By the end of 2021, everyone had become familiar with the phrase “The Great Resignation.” Now, there’s another term that’s been making waves across social media and being discussed by business leaders and employees everywhere. The term “quiet quitting” started as a trend on the social media platform TikTok and has since gone viral. Although…
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Most everyone will agree that 2021 was filled with brief moments of hope, but there were also numerous setbacks for many companies. The uncertainty of the future has caused a plethora of emotions for employers and employees in every industry. We are currently living in an environment that has been labeled ‘The Great Resignation’ a…
I recently received an urgent phone call from a leader at a medium-size pharmaceutical company. He wasted no time. The leader blurted out, “Matt, I am starting to believe we placed too big of an emphasis on performance and a business as usual mentality during the pandemic. We have been productive and efficient, but I…
Learning how to set ambitious goals, create a game plan for how I was going to achieve them, and then work ridiculously hard to achieve those goals has completely transformed my life. There is something I have to get off my chest, though. Setting goals is not enough. A lot of people set goals and…
Leadership teams face many challenging decisions and complex issues as government restrictions continue to ease in the coming months, but none are more important than those involving their employees. As some employees may be ecstatic to come back to the office and experience some normalcy in their life, there will also be a fairly high…
The Challenge A major food and beverage company was already experiencing great success and growth over the years, but senior leadership knew that there was still a lot of room for improvement if they wanted to get to the next level. Although a lot of the key business objectives and organizational goals were being accomplished…
There is a popular adage by the Greek philosopher, Heraclitus, stating that, “The only constant in life is change.” This has never been experienced in quite the same way as in our world today as we adjust to the new normal in leadership brought upon by the global pandemic. Governments, organizations, institutions, teachers, small businesses,…
I am deeply passionate about peak performance and constantly searching for ways to completely transform my performance levels and productivity on a daily basis. As a former professional athlete, I made this my daily life. Every day, I would work out, eat right, prioritize my recovery and seek out the best trainers and doctors in the world…
Here is a fact about leadership that no one really wants to talk about — it’s a lot bigger than just yourself. Sure, leadership can bring bigger paychecks and a whole lot more notoriety in most cases, but that’s not even remotely close to defining what true leadership is really all about. True leadership is much…
The two guarantees in life are taxes and death. No matter how much we hate both, they will be there. There is no way around them. In business, the one guarantee is change. Organizations of all sizes will experience a great deal of change at some point and it’s up to the leader to create an atmosphere…
Every day I pick out a quote that I carry around with me and really spend a lot of time thinking about it. I think about the meaning of that quote and all of the possible ways on how I can adopt that into my way of living. Below are 20 leadership quotes that I have been…
Titles don’t define leadership. A certain title may have others calling you their boss or you may be referred as one of the leaders of the organization on the company’s website, but true leadership is much more than just a title. True leadership involves the execution of a grand vision, where leaders enroll others to get passionate about seeing…
Do you know of those people who fly off the handle without stopping to think about the consequences of what they’re saying? Someone who just reacts to something someone said or did and starts attacking that person with cruel accusations? The damage could be so profound, it will forever sever the relationship. In business, this could forever…
“If you had to pick one quality that someone needs to possess, what would that be?” someone recently asked me. After I was forced to give just one answer, I said, “If I had to pick just one quality, it would be to take ownership of your life.” Yes, there are a plethora of different…
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