hilarious cartoon from Randy Glasbergen where a candidate says to the interviewer, “Yes, I think I have good people skills. What kind of idiot question is that?!” That 1-liner sums up why emotional intelligence is one of the most sought-after soft skills! In the May series, Reboot…

Are you the beat the buzzer person in your set? At a recent Trivia Night, I found out that wasn’t me! While everyone around me jumped in with the right answers, I sat on the sidelines, wracking my brain. …

March Madness didn’t turn out as planned for Syracuse superstar Buddy Boeheim. Things got out of hand in the Florida State match-up after some pushing and shoving, and it looked like Boeheim threw a sucker punch. Boeheim was immediately suspended, and owned his error in a statement that read, “In…

I was having lunch with a colleague, who waved enthusiastically to a woman passing by. “Do you know my new Business Manager?” she asked. She jumped in as soon as I said no. “You’re missing out! We worked together on a cross-group project, and when I had an opening, I…

When I was straight out of college, I had a boss who had zero tolerance for playing the comparison game. I would complain about one person or another, and he consistently had the same reply: “Play your own game.” I would think, Sounds reasonable — but what is my game?! …

You might look at the passion and intensity Mike Krzyzewski demonstrated in nail-biting playoff games and think his only goal was hanging another winning banner from the rafters of Cameron Indoor Stadium. …