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Best Practices to Achieve Laser-like Focus

Lauren RuefSeptember 12, 2017

Flow state, the brainchild of Hungarian psychologist and positive psychology researcher Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, is a laser-like state of focus achieved by those at the peak of their ability. A runner hitting his stride on a forest trail, body and...

Five Starting Points for Getting Great Ideas

Lauren RuefAugust 7, 2017

The answers to some of your toughest business problems are closer than you think. Creative solutions, new approaches, and potential solutions aren't going to come from outside hires or consultants. More than likely, they're sitting in an untapped res...

5 Ways to Build Resilience

Lauren RuefJune 6, 2017

Resilience is not a trait you inherit from birth. It is something you can learn, even practice, every day. Resilience is a choice—in the face of adverse events—to persevere. However, it is not to be mistaken for innate toughness or even inner strengt...

Why “If It Ain’t Broke, Don’t Fix it” Isn’t a Smart Payments Strategy

Lauren RuefApril 3, 2017

Henry Kissinger once said, "The task of the leader is to get his people from where they are to where they have not been." This can't be done without the discomfort of change. What works now probably isn't going to work in the future, and the sooner i...