Inc. Productivity Tip

The next HR platform might be built, not bought. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Leadership confidence doesn’t come from positive thinking. New research suggests it emerges when leaders learn to make meaning of their own experience. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What seems soft on the surface can become a serious advantage for leaders who want stronger teams. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

-The folks of Masters of Scale write that you can have all the grit in the world and still be grinding in a room where it doesn’t compound. -And a new e.l.f. Beauty and Parity study of 9,000+ women shows how youth sports build high-earning, leadership-minded careers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Scott Hutcheson, author of 'Biohacking Leadership' writes that leaders can teach their most valuable contributors that rules don’t apply. The consequences rarely stop there. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Neil Thompson, the founder of Teach the Geek writes that speaking the same language is harder than it sounds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Want the truth? Ask a better question. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

New research suggests the more humans interact with AI chatbots, the more they act and talk like robots themselves.  This expert opinion was written by Jessica Stillman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Research shows doubting your skills or success can actually be a good thing. Thie expert opinion was written by Jeff Haden. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The toxic habit of measuring employee value by sacrifices rather than actual output is quietly destroying your top talent. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Regardless of the way you choose to define ‘success.’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The companies getting the most from AI aren’t treating it as a technology rollout. They’re redesigning work around the partnership between people and intelligent machines. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A new study published in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin reveals that Americans spend a full 14 percent of their downtime worrying about productivity instead of resting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As businesses rush to adopt generative AI and automated voice agents, they face a dangerous “human tempo gap.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

New research suggests leadership skills are built through productive struggle and exposure to real-world pressure. Today's Inc Productivity Tip was written by Inc. Contributor Marcel Schwantes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today's opinion was written by Bill Fotsch. In it, he says AI is a tool, not a layoff plan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Growth is great. Complexity? Not so much. Also, clear goals, visible results, better performance — that’s accountability. This pair of Inc. Productivity Tips were written by David Finkel, co-author of 'Scale: Seven Proven Principles to Grow Your Business and Get Your Life Back' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Always grinding? Sure—as long as you take a few short breaks along the way. Also, Jerry Buss built the Los Angeles Lakers into one of the most iconic franchises in sports. Almost half a century later, a fight between his children over what happens to his creation offers a lesson that extends far beyond the basketball court. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bruce Crumley writes that with inflation outpacing pay growth for four consecutive months, employers face a quiet retention crisis—and a growing risk of mass defections once the job market thaws. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In today's Inc. Productivity Tip, Bernard Colman, the People Leader at Descript, writes that employee engagement isn’t optional, it’s an important leadership signal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Stuck in the sunk-cost trap? Here’s how economists recommend evaluating your path forward so you stop wasting valuable time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The right systems don’t slow growth. They make faster decisions safer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

When leaders leave an information vacuum, employees will fill it themselves. That’s where trust problems can begin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this expert tip from Netta Jenkins, the founder of HIC, a global leadership performance firm, says employees don’t need every detail. They need fewer question marks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Making people better requires high standards, honest feedback, and a workplace where people are not afraid of the boss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The fastest worker may not be the most valuable anymore. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

To be human means to be self-focused. Each person wrapped up in themselves. It’s just human nature. It’s also the cause of most miscommunication. Also, two teams, two perspectives. One path to better performance.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

-Bernard Coleman says getting your message to connect isn’t about dumbing it down. It’s about designing for how people actually absorb information -Plus, Leigh Elena Coleman says your best people are quietly burning out from carrying consequences that belong at the top. Here’s how leaders can stop passing the blame and fix a broken culture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Here’s a generation with a real problem. And here’s the opportunity, for anyone paying attention, to help solve it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

According to a study published in Psychology and Aging, the more poorly participants handle daily stressors, the more introverted, unfriendly, and closed off from new experiences they become. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

AI moved faster than company policies could keep up. Now governance has to catch up. Also, after embracing the use of AI, LinkedIn now appears to be shifting its strategy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A new Gallup poll indicates that Americans are more skeptical of AI in 2026, despite being more familiar with it. The Navy didn’t just roll out AI. It rallied people around it. These expert opinions were written by Fast Company and Ash Kumra. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In today's episode, Monica Amadio writes about how major leadership lessons can come from the unlikeliest blockbuster if you look in the right place. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this article written by serial entrepreneur Mike Maddock, he talks about one of the great ironies of leadership, which is, the better you become at solving problems, the harder it can be to recognize when you’re solving the wrong one. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Research from Temple University explains the “effort payoff” trick that turns casual browsers into committed buyers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

If you think resilience is only about personal grit and iron willpower, you’re missing half the equation for exceptional toughness.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Achieving great things means betting on yourself. Use this CEO’s advice to make those bets less scary. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Success is a mindset, and it can start by building a zero-failure mentality like this. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

AI may be changing how fast companies move, but leaders still have to solve the hardest human challenges. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The future belongs to leaders who stay human. An expert opinion written by Ash Kumra Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

If everything is a yes, nothing is a priority. This Inc. Tip was written by David Finkel, the co-author of 'Scale: Seven Proven Principles to Grow Your Business and Get Your Life Back' Find more helpful tips at Inc.com/lead Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Turnover isn’t a trend. It’s a warning signal. This Inc. Tip was written by Bill Fotsch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Six good diets: but one stood out. Also, after a college professor noticed a disturbing drop in his students’ ability to focus, researchers found a practical way to build attention spans back up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

If leaders are confused, nothing moves. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Research has linked curiosity to greater life satisfaction, stronger relationships, and higher achievement at work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

If everything’s a priority, nothing gets done. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The way a message is delivered can be as important as the news itself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Employees are ready to leave if their boss fails in this crucial area of leadership. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Authenticity isn’t a vibe. It’s a business strategy that compounds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

If your pricing feels “off,” it’s probably not your spreadsheet. It’s your confidence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices