Traits of a Great Leader

That’s a rather abstract overview of leadership though and one that doesn’t really give us all that much concrete information to work with. So let’s take a look at some of the more concrete traits that we can break down this concept into… What is a good leader? Good leaders believe in what they’re doing. Perhaps one
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How to Inspire Your Team

Now you have a broad idea of what it means to be a good leader, it’s time to break this down and to examine each of these points in more detail. But the most important point we can discuss is inspiration. If you can inspire your team to work, then you can get the very best out of them no
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Finding Your Vision

Start-ups are often described as being in a ‘state of flow’. What does this mean?  Well, according to The Rise of Superman, written by Steven Kotler, a ‘flow state’ is a state where we are incredibly highly focused, creative and resourceful. At this point, our prefrontal cortices shut down (resulting in a state called ‘temporo-hypofrontality’). This is because we are
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Effective Communication

This is something a lot of people get wrong but it is definitely one of the most important keys to success in almost every area of life. So what is good communication? The answer is that good communication is the ability to convey precise  meaning efficiently. Notice that work: efficiently. Your objective is to convey the exact
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