Kevin Kruse

Would you like to master office politics and make sure you’re never overlooked at work? In his book Conversation Tactics: Workplace Strategies—Win Office Politics, Disarm Difficult Coworkers, Get Ahead & Rise To The Top, Patrick King teaches how to make the best impression on the people in your job,...

What can business professionals learn from the productivity habits of a highly successful indie artist? How can Creatives use time management habits to improve their art and grow their fan base? You can imagine my surprise when singer-songwriter Rachael Yamagata emailed me while she was on tour in Sweden....

What defines the leader’s mindset? Do you want a master key to win in the age of disruption? Terence Mauri is an Entrepreneur Mentor in Residence (EMiR) at top ranked London Business School. In his new book, The Leader’s Mindset: How To Win In The Age of Disruption, Mauri...

Are you exceptional in your field? On the cusp of taking the next step but don’t know how to make it happen? Would you like to be the one that gets called for TED or TEDx Talks? In her new release, You Must Write a Book: Boost Your Brand,...

What can we learn from an international arms dealer? If you’re like me, when you think of arms dealing you imagine surreptitious deals, exotic locales, and high stakes negotiations with evil warlords. I assume American arms dealers look and act like Nicolas Cage in the movie Lord of War....

Previously I’ve written about the downside of rules at work and how rules can be replaced with Accountability and Transparency+Trust. In this article I’d like to explore the foundational solution, which is hiring great people. Do corporate rules really reflect a hidden hiring problem? What can we learn from...

He aqui un resumen de mi libro, 15 Secretos De La Gente Exitosa Sobre La Gestión Del Tiempo. Haga clic en la imagen para descargar el resumen completo en PDF en español. (Here’s a Spanish summary of my book, 15 Secrets Successful People Know About Time Management. Click the...

We know that almost all rules and policies have bad outcomes so we need to replace rules with other means to influence employee behavior. Last week, I discussed how accountability can be used instead of rules. But is it possible to have no company rules at all? What needs...

Would your organization like to hold meetings that are more efficient, more productive, and even more enjoyable? I’ve interviewed hundreds of billionaires, famous entrepreneurs, and leaders of the most successful companies in the world. In analyzing the meeting culture in these organizations, a few things began to stand out....

Is it possible to replace 90% of all company rules? Recently we explored “Why Good Companies Create Bad Rules” and “Why Good Rules at Work Inevitably Turn Out Bad.” So what is better than rules? How can we replace rules with something that still encourages the best behaviors? In...