All leaders have at least one thing in common: stress. Brutal schedules, increasing demands, and unrelenting competition all contribute to a stressed out crop of leaders. In fact, leadership author Henry L. Thompson argues that stress is often the real…

Many employees aspire to one-day take on a leadership role. However, just because an employee wants to become a leader, it doesn’t mean that employee will automatically get promoted. Sure, you’ve held your role at the company for quite some…

One of the big perks of being the boss is having your own personal office. Your office gives you the power of privacy and you can shut the door at anytime to avoid interruptions. Makes life nice, right? Well, maybe…

Many of us at TBC are ready for some football, and with both the NFL and college football seasons just around the corner we are pretty excited. Since we’re in a football state of mind, let’s talk about teamwork. Football…

It is common knowledge that both public and private companies traditionally invest in sustained leadership development as one key way to stay competitive in a global economy. When it comes to the nonprofit sector, it is a different story. American…

There are countless articles dedicated to employee engagement and for good reason. Most of the time, disengaged employees are either looking for another job opportunity and/or have mentally quit their current job. And while some of the employee engagement jargon…

“Sure thing.” “Not a problem.” “We’ll start that right away.” “Yes, my team can take care of that.” All those are frequent phrases heard in the workplace. When something urgent comes up and needs to be taken care of as…

We live in a world of customization. From finding the best features and apps for our cell phones to selecting the toppings on our ice cream, we continually find ways to customize items to fit our individual needs. It’s no…

Some people choose a career path almost purely based on one idea – to avoid working with numbers on a daily basis. They prefer working with the people side of business rather than the numbers side. That’s all well and…

Good judgment will produce good decision making. Sounds fairly simple, right? So, how come smart leaders make bad decisions? All of us are required to make decisions every day – some decisions are just small and harmless, others are more…