Brakston

09/11/2026

The one irrefutable characteristic about true leadership is that it is not about you.

If you collected every single article that defined leadership, you’d probably have reading material for a many years, and you’d probably go crazy with ideas and suggestions on how to improve your leadership skills. Leadership is much like parenting. You can read a lot, you can be taught, you can...

09/10/2026

Think about the message you want to convey with your resume and then use the evidence to drive it through. If you can’t come up with the evidence, then avoid sending the wrong message.

Selling and describing yourself in a resume, a presentation, an interview or meeting is a crucial factor in getting noticed, getting promoted or getting hired.

09/09/2026

Prepare for your next interview. Take a look at the top 5 interview questions and some DOs and DON’Ts.

Doing your homework is an important part of interviewing. So be prepared with your answers and be aware of the hidden messages that you will convey.

09/08/2026

It’s no coincidence that most CEOs come from the operations or the finance side of the business. They tend to have responsibility of managing a profit and loss statement with great understanding of what levers need to be pulled to achieve desired financial results.

If you want a top job or any management position for that matter, you must have evidence of taking care of the money and making it grow. Let's call it "The Money Competency".

09/07/2026

Managers may meet goals frequently, but they rarely exceed them. Leaders redefine company strategies and exceed company goals. In doing so, they drive the evolution of corporate culture.

When it comes to business, growing and succeeding requires more than just maintaining the status quo. To do that, you need people who are leaders – not just managers.

09/04/2026

To move from an autocratic to a participative leadership style, the first approach is to leverage changes in the organizational structure to break down certain lines of authority and create lines of shared responsibility.

09/03/2026

Titles provide an individual with a position and a role within an organization or system. But a great leader’s power comes from respect; hence it comes from their behavior, not their title; and their influence comes from setting an example.

Great leadership entails a holistic and not a mechanistic approach. It requires a delicate balance between satisfying short-term requirements and sacrificing time and resources today for the benefit of tomorrow.

09/02/2026

Identify exactly what you want your resume to do and convey before you get started. Put together the content once your target message is clear. Here are 10 basic guidelines to building a high impact executive resume.

Every resume is a one-of-a-kind communication mechanism with both explicit and implicit messages. It should be appropriate to your situation and the story you want to tell.

09/01/2026

Working hard, being committed or being a fast learner are important traits but they are expected of any above average professional. You HAVE to be good. The question is what makes you great and what can you offer that can place you among the elite.

The answer to the value of what you have to offer can’t be isolated from the context.

08/31/2026

You need to reduce your blindside by increasing your awareness and being proactive. You can’t afford to drift and let outside factors define your future and your career. Take control, take ownership and drive it.

Bottom line: You cannot afford to drift and let outside factors define your future and your career. Take control, take ownership and drive it.