Justin’s bio
What if your colleagues discriminated against you, just for being assertive? Unfortunately, gender bias is a reality in today’s workplace. This study reveals women’s perceived competency drops by 35 percent and their perceived worth by $15,088 when they are equally as assertive or forceful as their male colleagues. Assertive men are also punished, but to …
Every company experienced 2020, but not every company experienced it the same. Some turned COVID challenges into opportunities, while others struggled to survive. And yet, our latest research of 1,200 employees, shows that when it came to succeeding in a pandemic, how well you hold crucial conversations is more important than the resources at your …
Information in the physical world often gets lost—handwritten notes, notes on a whiteboard after a brainstorm, memos, or mail, for example. Justin has a solution. Use your smartphone to photograph the info, and then email it to yourself, or save it wherever you capture inputs digitally.
Communication in the workplace directly affects all aspects of a business. It influences how employees work together, the dynamics of teams, how well leadership can communicate, and so much more. Communication can make a hard job easier, but a lack of communication can also make a simple job impossible. Unfortunately, effective communication is often overlooked …
It’s normal to have disagreements with colleagues from time to time — we all come from different backgrounds and have varying points of view. However, when a disagreement turns into a conflict, you need to be able to address and resolve the issue before it affects your relationship and the organization’s effectiveness. To help create …
We all experience missed deadlines and missed details. Justin shares a tip to make sure nothing falls through the cracks again.
Nobody likes vague, yet dense emails. In his latest episode, Justin shares tips for becoming the teammate who writes emails that are easier to read. Step up, be the hero!
It’s 4:55 and you’re ending your workday. You need to transition out of work and leave to pick up dinner for your family. As you take a minute to review your day, it occurs to you that you didn’t finish a single key task you intended to finish when you started that morning. And yet, …
Having lists give us freedom! When you use a grocery list while shopping, you suddenly have the mental freedom to get things that may not be on the list but that are important. Lists give us the freedom to think more because we’ve carefully recorded what we’ve already thought about.
In stressful times, we must make lots of decisions. And getting stuck in decision mode only leads to fatigue. Justin shares a tip for avoiding decision fatigue and actually moving the needle on your to-do list.
