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Everyone lies. It’s a part of human society. Most of these lies pass unnoticed. In fact, research shows that even the best-trained investigators and detectives fail to recognize nearly half the lies people tell them. Among the lies that are recognized, many are harmless, and many of the others do not require a rebuttal. That […]

In previous posts, here and here, I’ve detailed some of the specific tactics you can use to significantly increase your chances of negotiating successfully. But people keep writing in to ask for more. As always, I’m happy to comply. This time around, however, I’m focusing less on techniques and more on increasing your level of

As you expand your productivity and stretch your level of success, the size and scope of the projects you tackle are likely to increase. Unless you develop your project management capabilities to keep pace, you’ll eventually bump up against your limits and risk dropping the ball on a major project. To help make sure you’re

“A Republic, if you can keep it!”

The internet is full of simple self-improvement content, most of which is either entirely obvious or impossibly optimistic. So I thought I’d jump into that topic and try to offer some ideas that are simpler and more meaningful than most. Here are a few ideas intended to push you farther along the track toward becoming

Life gets complicated pretty quickly, particularly when you’re striving to maximize your productivity and success. One way to gain control over the complications is to craft them all into a “Priority Action Plan.” Done properly, a Priority Action Plan creates a centralized repository where you can keep track of all the balls you’re juggling, and

In a rapidly changing world, innovation is more commonplace than ever. If you can participate in – or even drive – some of that innovation, you automatically increase your value, as well as your productivity and level of success. There are a great many factors that contribute to a person’s ability to innovate, ranging from

In a previous post, I offered some suggestions on how to coach yourself and others toward higher levels of productivity and success. Reaction to that post has proved to be very positive, and I’ve received numerous requests for more on the same topic. After a little more thinking, it turns out I can offer some

A while ago I wrote a post detailing three easy ways to recover from burnout. Ever since, people have been asking for more ideas on the same topic. Here are a few additional ideas that may help you: Hang Out More Often with Friends OK, call me “Captain Obvious.” But this is a good idea

“Talking,” says the bad guy, Casper Guttman in the classic film “The Maltese Falcon, “is something you can’t do judiciously unless you keep in practice.” But practice alone is not enough. Your practice must center around effective approaches that will help you navigate the many minefields of human interaction and get more of what you