Tag Archives: Success

Can I Get a Big Mac With a Side of Succession Planning?


Can I Get a Big Mac With a Side of Succession Planning?

Management Monday: Managing Succession Planning McDonalds may not be the business to ask about healthy eating habits, but they do know something about succession planning. They have come to understand the costs and mayhem that are repercussions of losing key roles in the organization. It is thanks to their succession development process that the sudden Read More

Emma Watson & 4 Celebrity Success Struggle Lessons


Emma Watson & 4 Celebrity Success Struggle Lessons

Management Monday: Managing Success As of 2013, 7.1 billion people were reportedly using the internet, up from 6.5 billion in 2005 (Wikipedia). Despite all the information and activity online, it’s still tough to find information on coping with success and negotiating the kind of stress that comes with being a leader who is looked to for Read More

Daring to have grit, but not eat too many grits


Daring to have grit, but not eat too many grits

Psychologist, Angela Lee Duckworth launched The Duckworth Lab at the University of Pennsylvania. According to The Duckworth Lab theory and Angela’s research, grit and self-control are the two main traits that predict an individual’s success. What’s the difference between having grit to accomplish dreams and having self-control not to over eat grits at breakfast? Grit Read More

Lions and Tigers and Confidence, oh my!


Lions and Tigers and Confidence, oh my!

It’s all about confidence on Management Monday Laugh if you will, but who hasn’t struggled with confidence? Maybe you turned away from that sport you once loved or that hobby that could have been fun, because you didn’t think it was “your strong suit.” What about the promotion at work that you haven’t had the Read More

Live like Christmas


Live like Christmas

We’ve all been told about the importance of staying true to one’s self. Still, stories like that of Christmas Abbott’s can truly inspire us to take action. Christmas Abbott has been a game changer from the start. As young as age ten, Christmas decided she wanted to play baseball. The problem was, “she was a Read More