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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- Harness Distracted Focus – Leadership’s Secret Weapon – Part 2 - by Submitted on Dec 20, 2011 from Pat HeydlauffPublic Enemy No. 1 for leadership and management is distracted focus. It leads to lack of clarity and reduces personal and workforce engagement, productivity and performance. Change the focus dynamic in your life and you will improve your personal performance, engage your team and improve long ...
Views: 1582 - The Charismatic Leader – Diamond Performance - by Submitted on Dec 19, 2011 from Karla BrandauIn an interview, comedian Joan Rivers was asked how she stayed so thin and trim and the interviewer said, “Do you do a lot of exercising?” “Oh, my Lord no,” said Rivers. “If God had intended me to bend over, He would have put diamonds on the ground.” When actress and screen writer, Mae West, ...
Views: 858 - Could innocent blog comments amount to defamation? - by Submitted on Dec 19, 2011 from Joanna OakeyBusinesses using social media need to closely monitor what they, and their employees, are saying about others to ensure you aren’t in the firing line of our defamation laws. In this article, we provide an outline of what constitutes defamation in Australia, and what you need to be careful ...
Views: 1041 - Ten Ways to Keep Your Star Employees - by Submitted on Jan 31, 2012 from Joel Garfinkle1.Empower Your Employees to Shine By Helping Them Own Their Gifts at Work ·As you interact with employees, see every one as unique and gifted, especially the star employees. Your role is to find the innate gifts within each one of your fellow employees as you interact with them. ·Work with ...
Views: 930 - Get Credit For Your Work - by Submitted on Jan 31, 2012 from Joel GarfinkleGetting credit for your work is not always easy. You can do great work, but if no one knows you were responsible for the outstanding results, you won't get recognized. The key to getting credit for your accomplishments is doing an effective job at promoting yourself and letting other people know ...
Views: 974 - Building Positive Relationships at Work - by Submitted on Jan 31, 2012 from Joel GarfinkleBuilding positive workplace relationships is vital for career success. Relationships can positively or negatively affect your satisfaction with the job, your ability to advance and gain recognition for your achievements. When you build positive relationships, you feel more comfortable with your ...
Views: 1010 - Making Time for Important Long-Term Projects - by Submitted on Jan 31, 2012 from Joel GarfinkleMost of us focus our time and energy on whatever short-term tasks land on our plate each week. That's fine as long as we also commit time and energy to the important long-term projects that will get us where we eventually want to be. Here are six ways to make sure the important projects don't ...
Views: 853 - Increase Your Job Security by Increasing Your Visibility - by Submitted on Jan 31, 2012 from Joel GarfinkleClients often ask me, "Why should I increase my visibility? Why can't I let my work speak for itself?" My traditional response has always been, "You can't assume decision-makers are aware of your accomplishments. How can you expect to get ahead if you're not noticed?" In light of today's ...
Views: 686 - Five Ways to Excel as a Leader - by Submitted on Jan 31, 2012 from Joel GarfinkleTo become a great leader, you need to know that you're in a leadership role. But that's just the first step. The next step involves maintaining your employees' respect. Without that, you may be the boss, but your leadership role will be short-lived. The American Management Association ...
Views: 768 - Are You Suffering from Burnout at Work? - by Submitted on Jan 31, 2012 from Joel GarfinkleAre you more irritable and less patient with others? Do you feel disillusioned and no longer derive satisfaction from your accomplishments? Have your sleep or eating habits changed? Are you experiencing headaches or neck or lower back pain? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you ...
Views: 823 - Great Leaders Turn Adversity into Advantage - by Submitted on Jan 31, 2012 from Joel GarfinkleOne certainty in life is that the future holds unpredictable changes. We start every day not knowing exactly what to expect. Life brings lessons and opportunities that we don't always welcome. It forces us to take risks, become vulnerable, and open ourselves to the unknown. If you can rise ...
Views: 839 - 10 Ways to Become a Powerful Leader at Work - by Submitted on Jan 31, 2012 from Joel GarfinkleA client was interviewing a woman at IBM and was reminded of the person she once aspired to become. The executive was capable, strong, confident and articulate. Meeting her was like opening a bottle of champagne. Her passion and enthusiasm were contagious. My client thought to herself, "What ...
Views: 792 - Power of an Engaged Workforce - by Submitted on Jan 31, 2012 from Joel GarfinkleA Towers Perrin study of 86,000 employees worldwide, states that only 14% of the global workforce is highly engaged on the job. These individuals feel a connection to their work and the company and a passion for what they do. They are focused on the job and excited about the work they are doing. ...
Views: 831 - Surviving Office Politics - by Submitted on Jan 31, 2012 from Joel GarfinkleOffice politics can be either a positive or negative influence on your career. If you aren't successful in dealing with it, you can lose your job, get demoted or be alienated from key projects or people. If you are successful in dealing with politics, you can gain access to key influential ...
Views: 781 - 9 Tips for Improving Your Communications Skills - by Submitted on Jan 31, 2012 from Joel GarfinkleAccording to 2006 survey by the National Association of Colleges and Employers, communication skills are listed as the most important quality sought in job candidates. Here's a list of the most desirable traits (on a 1-5 scale, 1=not at all important, 5=extremely important): ·Communication ...
Views: 795 - Top 6 Effective Leadership Traits - by Submitted on Dec 15, 2011 from Judy RingerEven the most effective leaders lose their way occasionally. In spite of best efforts, you forget how much influence you have and how your action (or inaction) affects the workplace environment. These six traits are common causes. Ineffective Leadership Traits 1) Avoiding Conflict When you ...
Views: 1179 - Keep Your Employees Happy - by Submitted on Jan 31, 2012 from Joel GarfinkleIf you're a manager or supervisor, it's your job to make sure your staff not only gets the work done, but finds fulfillment in their jobs. If you don't, you'll spend a lot more time than necessary in the hiring and training cycle because unfulfilled employees don't tend to stick around. While ...
Views: 696 - What Great Leaders Do - by Submitted on Jan 31, 2012 from Joel GarfinkleWhat makes a great leader? What do they do that is so different? What traits do they have that helps them excel at this high level? There are specific traits that great leaders have in common. These traits can be learned and developed. Think of two leaders whom you admire and respect. Go ...
Views: 811 - International trade - Be a Global Leader - by Submitted on Dec 12, 2011 from Sarah AshlinInternational trade is a business that takes place among various countries. The trade includes export and import trading among various overseas countries. International trade is a type of business activity that takes place between the traders of different countries. This type of trade ...
Views: 602(1 vote) - Leader or Fool: Which Hat Are You Wearing? - by Submitted on Dec 09, 2011 from Mike Henry Sr.I wonder what someone would have called you if you had suggested, say 30 or even 20 years ago, that people would get their news and ideas from a handheld TV used as a telephone. What would you have said to the person 30 years ago who suggested that you would “meet” people all over the globe ...
Views: 1355(4 votes) - Credibility: A Critical Foundation of Leadership - by Submitted on Dec 08, 2011 from Marshall Brown“If you don’t believe in the messenger, you won’t believe the message.” —Jim Kouzes, co-author of Credibility: How Leaders Gain and Lose It, Why People Demand It When people trust and believe in you as a leader, they’ll follow you far and without much question. But without credibility, that ...
Views: 1131(1 vote) - Leadership: An Indispensable Skill for Successful Professionals and Companies - by Submitted on Dec 07, 2011 from Diane CraigLeadership is a skill that is not reserved solely for managers, directors, VPs, or anyone else who is the head of a department or a company. It is a crucial quality that any valuable employee should demonstrate in some form or another in the workplace. The term “leadership” can encompass a wide ...
Views: 1198(1 vote) - Why Smart Executives Make Dumb Decisions - by Submitted on Dec 04, 2011 from Rand GolletzWhen I help senior leaders with their strategy creation efforts, I’ll review past strategies and then the results, financial and otherwise, that those strategies produced. I’m frequently amazed when I see that smart, capable executives have developed and implemented strategies that should have ...
Views: 1215(1 vote) - How Personal Values Impact Our Daily Lives - by Submitted on Dec 04, 2011 from Irial O'FarrellValues is a much referenced idea but what exactly are values and what difference does understanding them make to someone's life? While there are many definitions of values, I use the following: Personal values are an internal set of standards that each of us expects ourselves, and others, to ...
Views: 6510(1 vote) - An interview with Dr. Samuel Chand: How to become a change agent - by Submitted on Dec 01, 2011 from Todd RhoadMy latest interview brings you phenomenal insight into what it takes to become a change leader in a world that is full of change. In this interview, we talk with Dr. Samuel Chand. As a Dream Releaser, Dr. Samuel R. Chand serves Pastors, ministries and businesses as a Leadership Architect and ...
Views: 3161(2 votes) - The Battle for Talent is Heating Up, Are You Ready? - by Submitted on Dec 01, 2011 from Cecile PeterkinThis is an interesting time in the history of business - workplace dynamics are in the midst of a huge shift. Baby Boomers in their 60’s are running into the challenges of managing the very different needs of those in the Y generation. In fact, so much focus has been placed on these two sizeable ...
Views: 1490 - A Rich Team - by Submitted on Jan 03, 2012 from Charmaine HammondDuring one of my recent Teambuilding Training Programs, I had the opportunity to ask the attending executives to identify the qualities of a "rich team". Of course, this question refers to the relationships and interactions of the team, not to how much money they generate. The responses I ...
Views: 1433(1 vote) - Innovation: Why We Need It, Want It, and Fear It - by Submitted on Dec 01, 2011 from Valencia RayInnovation is a hot topic right now. The search is on for the next new thing, the new business frontier. We certainly do need to innovate, as our infrastructure appears to be falling apart. We need to make changes in how we “think life is,” for one thing. Survival of the fittest is only a ...
Views: 1265 - Charismatic Leadership: Help or Hinderance? - by Submitted on Nov 27, 2011 from Irial O'FarrellWhile recently delivering a module on leadership development, several participants suggested that charisma is high up on the list of important qualities for a leader. Research, however, would indicate that many effective leaders are humble, to the point that charisma is the last word used to ...
Views: 1508(3 votes) - The Starting Point of Leadership - by Submitted on Nov 27, 2011 from Irial O'FarrellLeadership, or the lack thereof, has been receiving a lot of attention over the last few years but, let’s face it, it’s a fairly woolly topic. There are as many definitions of leadership as there are people. Personally, I define leadership as the ability to look forward and clearly see the ...
Views: 2451(4 votes) - Harness Distracted Focus – Leadership’s Secret Weapon - by Submitted on Nov 27, 2011 from Pat HeydlauffFocus is much like the wind. If harnessed and channeled, the wind can create electricity, expedite the flight of an airplane or the movement of a ship and pump water from a well. You cannot stop the wind, change its intensity or at times destructive forces, but when harnessed, it is useful, ...
Views: 1407(1 vote) - 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: 1407(2 votes) - Engagement is an Inside Job - by Submitted on Dec 02, 2012 from Jim Clemmer"The man who gets the most satisfactory results is not always the man with the most brilliant single mind, but rather the man who can best coordinate the brains and talents of his associates." — Sir William Alton Jones, 18th Century English Philologist and Jurist When faced with major ...
Views: 1422(1 vote) - Don't Wait to See the Blood - by Submitted on Dec 02, 2012 from Jim ClemmerAt my youngest daughter's sixth birthday party, a five-year-old boy hit her on the head. Asked to apologize, he politely refused: "Mr. Clemmer, I don't apologize unless I see teeth marks or blood." Many managers don't realize the problems they're creating unless they see the teeth marks or ...
Views: 1298(1 vote) - Don't Promise Too Much - by Submitted on Dec 02, 2012 from Jim ClemmerI've recently bought a computer system, taken my family to a theme park and flown on an airline that were all rated tops in their fields for service. They had won awards and were widely cited as leading examples of service quality in action. I ended up being disappointed. Not that the service ...
Views: 1342(1 vote) - 'Do As I Say, Not As I Do' Doesn't Cut It Any More - by Submitted on Dec 02, 2012 from Jim ClemmerMore and more, I hear managers express frustration over the behavior of the people they lead. They complain about their failure to take initiative and responsibility, grumble about lateness to meetings or lousy teamwork. But it's so much easier to point fingers elsewhere. For when it comes to ...
Views: 1683(1 vote) - Discipline Can Be Habit Forming - by Submitted on Dec 02, 2012 from Jim Clemmer"Do every day or two something for no other reason than that you would rather not do it, so that when the hour of dire need draws nigh, it may find you not unnerved and untrained to stand the test." — William James, Habit Good and bad habits are tiny daily choices that accumulate. Each choice ...
Views: 1534(1 vote) - Developing a Team or Organization Vision - by Submitted on Dec 02, 2012 from Jim ClemmerAs Mark Twain once remarked about the weather, there's a lot of talk about vision, but very few managers really do anything about it. Visioning is sometimes an innate natural skill just like leadership sometimes is. And the moon sometimes blocks out the sun - but none occur very often. Most ...
Views: 1388(1 vote) - Leader – The Big Picture Purpose - by Submitted on Nov 20, 2011 from Rosemary HeenanLeaders are visionaries. They see the world as it could be and inspire others to work toward that vision. In my lifetime there have been many powerful leaders who ignited movements to change the world. Think Martin Luther King, Mahatma Gandhi, the early feminists. All have inspired people to ...
Views: 1032(1 vote) - 3 Simple Strategies to Improve Your Bottom Line by Tapping Your Most Valuable Asset, Your People - by Submitted on Nov 18, 2011 from Skip WeismanTwo startling facts regarding issues absolutely impacting the bottom line of manufacturing companies in today’s challenging economy: 1. The Gallup organization, an international research company with a division that focuses on employee engagement and motivation, estimates $300 billion is ...
Views: 1262(2 votes) - The Team Approach to High-Impact Presentations - by Submitted on Nov 18, 2011 from Stephanie ScottiLeveraging the Power of a Team Presentation. While meeting with a new client last week, one of the partners took me aside and confided that his company had just lost a potential new piece of business. What had gone wrong? The prospect said their pitch wasn’t “buttoned up” enough — the kiss of ...
Views: 1674(1 vote) - Avoid Leadership Failure by Focusing on Your Purpose - by Submitted on Nov 18, 2011 from Terry WallJoe Paterno’s decision to coach the remaining games, a decision later nullified by his firing, was a leadership failure. By focusing on his purpose, he should have seen that coaching out the schedule was a terrible idea. Learn from his leadership failure that you should use your purpose ...
Views: 1285(1 vote) - If You’re Not Afraid… - by Submitted on Nov 18, 2011 from Valencia RayYou are not growing. Growth will take you into the unknown. Why is growth so scary? The most likely reason for many, many people is that they are conditioned unconsciously to fear change. This is rooted in perception. It is not a universal law that human beings must function this way. You ...
Views: 1242 - Executive Blind Spots - by Submitted on Nov 16, 2011 from Michael BeckWe all have patterns, habits, and beliefs that limit us. The challenge is that we generally can't see how those thought-patterns and beliefs hold us back and what we can't see tends to sabotage our efforts. Blind spots can severely impact an executive's strategic vision, their course of ...
Views: 1496 - The ARC of Leadership: How Improved Awareness Leads to Higher Performance - by Submitted on Nov 15, 2011 from Denis LévesqueThe following is the first article in a three-part series in which Denis Lévesque unveils his ARC of Leadership methodology. Assessing Your "Personal Brand" I’ve always thought that good leaders were a lot like good drivers. A good driver is very aware of their surroundings. They aren’t ...
Views: 1179 - Leadership Theories - How They Apply To Your Daily Routine - by Submitted on Nov 15, 2011 from Chris D'CruzLeadership theories are all about how best someone directs their group and or even themselves in achieving their goals thus becoming successful. People do apply leadership theories in their day to day business even without knowing it. These theories do apply to group members if you are involved ...
Views: 1661 - Four Simple Leadership Questions To Ask Yourself - by Submitted on Nov 13, 2011 from Deb PilgrimBe a leader, not a business owner! Leadership I believe is one of the critical links to business success, yet often as small business owners we can struggle to see ourselves as a leader. We see ourselves as a business owner, as a doer in our business, as a motivator of staff (if we have any). ...
Views: 1473(1 vote) - Deepening Our Discipline - by Submitted on Dec 02, 2012 from Jim Clemmer"The bedrock of character is self-discipline; the virtuous life, as philosophers since Aristotle have observed, is based on self-control. A related keystone of character is being able to motivate and guide oneself, whether in doing homework, finishing a job, or getting up in the morning. And, as ...
Views: 1017(1 vote) - Decentralized Organization Structures Empower and Energize - by Submitted on Dec 02, 2012 from Jim Clemmer"Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex. It takes a touch of genius — and a lot of courage — to move in the opposite direction." — E. F. Schumacher, 20th century German economist and conservationist The evidence is clear and overwhelming. Centralized, hierarchical ...
Views: 1060(1 vote) - Customer Satisfaction is a Reflection of Employee Satisfaction - by Submitted on Dec 02, 2012 from Jim Clemmer"We found that there was a cause-and-effect relationship between the two; that it was impossible to maintain a loyal customer base without a base of loyal employees; and that the best employees prefer to work for companies that deliver the kind of superior value that builds customer loyalty... ...
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