During my time as a manager and then as a director, I conducted dozens of interviews to hire for my teams but also to support other departments and markets. I interviewed people for different levels,…
10 Ways To Spice Up Your Job And Make It More Interesting
No job is perfect, and if you have done yours for a while now, you will likely go through moments where your motivation, passion and interest simply decrease. Even though this is normal, it doesn’t…
The Complete List Of All The Things You Should Know About Yourself
What does “self-awareness” mean? What exactly does one should learn and know about oneself? At the Institute of You we’ve created an infographic with a complete list to reflect on who you are.
8 Signs It’s Time To Get A Coach
Over the past few years, I have met many people who are open to the idea of getting a coach but because they’ve never worked with one, they are hesitant to take the leap. Being…
Are You Self-Aware? Here’s A Quick Test To Find Out
– We talk about it all the time at the Institute, whether it is on in our articles or with our clients: self-awareness is the first step to self-improvement. There’s no skipping possible: you have…
What You Need To Know Before Becoming A Manager
Nothing really prepares a person to what they’re about to do through when they move to a management position. Before becoming a manager, there are a couple of things I wish I had known. It…
Why Performance Issues Happen And How To Solve Them
During conversations about performance issues between an employee and their manager, various reasons can emerge: training wasn’t long enough, there is a lack of support, the employee is not asking enough questions, the employee is…
36 Questions To Develop Closeness
A research published in 1997 explored interpersonal closeness by studying if two strangers could create more intimacy if they were asking each other specific personal questions than with small talk. The study follows other researches…
It’s Okay Not To Be Happy All The Time
The self-development industry can sometimes, unknowingly, make people feel guilty for not being at their best all the time. We hear a lot of empowering messages telling us we can control our emotions, overcome obstacles…