Friday Video: TED Talks – “Meet ‘Kid President,’ a 9-year-old bundle of cuteness gussied in a fancy suit. The pint-sized president has been addressing the nation for months now in a series of hilarious online videos, and his platform is simple: To make grown-ups less boring, to make the world awesome, and to make people dance.” – Today

Creative expression should be honored and valued at work.

In your employees’ eyes, the totality of your leadership is dependent upon the things that they see you do. That means things like your ethics, values, morals, attitude, beliefs, character, skill, knowledge, etc. are closely watched and examined by those you are leading. Your action as a leader counts a lot in achieving credible leadership.

For some people the word negotiation conjures up images of salesmen in suits on opposite sides of a table, trying to strike a major deal. Whilst this is certainly one type of negotiation, it often surprises people to learn that most of us have opportunities to negotiate every day – whether it is in business or with friends and family. Most people have a preferred negotiation style and when they are offering or being offered a deal will respond in a particular way.

There are many good reasons to start exercising and in fact few if any good ones not to exercise. As long as you have your doctor’s approval there is nothing stopping you and with a bit of research everyone can find some form of exercise that they will enjoy. It doesn’t have to be running on cold, wet, dark mornings.