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Adam Smith | April 9, 2018 | Leave a Comment

How Better Sleep Can Make You A Better Leader

How many times have you thought to yourself “If I push through one more hour, I will finish everything I set out to achieve”? You probably even feel like you are being more productive when you skip out on sleep to finish up work, but compromising on sleep actually hinders our leadership abilities.

Being an effective leader isn’t just about talent, confidence, and a poised demeanor. In fact, getting a good night’s sleep and effective leadership go hand in hand. The prefrontal cortex is the part of our brain that is in charge of higher-order cognitive processes, including problem-solving, planning, organizing, executing, and reasoning. Our leadership behaviors rely closely on the prefrontal cortex and without it, we wouldn’t be able to get anything done. And while other parts of the brain can carry on with little sleep, the prefrontal cortex cannot, which causes our leadership skills to suffer when we sleep poorly.

Here are three ways that getting better sleep can make you a better leader:  [Read more…] about How Better Sleep Can Make You A Better Leader

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Adam Smith | January 23, 2017 | Leave a Comment

How Purpose Equals Productivity

This is a guest post from Daniel Matthews. He is a writer and musician from Boise, Idaho, who specializes in entrepreneurship, business, tech, and writing on just about any idea that captivates him. You can find him on Twitter.

Imagine you’re at a track meet watching the 100-meter dash. You’ve been watching the runners warm up. Would you bet on the manic runner who’s constantly checking the leaderboard? No, you’d bet on the runner who is relaxed and attentive to the process, with eyes on the finish line.

The business world is in the midst of a time management-obsessed culture. We’re like the runner constantly checking the leaderboard. We’re focused on plenty of time management apps and techniques to help get things done. The truth is, full focus on your purpose and on the quality of your effort is the only mindset that will help you outshine the competition.  [Read more…] about How Purpose Equals Productivity

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Adam Smith | September 28, 2016 | Leave a Comment

Amazon vs. Wal-Mart: Time, Money, and Service

The negatives of Amazon and Wal-Mart are all lost in the amount of time that these companies save their customers. With Amazon, the convenience of shopping online far outweighs the one to three days that it takes for products to show up on the doorsteps of shoppers. And then, if you need something immediately, Wal-Mart is typically the best solution, as they have almost everything you need in one physical location. And to compete even more with Amazon, they recently purchased jet.com, but it will take some time to see just how much advantage this brings to Wal-Mart. Anyway, say what you will about their business practices; the reason that these companies are both still alive and well is that they make shopping more convenient for consumers, a practice that many businesses should take note of.  [Read more…] about Amazon vs. Wal-Mart: Time, Money, and Service

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