The world has changed significantly in just a short period. Nobody knows what lies ahead. So how can you take back some control in a time where you might feel tossed around and at the mercy of decision makers, the market and everything else?

The hardest part is developing the right habits and making the right changes. Transmitting skills is easy, Obama said. “Leadership is not grown from a manual,” the former president told the crowd. “It is an operating system that is developed over time.”

It was one of my bucket list items to hear former US president Barack Obama speak. He’s one of the world’s great orators.

In a true and open conversation with a dear mentor, I shared my truth: I am inadequate.

How can 2.5% get you a tremendous return, even in a downturn?
When the stock market is down, what do you do? You buy low – so that down the road you can sell high.

Here at Level 52, we’ve spent time working in several large and small companies and have identified 5 things that consistently lead to negative, unproductive and a hard-to-work-in culture.

Information is everywhere. You can find out how to do pretty much anything from Siri or by banging away on Google or YouTube. Knowledge isn’t power – it’s potential power. How we use that knowledge is far more important than having it.

Use the ‘F’ word more this year and I guarantee you’ll get better results. Trust me. In fact, you can call me at this time next year and if you do what we say and it doesn’t work – I’ll take you to lunch!

Celebrate, course correct & design a plan for what’s next.