In the fast new normal of social media there will always be a shiny new network. One lasting network that only grows in popularity is LinkedIn.

Now is the time to embrace the new year and commit to those resolutions you want to realize in 2019.

As this is the last episode of 2018, take inventory of your business development achievements of the past year.

When certain information does not get shared, your firm becomes a black box firm. It can be a quick and very slippery downward slope from any initial break in communication.

Responsibility needs accountability. In your business, holding yourself accountable is validated by getting more responsibility.

The remaining 40% of your success quotient is power-driven by your effectiveness.

You start with a goal that you want to reach. You then articulate and communicate your goal’s intent to your listeners.

You may prevent yourself from embracing change, because you do not see the business case for implementing change. Or you may be a strong proponent of the adage if it isn’t broken, don’t fix it. Perhaps you are really challenged in making decisions. When you resist change, you hold yourself back from moving forward, experiencing opportunities, and displaying your leadership abilities. It is time to break your default tendencies to resist change and take risk.

It is a given that it can be very frustrating and disappointing not to win, whether your effort is on winning a proposal for new business, court case, leadership position, or any other goal you set to achieve.

In a necessary and long overdue need to right the balance of power and decency, a daily spotlight has been shone on the integrity of organizations, both public and private and that of individuals, regardless of celebrity status. As it should.