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More Job Interview Confidence Tips - by Doris HelgeLeadership Position with A Hyper-Critical Boss - by Doris HelgeBusiness Owner Blues Require Leadership Changes - by Doris Helge- ***Cultivating Leadership - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesOver the last two decades I have consulted to, provided workshops for, and delivered keynote presentations on leadership to a variety of restaurant chains and individual restaurant managers. I continue to be surprised by the general confusion between management and leadership. Managers push, ...
Views: 1010(38 votes) - ***You Say You Want A Better Life! So, What Are You Doing About It? - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2007 from Joe FarchtIt's human nature to want a better life, to strive for new things, and find meaning through our experience and existence. People are restless; they want a raise shortly after receiving the most recent one, they desire a promotion, new challenges at work and/or in their personal lives, better ...
Views: 3744(44 votes) - 5 Steps to Become a Leader, When You Feel Like a Follower - by Submitted on Oct 20, 2009 from Niamh ArthurSuccess in life and in business comes from effective leadership. This doesn't mean pretending to be someone else, or changing your core values, it's just about being more confident in who you are. You can follow these 5 steps to become a leader, and create a new self image of confidence and ...
Views: 2264(10 votes) - Achieving Results By Letting Go - The Art of Delegating - by Submitted on Feb 23, 2010 from Doris KovicAre you a master of doing it all, juggling priorities, constant meetings and email overload? When I ask leaders what change they could make to become more effective, one of the most common responses is that they need to delegate more. They recognize the need to delegate most of what comes ...
Views: 1543(10 votes) - Leaders Are Readers - by Submitted on Aug 28, 2009 from Dawn AngierLeaders are Readers Reading can be a powerful catalyst for thinking; it has the potential for stimulating wisdom. A long while ago, I heard someone say, “Leaders are readers.” It made a big impression on me, and I never forgot it. I don’t know who coined the phrase, but I must have ...
Views: 2393(10 votes) - The Secret Formula of Confident Leaders - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2011 from Skip WeismanIn today's challenging economy and the rise of a fickle and unstable workforce, leadership skills are more important than ever to combat the costs of high staff turnover. The new generation workforce have different values and expectations, and if their needs are not met, they walk. Many ...
Views: 828(10 votes) - ***I Just Don't Understand! - by Submitted on Nov 09, 2007 from Joe FarchtWhy doesn't this person do what I want them to do? Can't they just get along? Why is he so abrupt with everyone? Why doesn't she follow the steps in the process like they are meant to be followed? Why are so many mistakes made? Why do I have to follow up so much to make sure the work gets ...
Views: 858(49 votes) - ***The Best Team Building Idea Secret is to Create Lots of Energy and Enthusiasm - by Submitted on Feb 07, 2011 from Doug StaneartIf you are looking for a fantastic team building idea or a secret to conducting a great team building event, the best piece of wisdom I have ever come across is the importance of energy and enthusiasm. Often times, event planners or people who are organizing a convention or annual event will ...
Views: 8746(3 votes) - "Under New Management" - 5 Steps to Your Leadership Renewal - by Submitted on Aug 17, 2009 from Chuck Reynolds5 Steps to Your Leadership Renewal "Under New Management" says the sign. What comes to mind when you see that? You will see it in retail operations, dining establishments, and residential apartments. Let's face it, the implied message is that it is "New and Improved Management" that will ...
Views: 745(3 votes) - 5 Top Characteristics of Ineffective Leaders - by Submitted on Mar 28, 2013 from Guy FarmerI design and facilitate leadership training and have a unique opportunity to examine many kinds of leadership styles and approaches with many smart people. Over the years I've noticed a type of leadership that creates all kinds of workplace distress. It's an approach where a leader is so ...
Views: 5702(3 votes) - 6 Qualities of a Great Leader in a Virtual Team - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2009 from Josephine RomanoOur world is nothing but an unending cycle of change. We are experiencing change in many aspects and one of those is how to manage employees. Many companies have changed in the way they manage their employees because unlike before, a lot of companies and organizations nowadays are becoming ...
Views: 630(6 votes) - 7 Ways to Inspire Innovation - by Submitted on Mar 09, 2010 from FSB AuthorsThe recently introduced Apple iPad is the latest wowing of the world by the pioneering computer company. Taken in totality, with its iPhone, iPod, MacBook laptops, and the original Macintosh computer itself, Apple's ability to hit innovation home runs has changed technology -- and the way people ...
Views: 938(6 votes) - Access POWER - by Submitted on Jul 07, 2011 from Joseph RiggioIntroduction If you’re anything at all like me, you’ve probably had periods in your life where the most fitting description would be that of being a “self-help junkie”. I know, it’s not a pretty or flattering description, and perhaps it’s not even obvious what I mean by it... Built right ...
Views: 5250(3 votes) - Choose Love Despite the Fear - by Submitted on Dec 26, 2009 from Kristin RobertsonThere are only two basic human emotions, love and fear. All other emotions are variations on these two archetypal themes. Of the two, which emotion have we seen at work in our economy over the past several months? Of course, the answer is fear. When I worked in the securities industry years ...
Views: 1291(6 votes) - Coaching Vs. Managing - by Submitted on Mar 10, 2010 from Craig NathansonManaging and coaching is different Think of the best coach you ever had, either at work or outside of work. What did the coach do that was effective? How did the coach interact with you? What kinds of things did the coach help you to achieve? Now think of the best manager you ever had at ...
Views: 4938(6 votes) - Conversational Leadership: A way to enhance your leadership and relationships - by Submitted on Feb 12, 2010 from Raymond JorgensenEvery successful group venture, whether in the business world, the family home, an educational setting or a community campaign, is the result of effective leadership. Simply put, leaders accomplish desired results by influencing others. The most significant contribution a leader can make is to ...
Views: 4241(6 votes) - Courage - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWithout question, courage is essential to the work of entrepreneurs and change agents, and anyone Working for Good. The journey to creating something new and changing something old is not easy and continually calls for courage to face the unknown, the uncertain, the never-been-done before, the ...
Views: 698(6 votes) - Exemplary Success - by Submitted on Mar 02, 2010 from Lyndsey ShafferWhat example have you set? What is your legacy? Will others who stand where you once stood be able to follow your path to success? The chronicle of you is more important than you could ever imagine. To give the gift of hope and inspiration to another is priceless. To empower another person ...
Views: 1546(6 votes) - Feedforward or Feedback? Communication for Moving People to Action - by Submitted on Mar 20, 2011 from Germaine PorcheRecently, during a coaching session with an executive (whom we’ll call Jodie), I listened as she described conversations with her staff. The feedback that her staff gave her went something like this: “You’re hard to communicate with.” “I don’t feel empowered when you speak to me.” “You ...
Views: 3872(6 votes) - Find Your Dream Job By Using Your Unique Talents and Genius - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2010 from Andrea SaabAny significant accomplishment usually requires the involvement of many people. What if one could simply understand the unique genius of individuals, and further, be able to assemble teams where genius and talents were complementary to others on the team to produce outstanding results? “All ...
Views: 1461(6 votes) - Help Your Organization Succeed: 5 Tips to Elevate Your Purpose - by Submitted on Feb 14, 2012 from Mike Henry Sr.I recently read two different posts that caused me to think about how people are treated in the workplace. The first was a series written by Chad Balthrop about the trap of transactional leadership. It seems that sometimes, many times, actually, we view our personal interactions as ...
Views: 1257(3 votes) - How To Build Good Character - by Submitted on Apr 13, 2010 from Greg BakerBuilding good character is all about addition, not subtraction. What I mean is this: when it comes to change, our focus is usually on the aspects of our lives that are bad. We try to cut out or cut off these negative or bad qualities. We try to improve by subtraction. That is not how you build ...
Views: 10985(12 votes) - How to establish a powerful personal branding online by Article Marketing? - by Submitted on Mar 27, 2011 from Andrew ChowOne of the many challenges to achieve respectable google ranking is in the area of backlinks to your blog. While the idea of having links exchanged is good, the quality of the incoming sites comes into play as far as Google is concerned. If you are someone who is a thought leader or ...
Views: 1755(3 votes) - Importance of Communication - by Submitted on Nov 13, 2009 from Majlinda PrikuMany definitions and theories speak to the importance of communication in business. When managing a business team there are multiple factors that determine its success. What is the overall company strategy? Are you able to foresee obstacles and successfully maneuver around them? Managing is an ...
Views: 3761(6 votes) - Journaling as a Reflective Practice - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2010 from Raymond JorgensenAs leaders of living systems, the ability to reflect is one of the most important disciplines to develop. Over the years we have found that, at particularly difficult times in life, when confused and disheartened, and times of exhilaration when life is filled with joy and happiness, the ...
Views: 2123(9 votes) - Leading From Within - by Submitted on Mar 25, 2003 from Greg GiesenMuch like the lighthouse that provides guidance and direction for sea-bearing vessels, leaders must become the beacon of light in their own lives before they can effectively lead others. As we have come to learn, true leadership is not about a title or a position in an organization. Nor is it ...
Views: 876(6 votes) - Leading With Optimism - 10 Ways to Be Optimistic - by Submitted on Feb 23, 2010 from Doris Kovic"Are you kidding me - how can I be optimistic? There is nothing to be optimistic about in this economy." With the constant stream of bad economic news it is very easy to get caught up in thinking that nothing positive is happening. We start to believe that there is little that we can do to ...
Views: 2110(9 votes) - Listen Up - by Submitted on Oct 31, 2009 from Kim FreedmanStudies have shown that most managers spend between 60 to 80 percent of their workday communicating with other people on the telephone, in meetings, and in casual conversations. Assuming we listen as much as we speak, which is a pretty big assumption, we spend a good portion of our day in ...
Views: 1082(9 votes) - Mentors and Protégées - by Submitted on Oct 17, 2009 from George TorokFind a mentor. Mentors can help you cut years off your growth curve. They can save you from making mistakes they made or seen others make. You are then free to learn from new mistakes. A mentor is someone - perhaps a family member, friend or business associate - who is more experienced in ...
Views: 1009(9 votes) - Smile More - by Submitted on Dec 17, 2012 from Ellen PatnaudeThe man who gives little with a smile gives more than the man who gives much with a frown. –Jewish Proverb When it comes to building trust and rapport, this principle is one of the top seven that we have found to be important. Let me illustrate what it means with an example. I spent a lot ...
Views: 2384(3 votes) - SUCCESS LEAVES CLUES ... - by Submitted on Feb 19, 2012 from JODI NICHOLSONSuccess Leaves Clues ~ Learn From Others Before You By Jodi Nicholson In 1954 Roger Bannister was the first person to break the four- minute mile. The next year over a dozen other people also did it. Something that hadn’t been done before in history is now common practice. Why? Because ...
Views: 983(3 votes) - SUCCESSFUL SUPERVISION: SEVEN SURE SOLUTIONS - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2011 from William CottringerSUCCESSFUL SUPERVISION: SEVEN SURE SOLUTIONS By Bill Cottringer “You cannot teach a man anything. You can only help him discover it within himself.” ~Galileo Galilei. There is no shortage of information about being a successful supervisor. But, that is a problem in itself—there is ...
Views: 1656(9 votes) - Taxes and the Budget - Steve Daines - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2011 from Steve DainesThe people from Montana are well aware that the nation is struggling with a debt crisis. The road that got us here was one of deficit spending where our government spent much more than it received in taxes. This has continued with the most recent budget proposals and unless we take a stand, the ...
Views: 1201(3 votes) - Team Leadership - This is it! - by Submitted on Jan 28, 2010 from Chuck ReynoldsI am always fascinated by examples of teamwork and leadership from which we can all learn. As such, during a (reluctant, at first) viewing of Michael Jackson’s This Is It movie I was rather intrigued by the way he went about working on what was intended to be his last concert tour. His funeral ...
Views: 1051(3 votes) - Zigzag Your Way to the Top in 2011 - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2011 from Sarah HathornIn response to the growing number of recent corporate downsizings many large companies have adopted an organizational structure that involves fewer layers and levels of corporate hierarchy than we saw during earlier decades. In order to adapt to these new developments it is important for ...
Views: 947(3 votes) - ***Balancing Technology, Management, and Leadership - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com Articles"The art of progress is to preserve order amid change and to preserve change amid order." — Alfred North Whitehead, 19th century British mathematician and philosopher As Achieve (my first consulting company) was working with our Clients to implement Toward Excellence (the cultural change ...
Views: 1052(35 votes) - ***Manage Things, Lead People - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesHigh-performing teams and organizations balance the discipline of systems, processes, and technology management on a base of effective people leadership. Here are some keys of the key distinctions between the two: The Management-Leadership ...
Views: 1435(35 votes) - *Definition: Personal Leadership - by Submitted on Aug 28, 2007 from Kevin McManeminPersonal Leadership Definition Personal leadership is the ability and desire to crystallize your thinking and to establish a specific direction and destination for your own life. It includes the courage, choice, and commitment to move in that direction by taking committed and determined action ...
Views: 21568(28 votes) - How To Develop The Success Mindset That Your Online Business Needs - by Submitted on Dec 31, 2009 from Joanna VaiouAre you drained and fatigued from your 9 to 5 job that you can’t even make a decent living off? Are you desperately looking for ways that you can spend more time with your family? Are you looking for a way to gain financial independence? If you answered yes to any of the questions we just asked ...
Views: 830(11 votes) - ***Timeless Leadership Principles in a Changing World - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com Articles"There are no new truths, but only truths that have not been recognized by those who have perceived them without noticing. A truth is something that everybody can be shown to know and to have known, as people say, all along." — Mary McCarthy, author and critic I write these words as I sit in ...
Views: 1046(34 votes) - Employee Motivation: 10 Ways to Engage Your Employees - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2010 from Doris KovicHow motivated are your employees? Are they fully engaged and passionate about their work? In challenging economic times it is natural for most people to lose some level of enthusiasm. When we cut costs and people around us lose jobs and even their homes, our desire to take on the "biggest ...
Views: 4675(13 votes) - Success Mindset Worksheet For New Entrepreneurs - Self Development Task - by Submitted on Dec 31, 2009 from Joanna VaiouThere are four unwritten laws-steps, that people who seek and desire to be successful in what they do, follow. There are 4 steps in order to complete the procedure starting from the thought: "I want to succeed in this!" & "I am Successful! So before this journey begins, towards the achievement ...
Views: 1757(13 votes) - Business Leadership: Gaining Competitive Advantage - by Submitted on May 28, 2010 from Willie HortonOne of the most important elements of ongoing business success is gaining and maintaining competitive advantage. Lots of businesses talk about it, lots of businesses strive for it, but very few businesses really understand it. Put simply, competitive advantage means being different – not just ...
Views: 1540(18 votes) - ***Growing the Leader in Us - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com Articles"For what we've discovered, and rediscovered, is that leadership isn't the private reserve of a few charismatic men and women. It's a process ordinary people use when they're bringing forth the best from themselves and others. Liberate the leader in everyone, and extraordinary things happen." — ...
Views: 935(25 votes) - ***Team Building Events-How to Choose the Best Corporate Team Building Event - by Submitted on Apr 17, 2011 from Doug StaneartTeam Building Events (and specifically how to choose the best, most appropriate, team building event) for your group or situation can be extremely difficult because of... Hello?! Team Building Event Companies! If you Google "Team Building Events," you will get results from every type of activity ...
Views: 8877(5 votes) - *Defininition: Transformational and Transactional Leadership - by Submitted on Aug 28, 2007 from Kevin McManeminJames MacGregor Burns (1978) first introduced the concepts of transformational and transactional leadership in his treatment of political leadership, but this term is now used in organizational psychology as well. According to Burns, the difference between transformational and transactional ...
Views: 4851(30 votes) - Invest Yourself - by Submitted on Aug 12, 2009 from Charles LutzWhen life is complete, what is the legacy you want to leave behind? One of policy, plans, procedures and rules? Or, do you want a to leave a legacy that represents your true self? If your answer is the latter, then read on. At home, work, or play - if you want to leave a legacy that is of true ...
Views: 842(5 votes) - Lead, Follow, or Get Out of the Way - by Submitted on Dec 19, 2009 from Larry HehnI've always been a music buff, especially the "classic rock" genre. Growing up in Toronto in the 1970's, my transistor radio was always tuned in to local AM radio stations 680 CFTR and 1050 CHUM for all the latest rock and roll hits. Disc jockeys back then seemed to have much more personality ...
Views: 972(5 votes) - Make a Splash, One Ripple at a Time! - by Submitted on Feb 26, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesPeople often find themselves caught in the minute details of their day-to-day routines and experience a sense of disconnection from what is really important. Where your focus goes, your results flow! (Negative focus equals negative results; positive focus equals positive results.) Are you happy ...
Views: 1768(5 votes) - Read My Mind - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2009 from Marnie GreenI wish I would have received mind-reading abilities as a holiday gift. If only I could have an expectation and everyone around me would know what I was thinking and they'd just respond the way I want them to. That would come in handy as a supervisor. Imagine that all you had to do was vividly ...
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