Star employees aren’t hard to spot. They’re easily identified by their positive attitude, outstanding productivity, and frequent success, and most managers wish all their employees had the same characteristics. But, there’s something you need to know about stars – they aren’t indestructible.
As their leader, your choices and leadership have the power to let your superstars’ talent shine bright or their passion diminish. With engaged employees having such a big influence on profitability, you really can’t afford to overshadow their work. So keep these things in mind to make sure you’re not squelching your star employees.
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All of us are in the business of selling. Some people sell real estate, cars, investments, or any number of items we all have or want to have. While it’s obvious these people succeed or fail based on their selling skills, it’s less apparent but just as important that the rest of us also succeed or fail both in our personal and professional lives based upon our ability to sell.
Perhaps the one universal truth of the business world is, simply put… stuff happens. Even the most fastidious workers experience the humbling sting of failure from time to time. It just comes with the territory of being human. However, whether failure stems from a calculated risk or a careless oversight, there’s always an opportunity to set a precedent for future failures in how you react.
Too many people in the workforce separate their lives into two separate and distinct categories. They compartmentalize their days into the hours of drudgery and clock watching that represents their job and the freedom that exists when they get to their own leisure and recreation time. 
Few artists have had as big an impact on art and culture, both American and beyond, as Bob Dylan. Whether it’s his legendary musical career that continues to inspire singers and songwriters more than five decades after the release of his first album or the way his body of work helped define a generation of social change, it’d be hard to believe Dylan hasn’t learned a thing or two about leadership along the way. 
All organizations and individuals have unique cultures and different methods of working toward accomplishing tasks. There is no right or wrong way to undertake a project, but people and organizations can be divided into two distinct categories that greatly affect their potential for success. 
We’re only a few days into the new year, and by now you should be taking your first steps toward achieving your goals for 2012. While some of the most common resolutions involve shedding a few pounds, quitting a bad habit, or spending more time with family, it’s also important to consider goals that will help you develop in your role as a leader. Every workplace is different and therefore every leader’s resolutions will be different, but here are a few ideas to help guide your goal-setting efforts. 
One of the biggest challenges in a formal education is the struggle between creativity and conformity. Classroom educational experiences, by design, breed conformity. We are all taught to write, think, and process information the same way. While it is good to learn basic skills, conformity kills creativity. 
What would you give to never have a worker shortage or 
The world could be divided very simply into two distinct groups of people. There are people 
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