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8 Ways To Spot High Performers Credits to Jonathan Butterworth, follow him for more insightful content. ------ Here's the original post: How to hire the best people: Hiring is never an easy task. But if you want the “best”… You must know what the “best” looks like. They have a broad set of skills and attributes that contribute to high performance. For example, did you know that: 58% of workplace success across various jobs is attributed to emotional intelligence. So, emotional intelligence is pretty important, right? However, high performance is actually the result of a combination of various traits. Here are a few: 1. Is Self-Motivated → Sets clear, challenging objectives. → Genuine love for what they do, driving their dedication. → Makes things happen instead of waiting around. 2. Resilient → Sees failures as temporary and educational. → Handles pressure gracefully. → Adjusts strategies to suit changing conditions. 3. Curious → Always looking to know more and understand deeper. → Actively seeks out advice and criticism to improve. → Isn’t afraid to try new methods or paths. 4. Gets Stuff Done → Dependable in completing tasks. → Thorough and meticulous with their work. → Continues working hard, even through challenges. 5. Has Team Spirit → Excels in working with others. → Great at sharing ideas and listening. → Helps and uplifts colleagues. 6. Is Self-Aware → Knows their strengths, weaknesses, and emotional triggers. → Regularly reflects on their behavior and performance. → Manages their own emotions effectively in various situations. 7. Shows empathy → Can put themselves in others' shoes. → Shows genuine concern for the feelings and well-being of others. → Actively responds to the emotional cues of others. 8. Excellent Communicator → Conveys ideas and information clearly and succinctly. → Effectively persuades and influences others. → Pays close attention to what others say and responds thoughtfully. Start considering these when looking to hire someone. It may be the “best” hire you’ve made. PS: Do you think these really matter? Or is experience and smarts enough? *** Referenced: TalentSmart. "Emotional Intelligence - EQ." TalentSmart ------- Follow The Inner Leader to learn from the best visuals.

8 Layers of a Great Company Culture Credit to Justin Wright. Follow him for more cheat sheets on leadership & self-mastery. How do you build a positive culture in your workplace? Original post below: ------ 77% of people say culture affects job performance. The other 23% don't know it does. Here's why: Imagine spending your day in a place where you feel: • Isolated • Invisible • Unheard • Stressed • Powerless • Controlled • Intimidated • Overworked • Out of place • Disrespected • Unappreciated • Micromanaged Not fun, right? Now imagine a workplace where you feel: • Appreciated • Empowered • Connected • Respected • Supported • Motivated • Confident • Inspired • Trusted • Valued • Heard • Safe That's the power of culture. Culture is more than just values or rules. ➟ It's how people treat one another. ➟ It's the feeling you get at work every day. ➟ It's what makes you want to go to work (or not). But why does it matter so much? Because a great culture leads to happier employees. And happy employees are more motivated. ✅ They care more about the work they do. ✅ They're more creative and innovative. ✅ They take better care of customers. ✅ They stay with the company longer. Leaders, listen up! You are the cultivators of culture. You set the tone with your: ➡️ Words ➡️ Actions ➡️ Example And, with what you tolerate 👀. Want to boost performance? Have happier, more motivated employees? Start by nurturing a culture where everyone can feel: • Supported • Included • Trusted • Valued Here's how: 1. Listen More Ask for feedback and act on it. 2. Build Trust Be transparent. Keep promises. Trust your team. 3. Recognize Efforts Say "thank you." Celebrate wins, big and small. 4. Support Growth Offer training. Help with career paths. Let people grow. 5. Prioritize Well-Being Offer flexible hours. Make sure they don't burn out. 6. Encourage Collaboration Create a sense of community where everyone belongs. 7. Lead by Example Be kind. Be fair. Be honest. With these steps, you can transform your workplace. Or protect the great culture you already have. It's not just good for your people. It's good for your business, too. Culture matters. Make yours count. ----- Grow your professional skills with daily visual wisdom. Follow Infographic Insights for the best posts on: 📊 Career Growth 🌟 Leadership 💡 Productivity

Management Cheat Sheet Credit to Andrew Lokenauth. Follow him for more posts on finance, tech & career advice. Which of these theories are useful in decision-making process? Original post below: ----- “Razors” are rules that help you make better decisions. 10 of the most powerful razors you should know: 1. The Sunken Cost Fallacy: This fallacy makes you stick with a bad decision because you already invested in it. Don't keep investing time, money, or effort into something just because you've already invested a lot in it already. If it's not worth it anymore, it's okay to cut your losses and move on. 2. Regret Minimization Framework: Make decisions based on what you'll regret the least in the future. Think long-term. 3. The Dunning-Kruger Effect: Beware of overconfidence. People who know the least about a topic overestimate their knowledge, while experts tend to underestimate their knowledge. Keep this in mind when evaluating your own abilities, and those of others. 4. Parkinson’s Law: Work expands to fill the time available. So, if you give yourself a week to do a day’s work, it will take a week. Set tight deadlines to avoid procrastination. 5. Alder's Razor: If something feels wrong, it probably is. Trust your intuition and gut feelings when something doesn't seem right. 6. Patton's Razor: A good plan today is better than a perfect plan tomorrow. Don't get paralyzed by overthinking. Take action. 7. Hofstadter’s Law: Things always take longer than you expect. So, give yourself extra time. 8. Dunbar's Number: There's a limit to how many relationships we can maintain effectively. Quality friendships matter more than quantity. 9. Anchoring Bias: Bias that makes you rely too much on the first piece of information you hear. Always seek out multiple sources. 10. The Razor of the Internet: The internet is full of angry people with too much time on their hands. Consider the source of information and don't let negativity consume you. ----- Grow your professional skills with daily visual wisdom. Follow The Inner Leader for the best posts on: 📊 Career Growth 🌟 Leadership 💡 Productivity

Top 15 Phrases of Empathic Leaders Credit to Victoria Repa. Follow her for more visuals and posts about fitness, business, life coaching, digital health, and health coaching. What powerful phrase do you use as an effective leader? Original post below: ------ 79% believe empathetic leadership results in lower turnover (according to an Empathy in Business survey from EY). Empathy is a superpower: ↳ It inspires and motivates others. ↳ It helps employees feel heard and valued. ↳ It builds strong relationships and trust within the team. 👇 Remember these 15 phrases to recognize an empathetic leader or become one yourself: 1. "I appreciate your hard work." 2. "What do you need to succeed?" 3. "Tell me more about your ideas." 4. "I’m proud to have you on the team." 5. "It’s okay to make mistakes." 6. "Can I help you with anything?" 7. "Your feedback is important to me." 8. "Let’s find a solution together." 9. "Thank you for your honesty." 10. "I understand your perspective." 11. "How can I support you?" 12. "You did a great job on that project." 13. "Your input makes a difference." 14. "How can I make your job easier?" 15. "I’m listening." But it's not enough to just say these things, you truly need to mean them. ☝️ Work is no longer about the paycheck alone, but about feeling heard, accepted, and respected. ----- Grow your professional skills with daily visual wisdom. Follow The Inner Leader for the best posts on: 📊 Career Growth 🌟 Leadership 💡 Productivity

Life Skills that Should Be Taught in Schools Credit to Noemi Kis✨. Follow her for more posts about business and growth. Skills that are definitely important while working. Original post below: ----- School is meant to prepare us for life. But they miss essential life skills. These are the top life skills and how to develop them: 1. Financial Prudence: ↳ Create a budget and track your expenses to ensure you're living within your means. 2. Mindfulness: ↳ Dedicate a few minutes each day to mindful breathing or meditation. 3. AI and Coding: ↳ Start with beginner tutorials and gradually take on more complex projects. 4. Entrepreneurship: ↳ Learn from successful entrepreneurs and continuously seek new opportunities for growth. 5. Emotional Intelligence: ↳ Practice active listening and empathy in daily interactions. 6. Negotiation: ↳ Prepare thoroughly and understand the needs and wants of all parties involved. 7. Self-Motivation: ↳ Set clear, achievable goals and celebrate small wins along the way. 8. Social Skills: ↳ Engage in regular social activities and practice effective communication. 9. Self-Defense: ↳ Enroll in a self-defense class to learn basic techniques and build confidence. 10. Public Speaking: ↳ Practice speaking in front of small groups and gradually increase your audience size. 11. Conflict Resolution: ↳ Focus on finding common ground and understanding the other person's perspective. 12. Leadership: ↳ Lead by example and inspire others through your actions and decisions. Hard skills make it easy to do our job well. Soft skills help us to thrive in life.  💡 ----- Grow your professional skills with daily visual wisdom. Follow Infographic Insights for the best posts on: 📊 Career Growth 🌟 Leadership 💡 Productivity

The 10/20/30 Rule Credit to Eric Partaker. Follow him for more visuals on business, leadership, & self-mastery. How do you currently create your presentations to make them impactful? Original post below: ------ When you nail your presentation, you get more: — Interest — Support — Applause — Confidence — Engagement — Opportunity — Momentum — Credibility — Success — Funding — Buy-in Enter Guy Kawasaki's 10/20/30 Rule. It's simple. It's effective. It makes you look smarter. Here's how it works: 1) 10 slides max ➟ Keep it lean and mean ➟ No fluff, just the good stuff 2) 20 minutes tops ➟ Respect your audience's time ➟ Leave room for Q&A and discussion 3) 30 point font minimum ➟ Make it readable from the back row ➟ Big text = big impact Why does this matter? Simple. The 10/20/30 Rule helps you: ✅ Focus on what's essential ✅ Communicate with clarity ✅ Leave a lasting impression So next time you're prepping a presentation: ➟ Trim the fat ➟ Watch the clock ➟ Bump up that font size Your audience will thank you. 🙏 ----- Grow your professional skills with daily visual wisdom. Follow The Inner Leader for the best posts on: 📊 Career Growth 🌟 Leadership 💡Productivity

12 Harsh Truths About Building a Strong Company Culture Credit to Véronique Barrot. Follow her for more posts on productivity, leadership, growth hacks & lifestyle design. What else do you think builds a strong company culture? See original post below: ------ Companies with positive cultures grow revenue 4X faster than others. Culture is the heartbeat of your company.  Not a set of rules. Here are 12 harsh truths about building a strong company culture. 👇 1. Actions speak louder than words. ↳ Your culture is what you do, not what you claim to be. 2. Tolerating bad behaviour? ↳ That's the quickest way to destroy everything you're building. 3. Work-life balance isn't optional. ↳ It's essential for a thriving team. 4. People don’t leave jobs. ↳ They leave managers. Invest in leadership that nurtures. 5. Forget the bean bags and free beer. ↳ Culture begins with shared values and beliefs. 6. Values are just words until acted upon. ↳ Make them the core of your operations. 7. True culture embraces diversity of thought and life. ↳Not just fitting in. 8. Diversity, equity, and inclusion aren't just checkboxes. ↳ They're your cultural pillars. 9. Make meetings meaningful. ↳ Or they'll become the most dreaded part of the day. 10. The quietest in the room could be your most valuable asset. ↳ Listen. 11. A culture without psychological safety? ↳ It’s like a house without a foundation. 12. Rules apply to everyone. ↳ No exceptions. Brian Chesky of Airbnb says, "A company's culture is the foundation for future innovation. An entrepreneur's job is to build the foundation." ----- Grow your leadership skills with daily insights. Follow The Inner Leader for the best posts on: 🌟 Leadership 💡 Career Growth 📊 Productivity

Emotional Intelligence is the #1 predictor of success. Credit to Ben Meer. Follow him for more visuals about systems & high-performance living. Do you agree that EQ is the #1 predictor of success? See original post below: ------ Emotional Intelligence is the #1 predictor of success. Use the Johari Window Model to maximize it: Teams that prioritize EQ are 22x more likely to be high-performing. The Johari Window is a simple framework to: ➟ Raise self-awareness ➟ Build a culture of feedback and communication The goal of the Johari Window model is to expand the "Open Area" of the window. You'll increase team trust, transparency, and innovation. Check out the cheat sheet below for tips on decreasing blind spots, hidden areas, and unknowns. Something magical happens when you show your team the Johari Window. They immediately "get it"—seeing the importance of giving 2-way feedback to uncover blind spots. As a result, team members will grow personally and professionally. In the words of Ken Blanchard, "Feedback is the breakfast of champions." ------ Grow your leadership with daily inisghts. Follow The Inner Leader for the best posts on: 📊 Career Growth 🌟 Leadership 💡 Productivity

Leadership is about Making Others Better as a Result of our Presence and Making Sure that Impact Lasts in our Absence Credit to Gifford Thomas. Follow him for more lessons about lessons about leadership. Original post below: Do you think you are a leader that leave lasting impact to others? ------ Exceptional leaders leave a profound and lasting impact long after their time in a position has ended. Their influence continues to shape and inspire individuals and communities for generations to come, contributing to the development of future leaders and the betterment of society as a whole. ----- Grow your professional skills with daily visual wisdom. Follow The Inner Leader for the best posts on: 📊 Career Growth 🌟 Leadership 💡 Productivity

10 Mindset Shifts to Massively Change Your Life (and Career) Credit to Christopher Rocas. Follow him for more posts on sales, deal making & career acceleration What mindset can possibly improve your Career? Original post below: ------ 10 Mindset Shifts To Massively Change Your Life (And Career): Life isn't easy. And it sure isn't getting any easier. Don't make it harder than it needs to be. Strong Mindset -> Strong Life Start with these: 1. From hard on yourself to loving yourself. - Forgive your mistakes - Own your flaws. - Write affirmations daily. - Being human = imperfection. --- 2. From closed minded to open minded. - Make ‘Tell me more’ a staple statement. - Find and explore different ideas. - Admit when you're wrong. --- 3. From naive expert to curious beginner. - Have childlike curiosity. - Leave assumptions at the door. - Push limits in low-risk scenarios. --- 4. From small minded to the world is huge and awesome. - Spend time with people not like you. - Study ‘Adversity Quotient’ - Play devils advocate with yourself. --- 5. From over complicating to simplifying. - Use ‘First Principles’ for problems. - Eliminate the non-essential. - Occam's Razor should become staple. --- 6. From caring only about yourself to caring about the world. - Weekly 'Greater Good' Contribution. - Volunteer or donate. - Take on a mentee and serve them like they were paying you $1M. --- 7. From trusting blindly to healthy skepticism. - Question your assumptions. - Think critically, not cynically. - Listen. But verify. --- 8. From being a follower to being a leader. - Ask why things are the way they are. - Ask ‘Why someone thinks that?’ - Think for yourself. --- 9. From setting yourself up for disappointment to celebrating small wins. - Break large goals into smaller steps. - Celebrate milestones along the way. - Try out ‘Seinfeld Strategy’. --- 10. From a distracted brain to living in the present moment. - Schedule 1 hour of silence daily. - Write in a gratitude journal. - Find joy in simple moments. ----- Grow your professional skills with daily visual wisdom. Follow The Inner Leader for the best posts on: 📊 Career Growth 🌟 Leadership 💡 Productivity