Month: January 2021

What if I told you that thinking hard about five simple words could develop your emotional intelligence, and improve some of your most important relationships?

It’s the type of practical exercise I explore in my free ebook, Improving Emotional Intelligence 2021: How to Get What You Want in Business and In Life, which you can download here.

The words describe types of relationships. They’e sYou already know these words. In fact, you might even use them interchangeably without thinking. They’re about labels and relationships. 

Each word describes a different kind of positive relationship, but using them correctly creates guiderails, making it easier to stay in control during your interactions with people.

Let’s go to the five words. We’ll quickly summarize their definitions, explain why people get tripped up on them, and explore how thinking in an emotionally intelligent way about them will benefit you.

Many small businesses are sitting ducks for cyberattacks. While large companies may be more likely to face advanced persistent threat (APT) hackers or more complex attacks, many have invested substantial resources in preventing them. Small firms simply lack the security infrastructure of large corporations. They’re also more likely to outsource certain functions to third-party vendors, which can also fall victim to cybercrime. 

Which is why it isn’t a surprise that the influx of cyberattacks during the pandemic disproportionately targeted small businesses. Luckily, there are steps small companies can take to protect themselves from breaches. Inc. spoke to Adam Hunt, chief technology officer and chief data scientist at RiskIQ, and Phyllis Newhouse, the founder and CEO of cybersecurity firm Xtreme Solutions, in a recent Inc. stream event to find out more. 

Small companies may kid themselves into believing their operation isn’t