Brakston

Brakston is a division of Alder Koten that focuses on high potential professionals and managers on a development path for executive positions.

02/23/2026

There is a high correlation between listening and success as well. Considering its importance, leaders are highly recommended to proactively relearn how to listen well.

Seven ways to be a leader that listens by Jose Ruiz serves as Alder Koten’s Chief Executive Officer providing vision, strategic direction and the roadmap for the firm’s future. He is also involved in executive search work focused on board members, CEOs and senior-level executives; and consulting...

02/20/2026

Ability in managing negative emotions is both valuable and a necessity in ensuring long-term career advancement.

A workplace can become an emotional place. It is where people of various backgrounds and temperaments must work together while showing the best traits of themselves and producing outputs of high value.

02/19/2026

Research has shown that emotional intelligence cannot function in isolation and has an interdependence relationship with intellectual intelligence and other intelligence.

Emotional Intelligence (EQ) has been the buzzword for years. Successful leaders are said to have high emotional intelligence. Moreover, those with high EQ are likely to succeed in society. While it is true that EQ determines one’s level of success, it is not the only success factor. There a

02/18/2026

More than ever before, a leader should have the so-called “multicultural management skills.”

Today’s workplace is much more diverse than twenty years ago. People from all kinds of background, including nationalities, ethnicities, and religions, can be found working together in an office. Besides, differences in education levels, self-perceptions (positive or negative), and social classes ...

02/17/2026

Being a leader is not a static position anymore. It requires extra flexibility to adapt to continuously changing the environment, including working with people of various backgrounds.

It is true that leader leads and followers follow, but the separation between the two is a transparent veil, and sometimes there are overlaps between the two. The shift in culture and technology has influenced both leadership and followership considerably. This new shift provides an unprecedented op...

02/16/2026

A business runs better when the people involved come from various backgrounds. Both technical and non-technical team members are crucial in operating a company.

Technologies play a major role in the business world. More technological changes have been and will continue to be implemented in large, medium, and small companies. Confirming this, the U.S. Department of Labor predicts that the number of technical positions will rise by 22 percent by 2020.

02/13/2026

Stop checking work and personal emails and social media accounts on weekends. Stay unplugged for as long as possible.

Work-life balance does not come automatically. You must work on them mindfully. Love yourself, so you can contribute more to your job and make a good living for your loved ones.

02/12/2026

Self-discipline is a skill that must be continuously polished. Anything that requires you to be in control, motivated, focused, and conscientious would be a suitable exercise.

You can and need to train yourself to be disciplined. Marathoners don't run marathons because they are disciplined. They are disciplined because they run marathons.

02/11/2026

To achieve goals as depicted in the action board, there are eight key principles that can transform vision into action. They are: accountability, values, mindfulness, positivity, attraction, Domino Theory, divine visualization, and inspired action.

If you start a vision board add an action board. Finish with an infinite passion for remaining successful by achieving daily goals after daily goals. Otherwise, your vision board is just a dream board.

02/10/2026

Creating a good board composition, which includes technical experts, requires specific considerations. The notion that “the more experts are, the better” is merely a myth, which must not be followed literally.

Selecting people to join the board of directors must be done carefully to ensure good corporate governance.

02/09/2026

In this globalized era, migration is very common. It has become more and more common to work, live, befriend, and even create families with people of diverse background.

bridging cultural gaps among people in a diverse group requires more than patience and understanding. It requires a respectful and honest communications where clarifying and asking for clarifications should come naturally. In the end, it is not only how you communicate that matters, but also the fin...

02/06/2026

Keep the C-level destination as the goal. It goes without saying that you would need to have all the leadership skills required. The better prepared you are, the better chance you would have for reaching this top position.

The corporate career ladder is like a funnel. The higher the position, the smaller pool of candidates would be qualified. C-level positions are the ultimate destination, which requires preparation long before arriving.

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