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Personal Growth

🔓 Powerful Life Lessons from The Notorious MMA Fighter Conor McGregor

Conor McGregor is a name that virtually everyone in the world has heard of. This mixed martial artist who has a rag to riches story like no other sports star. Born in Dublin, Ireland, Conor McGregor’s early years were very tough. He had to hustle for every penny. There were nights here when he had to replace his dinners with an early night of sleep. Despite his struggles, Connor had a vision in mind that he always wanted to fulfill, and that was becoming a world champion MMA. Therefore, I thought it might be interesting to share with you 5 powerful lessons from the MMA fighter Conor McGregor.

Leadership

🌀 5 Signs You Have a Toxic Workplace Environment & How to Handle It

Toxic employees suck all the productive juices out of any organization. They turn out to be an expensive investment. They contribute nothing to the growth of the business. Also, they demotivate and infuriate all the team members. In this article, I’ll cover what toxic workplace behavior is and highlight 5 toxic workplace behaviors. I’ll also provide a few tips to help prevent each type of toxic behavior.

Leadership

🌀 Leading Forward: How Megastar Leaders Demonstrate Accountability

One of the leading concerns among executives is accountability from leaders and employees. Accountability in leadership is vital to business success, but many leadership teams acknowledge that they have a lot of room to grow in this area. Blame doesn’t solve problems and only creates a negative culture within a company. So how do leaders lead forward and demonstrate accountability within their organization?

Business Tips

📈 The Downfall of Elizabeth Holmes: Lessons From Theranos

Theranos was said to develop a revolutionary lab test that could screen a variety of conditions using a single drop of blood. Indeed, this was a cost-efficient solution — the characteristic of big tech — so investors loved what the charismatic Elizabeth Holmes presented. Actually, this young founder fashioned herself after Steve Jobs, who is an Apple visionary. Based on those claims, Theranos hit a valuation of $9 billion but failed to transform the health care years later. There are a lot of lessons to draw from Theranos, but here are what I think are critical for leaders of fast-growing businesses.

Personal Growth

🔓 5 Amazing Life Lessons You Can Learn From The Simpsons

The Simpsons is regarded as one of the funniest shows in TV history. Despite a general belief that the series is far past it’s best years at this point, there were still a long stretch of seasons where it was delivering the big laughs. But apart from the humor the show has given us, we have also learned a lot from the show over the course of its historic run. Although it’s primarily an animated comedy series, The Simpsons has done an amazing job in teaching and promoting some very important life lessons.

Book Reviews

📚 How Google Works – Book Review & Key Takeaways

Have you ever been curious about the way Google works? Did you know that 1 spreadsheet was Google’s main tool for managing resources for many years? This is not a business best-practice book. This is a book about one of the most innovating companies in the world and its uncommon management practices. How Google Works is a book written years ago when Eric Schmidt was still serving as the CEO of the company. Read the world’s #1 book review of How Google Works by Eric Schmidt, Jonathan Rosenberg below!

Leadership

🌀 Best-in-class Strategies for Leaders to Handle Complexity & Build Resilience

Have you noticed that over time your business has become much more complicated? It may seem like every time you turn around — there are changes with regulations, business politics, business cycles, and technology investments, and more. Maybe you think you need to manage the growing complexity in your business, but you don’t know where to start. Here are best-in-class strategies for business leaders to handle complexity and build resilient in their organization.

Book Reviews

📚 Key Lessons and Takeaways From ‘Ego Is The Enemy’ by Ryan Holiday

The book Ego is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday is filled with cautionary tales of those who let their egos run amok and were eventually undone by the resulting damage, as well as stories of those who practiced restraint and sobriety, and found success in their endeavors. In this WSJ bestseller book, Ryan Holiday gives advice on how people can combat their ego to achieve more in life. Here are keys lessons and takeaways from Ego Is The Enemy by Ryan Holiday.