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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- Your Success as a Leader, Depends on your Circle of Influencers - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2012 from Andrew HortonGreat success is seldom if ever achieved in isolation. Irrespective of how much natural talent or ability someone possesses, they still need the support of other people. This is even truer in the case of any leader who wants to successfully lead any team to greatness. The level of success, which ...
Views: 2705(3 votes) - Entrepreneurial Tip: Confront Problems Squarely Before They Squander Your Success! - by Submitted on Apr 16, 2013 from Jack NadelThis is one of several tips for entrepreneurs I’ve developed, featuring shared experiences and wisdom from my successful career as a global entrepreneur that I outline in an easy to understand tip format with a brief story/snippet from my own experiences as well as a current anecdote about how ...
Views: 1069(5 votes) - Most Companies Get Leadership Wrong - by Submitted on Jun 02, 2010 from Michael BeckMost companies take a good approach to developing leaders, but generally miss the point. There's a lot of emphasis placed on good decision making, effective communication, and team building. And all those are important, but don't address what matters most. When you get right down to it, the ...
Views: 2209(10 votes) - Timeless Wisdom For Modern Leaders - Lead With Meaningful Goals - by Submitted on Jun 19, 2010 from Per WinbladKing Solomon, universally acknowledged as one of the world's wisest leaders, applied leadership principles that are as relevant and powerful today as they were in biblical times. This article examines the importance of developing meaningful goals. When all are pulling in the same direction at ...
Views: 815(5 votes) - What It Means to Be a Leader - by Submitted on Aug 21, 2012 from Jay RifenbaryLeadership is defined as “the action of leading a group of people or an organization.” How boring is that? Although a definition, it does not take into consideration the human impact of leadership and the consequences of that leadership. If the outcome is destructive in nature, is that effective ...
Views: 1653(7 votes) - Finding Your Treasures - by Submitted on Aug 11, 2010 from Saritza ZambranaUsually for common eyes, a treasure may be anything shiny. For a master, no treasures have to shine to be valuable. In fact, the most valuable things are immaterial. So, let me ask you... What is your treasure? Please take a brief moment to answer this question for yourself. Life is too short ...
Views: 2449(9 votes) - Why Successful Organizational Leaders Burn Their Mission Statements - by Submitted on Sep 21, 2010 from Skip WeismanWhat I’m about to say, will shock most organizational leaders….It’s time to retire the mission statement. • They don’t motivate anyone. • They are a waste of time and energy to develop. • They quickly become part of the corporate wallpaper. During a recent leadership workshop a ...
Views: 1521(6 votes) - 10 THINGS AUTHENTIC LEADERS DO - by Submitted on Sep 10, 2003 from Robin SharmaWhat would your life look like if you had absolutely no fear? What kinds of things would you do if you lived from a frame of reference that your thoughts literally could form your world? How brightly would your light shine if you stepped out of the limitations that are keeping you small and ...
Views: 10945(4 votes) - 10 Ways for Managers to Prepare for Interviewing a Job Candidate - by Submitted on Dec 04, 2010 from Alvah ParkerMany attorneys and other business owners start interviewing people for a job without clearly understanding what kind of person would best fit into the organization. Hiring is often done out of desperation. The attorney or business owner has a large amount of work to complete and knows he/she ...
Views: 1396(4 votes) - 3 Secrets to Reinventing Your Brand, Image, and Value - by Submitted on Sep 23, 2011 from Sarah HathornEveryone fears change, but change is the one thing we can depend upon as inevitable and unavoidable. Professionals tend to be afraid of reinventing and repositioning themselves, but we have to remember that if we don’t evolve we risk become stagnant, outdated, and replaceable. Whether it’s a ...
Views: 1707(2 votes) - 4 Effective Techniques for Employee Motivation - by Submitted on May 07, 2013 from Tom Bordon"People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing - that's why we recommend it daily." ~ Zig Ziglar For the CEO, it is always a challenge to motivate his employees and also keep them motivated. Motivated employees are at the forefront to take up new challenges, adapt ...
Views: 1903(2 votes) - 4 Reasons You Need Bigger Goals - by Submitted on Oct 07, 2009 from Angie ThompsonIn May of 1961 in Houston, Texas, President John F. Kennedy set one of the biggest goals in human history - to put a man on the moon and bring him home safely before the end of the decade. And many in the U.S., and around the world, thought he was being utterly ridiculous. The validity and ...
Views: 691(2 votes) - 4 Ways Goal Alignment Creates Great Leverage - by Submitted on Oct 07, 2009 from Angie ThompsonRecently I wanted to remove some concrete footings from the property of my boyhood farm home. On the surface these slabs averaged 2-3 feet across and about 8 feet wide. This surface area may not seem very large, but because they had been built to carry the weight of a very large tank I knew they ...
Views: 969(2 votes) - 5 Steps to Real Improved Listening (or Why You Were Tricked Out By Your Last Listening Course) - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2010 from Lea Dev5 Steps to Real Improved Listening (or Why You Were Tricked Out By Your Last Listening Course) Admit it. You’ve read the articles that give you the ten or so points of how to listen better. Maybe you’ve even sat through a course or two that was intended to drill home the tenets of fine ...
Views: 2431(4 votes) - 5 Things I Believe about Leadership - by Submitted on May 26, 2010 from Billy ArcementThere are a myriad of characteristics attributed to great leaders in the literature on leadership. I’ve chosen five that are critical for everyone seeking to lead. Not fully appreciating or understanding the ramifications of not following these ideas can lead to misery for a leader. How do you ...
Views: 2389(4 votes) - 5 Things You Must Know About Sudden Success - by Submitted on Jul 02, 2009 from Stephanie FrankThese are very interesting times. The world seems to be polarized - truly feast or famine. Businesses are going under and the cries of “the economic crisis” ripple through the planet like waves ripple out when you drop a rock in the water. Fear, failure and the world’s obsession with dramatic ...
Views: 1835(2 votes) - 5 Ways to Share Your Leadership Influence - by Submitted on Oct 07, 2009 from Angie ThompsonThe young leader might not recognize it, and the veteran may no longer think about it, but neither situation obscures the truth: leaders influence all the time. At one level this makes complete sense. After all, as leaders we are trying to take people towards a desired destination, and since ...
Views: 850(2 votes) - 5 Ways You Serve Others as a Leader - by Submitted on Sep 28, 2009 from Angie ThompsonRecently someone asked what I thought about "servant leadership." My short answer was that using the word servant is redundant. Don`t misunderstand, I believe in the concept of servant leadership, and what you read or learn about leadership from that prism is extremely valuable. It`s ...
Views: 844(2 votes) - 6 Leadership Development Steps to Get You to the Next Level - by Submitted on Sep 13, 2011 from Sarah HathornHere are six highly valuable steps to help you snag that next promotion, attain the next level of success, and be a more effective high performance leader. #1 Don’t just set goals; crystallize them with clarity Everyone with high potential has goals and dreams. But it is rare to find a ...
Views: 1026(2 votes) - 7 Tips on Productivity Improvement in a Competitive Environment - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2009 from Sharon ReidAs the economy continues to contract and the competitive challenges become ever more complex, businesses must learn to adapt to a host of issues dealing with structural change. To meet these challenges head on, and in an effort to implement changes aimed toward holding onto any attained edge, ...
Views: 2558(2 votes) - 9 Proven Leadership Skills to Expand Your Business - by Submitted on Oct 10, 2009 from Josephine Romano1. Surround yourself with supportive and informed people. Fame, glory, prestige and money -- these are a few of the things that successful leaders gain from their winning experiences. They are consistently supported and encouraged by diverse consumers -- be them strangers, acquaintances, ...
Views: 1569(2 votes) - A Basic Technique to Influence Others - by Submitted on Jul 14, 2009 from Debora McLaughlinIt goes without saying that people who are in power are influential. An influential person usually doesn't have a hard time getting other people to do something or listen to his personal views. Basically, an influential person can make things happen with just a snap of the finger. When you ...
Views: 1589(4 votes) - A Note To Upper Management - by Submitted on Sep 03, 2009 from Andrew BaileyGet to know your lower management team. You never know when you will need them! Let me give you an example. About 10 years ago, I was working as a sales manager for a company that employed about 150 people in most states of Australia. We had a contract with a major teleco for supplying mobile ...
Views: 1909(2 votes) - Accept Uncertainty - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsUnemployment occurs when a person is available to work but is without work. The unemployment figures are growing worldwide, in US it is 8.1% ( Feb 09) Vs 4.8% ( Feb 08) and many articles describe this phenomena as the biggest threat to the world, bigger then war. Yesterday I spoke to friend ...
Views: 821(2 votes) - Are You Building a Dam or Building a Successful Business? - by Submitted on Nov 21, 2012 from Mitch TublinA dam serves a purpose. Typically utilized for water, a dam holds the flow of water in such a manner as to create an entirely new landscape where water flowed freely previously. Now the water builds up and forms a lake, or a reservoir, as the dam stops the flow of the water. If we stop there and ...
Views: 990(4 votes) - Are you Empowering your Middle Management? - by Submitted on Mar 06, 2012 from Cecile PeterkinAs a leader in your company, if you’re frustrated with your middle management, you have only yourself to blame. The success or failure of middle managers rests upon the support of upper management and how well both parties work together. For middle management to do their jobs properly they must ...
Views: 1405(2 votes) - Are You Open - by Submitted on Sep 06, 2009 from Marnie GreenIn a previous article, "Powerful Questions for Powerful Leaders," we began a series of tips designed to build your skills in asking powerful questions. You've heard me say time and time again, "questions are the key to a meaningful performance conversation." We first explored the concept that ...
Views: 746(2 votes) - Are You Turning a Blind Eye on Your Workers? - by Submitted on Jan 10, 2013 from Alexandria JoyHow often have you heard an executive or CEO tout "our people are our greatest asset"? A dozen or more I wager. And yet how many employees have you heard say "management just don't care about me. I'm just a number. I get no respect"? Dozens? Hundreds? How is that possible? How can ...
Views: 1149(2 votes) - Bad Smells In The Workplace - by Submitted on Sep 03, 2009 from Andrew BaileyHow many times has this happened to you….you are sitting at your desk going about your work. You look up and you notice ‘Harry’ about to walk past you. You know what you are about to cop so you take a deep breath. He says something to you and you have to respond. All you can do is mumble ...
Views: 3820(2 votes) - Being Brave And Letting Go: How This Can Revolutionize Your Business - by Submitted on Nov 25, 2009 from Melanie Benson StrickIf you’re an entrepreneur you’ve probably come across this situation before: You’ve invested big into a new project, new venture, new employee, or new system… You’ve spent months preparing this new thing, you’ve long been excited about it’s potential, and you’ve planned on it being a ...
Views: 1669(6 votes) - Candid Conversations: How to Drive the Political Correctness “Elephant” Out of Your Workplace - by Submitted on Oct 21, 2009 from Pat LynchNote: “The elephant in the living room” is a common metaphor for situations in which people refuse to confront or even acknowledge a major issue even though everyone knows about it and it is causing serious problems. Individuals who are faced with difficult issues frequently choose to ignore ...
Views: 809(2 votes) - Change and (Positive) Emotions - by Submitted on Jan 11, 2013 from Angie ThompsonFor years in training around the world I've said – “There is always an emotional component to change.” And people have typically nodded in agreement. After all, personal experience will tell anyone this is true. There have been changes in your life you were excited about, and those where your ...
Views: 831(2 votes) - Employee Engagement and Motivation -- Two magic words that will multiply team performance - by Submitted on Aug 20, 2010 from Mark BuchanI was with my mentor today and we were talking about his time in management and he was relaying a story to me that left me stuck for words. In fact the message was so basic that I may have disregarded it completely. He was telling me that he had just taken on a new role in a large ...
Views: 2273(4 votes) - Exception is a Poor Rule - by Submitted on Dec 02, 2012 from Jim ClemmerI once met an executive who proudly described his approach to recognizing employees' work as "management by exception." "If you haven't heard from me, that's a good sign," he explained. "That means I think you're doing just fine. I only deal with the exceptions. I look for problems and people ...
Views: 1296(2 votes) - Expecting Excellence - A Key to Effective Leadership - by Submitted on Oct 11, 2010 from Michael BeckThe idea of expecting excellence isn't new, nor is the premise that every leader should expect excellence from his or her team. But just like everything a leader says and does, it's not so much a matter of "what" he or she does as much as it is about "how" they do what they do. There's a ...
Views: 2213(8 votes) - Five Corrective Thoughts for New Business Owners - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2012 from Sulaiman BasirThe biggest enemy an entrepreneur has is primarily, themselves. Egos, lack of formal training, misinformation, and over-zealousness are often counterproductive attributes even for a manager: for a business owning entrepreneur these behaviors can cause stagnation in success and even threaten job ...
Views: 2961(2 votes) - Five Ways to Develop the Transformational Leader Within You - by Submitted on Nov 24, 2009 from Kristin RobertsonToday, leaders must deal with complexity, ambiguity and constant change. If leaders are to be successful, they must possess not only mental maturity, but also maturity of heart, mind and the human spirit. Tall order for us mere mortals, huh? The good news is that transformational leaders, those ...
Views: 2350(2 votes) - Food for entrepreneurial minds: Motivation that will get you hustling right away - by When it comes to why motivation is important for a budding entrepreneur, one can never fall short of reasons to be listed. Offered at the right time, the right motivation can provide a better perception and deeper meaning to situations where a person would otherwise struggle to cope up. The ...
Views: 1292(2 votes) - How Ethical Leadership Can Attract Wealth And Happiness - by Submitted on Jan 08, 2013 from Chris D'CruzAny kind of leadership entails the same responsibility, and that is to influence subordinates to carry out an action, fulfill a task or act in a certain manner through proper motivation. An effective leader influences processes, invigorates to change the attitudes of their followers. The leader ...
Views: 883(2 votes) - Improve Your Team Culture with Team Building Activities - by Submitted on Jul 14, 2010 from Doug StaneartTeam building activities help build a purposeful team culture within your organization. One of the reasons companies have offsite meetings is to not only share and gather information, but also to improve their team culture by giving people “face time”. If you’re planning an offsite meeting, ...
Views: 11058(4 votes) - Instant Leaders Overnight - by Submitted on Jul 07, 2009 from Kevin BurnsThe Global Leadership Forecast 2008/09 researched 12,208 business executives and 1493 Human Resource professionals across 76 countries. Seventy-five percent of executives surveyed identified improving their leadership talent as their #1 priority for organizational success. But the vast majority ...
Views: 1400(2 votes) - Key Factors In Leadership and Training - by Submitted on Jan 08, 2013 from Chris D'CruzLeadership and training are two significant factors in having a successful management that will lead to the success of an organization. Leadership is a vital part in managing an organization. To become a leader, you need to be fully equipped with great knowledge and skills on proper control of ...
Views: 958(2 votes) - Leaders Anticipate Change, Prepare For Change, and Lead Change - by Submitted on Sep 24, 2012 from Vernon MyersWhat is change? Put simply, change is an effort to improve an organization in some way. This change could take the form of new processes and procedures, upgrades to a new system, changes to the organizational structure, or changes to roles and responsibilities. Leaders understand that the ...
Views: 3769(2 votes) - Leaders Are Single-minded - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2013 from Vernon MyersWhat does it mean to be single-minded? How does single-mindedness look? Single-mindedness is the relentless pursuit of a goal, objective or end state. To become single-minded, the leader must make a decision to focus on only one thing, to the exclusion of everything else – one idea, one ...
Views: 2063(2 votes) - Leaders Think! - by Submitted on Sep 03, 2013 from Vernon MyersThe most important skill a leader possesses is the ability to think. Remember, when you were a student in school, your teacher always told you to put your “thinking cap” on? It’s still true; leaders must always have their thinking caps on to operate at their highest level. Henry Ford, founder ...
Views: 1632(2 votes) - Leadership can be an unpopular business - by Submitted on May 28, 2010 from Wayne Kehl“Leadership can be an unpopular business. The art of leadership is saying no, not yes. It is very easy to say yes.” Tony Blair (former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom) The above quote from Tony Blair led me to the theme for this week’s edition. Throughout my career in leadership ...
Views: 4042(4 votes) - Obama and Leadership - by Submitted on Sep 14, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsRead in The Economist that US President Obama's likeability factor amongst Americans is nearly 70%. Reminded me that in so many ways, leadership is a people sport. Fundamentals like being interested in other people, building bridges versus fences, lifting others up versus tearing others down ...
Views: 799(2 votes) - Overcoming Communication Obstacles in the Workplace - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2013 from Susan CullenResearch shows that we filter out or change the intended message of what we hear in 70% of our communication. That's a lot of the time! If we filter out or change it that often it is REALLY important that we learn how to send and receive messages to make sure we are being heard and are hearing ...
Views: 1266(2 votes) - Painless Performance Conversations - Focus on Behaviors - by Submitted on Sep 02, 2009 from Marnie GreenIs there a conversation you need to have with an employee that you're avoiding because you know it's going to be unpleasant? With the job of supervision comes the task of addressing problems or tough issues even though you'd rather not. We procrastinate. We "wait and see" if the problem will ...
Views: 1379(2 votes) - Personal Power Increases with a Purpose Filter - by Submitted on Jan 08, 2013 from Valencia RayPersonal power and a sense of purpose are at the foundation of real productivity. Having a sense of purpose that is compelling for you fuels personal power and passion. Personal power is not about ‘power over’ others. It is not even about always ‘being in control’ over the environment. Haven’t ...
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