David PierceThis article was originally published in AllBusiness. Out of all the obstacles that come our way in life, worry and fear may be the two biggest killers of success. Those struggles can be so damaging because they not only prevent business leaders from...
Andy BaileyA version of this article originally appeared in Forbes. While the end of the year is always festive and exciting, this season also carries stress for many workers. In fact, more than one-third of all employees are more stressed at work during the ho...
Andy BaileyThis article originally appeared in Forbes. I love to be inspired. I get inspiration from a lot of places, including my family, my team and the entrepreneurs I work with every day, as they strive to be better leaders and better people. But, there’s...
JT TerrellThis article originally appeared in Recruiter. Recently, I came across a popular unattributed quote floating around online (in a meme, of course). It states, “You are not stuck in traffic, you are traffic.” It’s a powerful comment on the tende...
Andy BaileyThis article originally appeared in HuffPost. I recently read a blog post from best-selling author and speaker Seth Godin that illustrated why some entrepreneurs succeed where others fail. He wrote, “Sometimes, when we’re lost, we refuse a map, e...
Andy BaileyThis article originally appeared in HuffPost. Fear can be a good thing. It keeps us from stepping too close to the edge of a cliff when we’re hiking or from driving too fast on a crowded highway. Fear is built into our DNA to help us survive and to...
Jason RushThis article originally appeared on Recruiter.com. “Get off your phone!” How many times have you or your spouse directed that phrase to your children? Between my wife and I, it’s possible that my own kids have heard it close to a million times....
Marshall MartinThis article originally appeared in Recruiter. Have you ever gotten frustrated because you didn’t hit a goal you had set for yourself? I’m betting you have. It happens to even the best leaders from time to time. When something doesn’t happen...
David PierceI love wine. And that love has moved me to visit some of the finest wine regions of the world—touring wineries and even participating in the production of several barrels in the Napa and Sonoma Valleys of California, from harvest to bottling. Throu...
Andy BaileyThis article originally appeared in SmallBizDaily. Terminating a problem employee on your team can be an expensive solution. Sometimes it’s necessary, but it may not have to be if you take the steps necessary to get ahead of problems. At Petra Coa...
