Want to Be Successful? You Must Understand This 1 Thing About Yourself
Inc.com
Understanding yourself could be your key to success in business.
Are you a glass half full person, or a glass half-empty type? Granted, that’s a pretty reductive way to analyze personalities, but the old glass test does help us tell an optimist from a pessimist pretty quickly. Whether you’re a Pollyanna or not, the beginning of the New Year is as good a time as any to ponder how your worldview might affect your bottom line.
As Americans, we are a remarkably positive culture. We’re raised on upbeat clichés like “look on the bright side,” “accentuate the positive,” or “find the silver lining.” This optimism is so relentless that author Barbara Ehrenreich felt the need to push back in a contrarian best-seller titled Bright-sided: How Positive Thinking Is Undermining America.
Try These 3 Tricks When Working With Difficult People
Inc.com
“Like it or not, dealing and communicating with difficult people comes with being a leader. Whether it’s the business partner who wants too much or the employee who alienates his or her co-workers–learning to win an unfair fight is a critical skill set we all must obtain.”
Fearless Creativity, How to Nurture the Big Idea
Inc.com
Four tips for developing and selling big ideas
10 Tips From Travel Experts, Flight Attendants, and Other Frequent Fliers
Inc.com
Don’t forget these travel tips as your pack for your next business trip.
“To prepare for this article, I spoke to several expert travelers who clock in at least 25,000 miles or more each year for tips and tricks to make your trip more enjoyable.”
Simple Is The New Smart for Leaders (and Everyone Else, Too!)
huffingtonpost.com
“Garrison made a good point about how leaders must make sure the people around them FEEL they are being heard. He said, find out what people value and you’ll know what you have to work with. He said lead by example and make others feel valuable.”
4 Things U.S. Business Owners Can Learn From Their Counterparts Around The World
forbes.com
“In his book, “The Real Truth About Success: What the Top 1% Do Differently, Why They Won’t Tell You, and How You Can Do It Anyway,” author Garrison Wynn reveals that the top 1% of successful business people let myths about success persist. So while this isn’t reassuring — and Wynn offers some good insights on what to do”
Washington Post Archive Page for Columnist Garrison Wynn
Garrison wrote may articles that appeared on the Washington Post website. Although his author page is no longer active, the archive is available at the link below.