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Views: 1268 - Gratitude and Appreciation - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2010 from David SamuelThere is a big difference between sincere gratitude and profusely saying thank you. The difference is sincerity, and that affects how the giver feels about giving to you in the future. When you sincerely feel gratitude, then one thank you is enough, even a smile will do, but if you do not ...
Views: 1268(6 votes) - Importance of Culture and Communication in Leadership - by Submitted on Jan 11, 2010 from Josephine RomanoCulture and communication underlies everything. Culture consists of the habits, rituals, traditions, beliefs and behaviors of each person in your organization. Communication is a process of interacting and dialoguing with two or more persons, groups and organizations. Cultural competency means ...
Views: 1268(1 vote) - Manager's Corner: Managing Lay Offs with Dignity - by Submitted on Mar 06, 2009 from Liz WeberWith the potential for layoffs facing more and more companies, the realities of laying off great workers is confronting many business owners and managers: owners and managers who have never before faced this hard act. To help ease the pain for the employees being laid off, the owners and ...
Views: 1268 - Leaders Are Curious - by Submitted on Apr 18, 2013 from Vernon MyersCuriosity is what makes a leader…a leader. Most people don’t understand that this curiosity is what separates a leader from the rest of us. Immersion is the key – the more you learn, the more connections and insights you will have. Leaders are driven to accomplish the mission. The leader ...
Views: 1267(1 vote) - Is it Worth It? - by Submitted on Jan 09, 2012 from Margaret Meloni“Whenever you find yourself on the verge of losing your temper or falling into a bad mood, ask yourself, ‘Is this how I want to spend my day? Is it worth it to let this___________ (Fill-in-the-blank; person, situation etc.) take control of my day? Really?” – Margaret Meloni You are probably ...
Views: 1266 - 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) - 3 Employee Training Tips for Managers - by Submitted on Jun 19, 2011 from Mary Gormandy WhiteWhen you became a manager, there's a good chance that you didn't realize that providing employee training would become a major portion of your job. However, it's a fact that teaching is an essential function of every managerial job. When you're in charge of managing and motivating other workers ...
Views: 1265(1 vote) - Breaking Free - by Submitted on Jan 28, 2013 from William DiedrichI have read that baby elephants in captivity are chained by one leg to a post. They try hard to free themselves but are unable. After awhile they give up. When they grow up, they believe they still can't free themselves, even though they have the strength to break free at any time. If the story ...
Views: 1265(1 vote) - Gaining on Gravity: Conquering the Changing Slope of Business Growth - by Submitted on May 01, 2009 from Richard Magid“It’s like pushing a boulder up a steep hill!” At one time or another, every business owner has uttered this statement. “Sometimes it feels like all this weight is ready to roll back over me!” What a powerful metaphor for the challenges of entrepreneurship. Whether you’re starting a new ...
Views: 1265 - 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: 1265(11 votes) - Jedi Master Secrets: How to be mindful of your energy signature - by Submitted on Oct 26, 2017 from Michele MolitorWhat’s your Energy Signature? Have you ever walked into a room and felt the mood of the room before anyone even said anything? You know that feeling… Whether you walked into a room with your loved one, or into a conference room full of colleagues – you can sense the energy of the room ...
Views: 1264 - Meet Steve Kerr - by Submitted on Oct 12, 2015 from Rand GolletzMany of you know that I invoke sports figures, especially coaches, as examples of the good, the bad, and the ugly of leadership. Many examples of effective leadership come from that world. Pete Carroll in the NFL, Buck Showalter and Joe Girardi in professional baseball and Greg Popovich in the ...
Views: 1264 - Great Leaders Ask Great Questions - by Submitted on Nov 03, 2011 from Jeb BlountHere is a fact: As a leader the more questions you ask, the more your people will develop and ultimately win. To help people develop, you must first help them become aware, on their own terms, of the need to change. To do that, you ask questions. Unfortunately most leaders do not ask enough ...
Views: 1263 - When You Are Looking for a Motivational Speaker - by Submitted on Jan 02, 2013 from Jef MenguinI suggest that you consider these three criterions when you are looking for a motivational speaker. The first is experience. Since you want your people to go somewhere, I think your motivational speaker must have some experience walking and running. At least, he must be able to say what to do ...
Views: 1263(2 votes) - BUILDING SOUND DECISION-MAKING SKILLS - by Submitted on Aug 28, 2014 from Nikkos ZorbasThe road to excellence is paved by those who are decisive in their thinking. Your ability to make sound decisions can be one of the most life-enhancing skills you can ever possess. Good decision making empowers your future and leads you closer to your goals. Think of it this way: Your life is ...
Views: 1262 - Of Thought, Thinking and Thinkers - by Submitted on Jul 23, 2013 from Damola MorenikejiWhat are you thinking? This emblematic question reminds me of the timeless principle of thought, which states that ‘as a man thinketh in his heart, so is he’. True! A man is literally what he thinks, and is character is the complete sum of all his thoughts. The life you live today is as a ...
Views: 1262(1 vote) - Total Tom - by Submitted on Feb 19, 2011 from James "Mac" McPartlandIn my line of work I spend a considerable amount of time with CEOs, executives, and entrepreneurs who are working to unlock the potential in their people and business. On occasion I get to spend time with leaders who have an infectious passion and commitment for their work, primarily because it ...
Views: 1262(3 votes) - Why Does Going Google and Facebook add Social Meaning to the Workplace? - by Submitted on Feb 04, 2011 from Judy WhiteOne of the largest business developments in 2010 was in social media and it is expected to continue to grow according to most industry experts. There’s a significant amount of energy in this area that focuses on network growth, tools, analytics and marketing. Between the Google searches, ...
Views: 1262 - The Right Rescue Dog for Me – Overcoming Disappointment - by Submitted on Dec 26, 2009 from Mary Lee Gannon,Last night my Shih-tzu and I went for the second night in a row to an animal shelter to visit with a very sweet Irish Setter Collie mix. We waited 45 minutes to visit with this beauty the night before and the shelter was ready to close when we got our turn. So after a brief visit, I was asked ...
Views: 1261(7 votes) - What is a leadership? - by Submitted on Jul 05, 2019 from Alexia WolkerLeadership is hard to define and consequently there are a thousand different interpretations of what it really means. I would suggest thinking about a person that you would want to follow, a person that you would listen to if you were in a large group, and then think about why you picked that ...
Views: 1261(1 vote) - Leadership Mistakes to Avoid - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2003 from Brett MilesWhy are executive careers derailed*? Intelligent people with highly developed technical or managerial skills don't always have the know-how when it comes to dealing with people or teams on a personal level. To be successful it is important to know what mistakes to avoid. Here are the most ...
Views: 1260(1 vote) - No Trust = No Leader - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2011 from Chris RuisiFrom my own business experiences, I have learned that one of the most important tools a leader has at their disposal is trust. Without it, you’re not leading; you’re just going for a walk in the park. Think about it, if your team doesn’t trust you, why would they follow you or even listen to ...
Views: 1260(2 votes) - When Feedback Fails - by Submitted on Jun 16, 2010 from Zoe RouthThis is what happened: When I was at Outward Bound, "Jonas" was an off-the-wall instructor who had a good heart, bad habits, and (in my opinion) a skewed view of the world. He was caught smoking (a big no-no on a non-smoking property), he enjoyed a bit of pot - ok, a lot of pot, and the ...
Views: 1260(9 votes) - Creating an Extraordinary Organization - by Submitted on Jan 03, 2013 from Scott HunterOnly six per cent of Americans love their jobs. Stress-induced depression is on the rise and predicted to be the leading occupational disease responsible for more work days lost than any other single factor. And poor communication in the workplace is a leading cause of job dissatisfaction. ...
Views: 1259(4 votes) - Use Mentoring with Team Building to Achieve Strong Teams - by Submitted on Mar 06, 2011 from Cecile PeterkinWhether you are a fan of baseball, football, soccer or basketball, one of the things that you’ll notice is that only the teams that work well together are able to come out on top. As you strive to achieve all the goals you have set for your business, one of the things that you’re going to want ...
Views: 1259(1 vote) - From Finish to Start! - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2012 from Charmaine HammondDo you remember travelling with the family as a child? Did you ever eat at one of those restaurants that had the placemats with activities on them? The mazes always seemed so hard to find your way out of. Unless, you started at the finish and worked backwards toward the start. For some reason ...
Views: 1258 - How to Make Great Decisions - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2010 from Todd SmithIn Our Lives are a Mirror Image of the Little Decisions We Make, I talked about the hundreds of little choices we make each day that play a crucial role in every part of our lives. These choices were defined as either/or choices, such as do I get up and exercise as I had planned, or do I sleep ...
Views: 1257(7 votes) - Is It Truly Visionary Leadership, or Are We Just Waking Up? - by Submitted on Jun 12, 2012 from Valencia RayLeadership and vision are things I’ve been dealing with all of my life on different levels: from student government and asking questions that irritated those around me and questioned the status quo, to literally growing up and becoming an entrepreneur and eye surgeon before selling my practice. ...
Views: 1257(1 vote) - One Secret of Success - by Submitted on Oct 16, 2011 from Monica Molstad BareshOne Secret of Success What is the glass ceiling? If you look it up online, the generic description will be that it is a metaphor used to describe invisible barriers that prevent women and minorities from advancing to the upper level of management. Did you know that women make up 46.7% ...
Views: 1256 - The Eye of Leadership Performance - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2013 from Valencia RayLeadership, as do people, evolves. Seeing through the eye of the leader has taken on a whole new level of meaning in light of recent advances in cognitive neuroscience. When a leader realizes that how she or he perceives their self, their team members, and the organization powerfully matters to ...
Views: 1256(1 vote) - The Secret Weapons of a Good Business Leader - by Submitted on Jul 29, 2011 from Karen Kleinwort"The very core of leadership is that you need to have vision. You can’t blow a hesitant trumpet." This is what well-known scholar Theodore M. Hesburgh said about leadership. Leadership is a very desirable attribute among successful people no matter what type of business they are in. And if you ...
Views: 1256(4 votes) - Leadership and the Worm’s Eye View - by Submitted on Dec 07, 2010 from Debora McLaughlinBeing in leadership gives you a unique viewpoint, a “bird’s eye view” of what’s happening in your organization and with your team. It’s this view point that gives you the objectivity and the wisdom to lead your team to places beyond their current position, and that’s a good thing. However, being ...
Views: 1255(4 votes) - Leadership is an Affair of the Heart and Mind - by Submitted on Apr 17, 2012 from Valencia RayCollaborative Leadership is a partnership between the head and the heart, or the mind and the heart. It begins at this level before you can collaborate with other people. Gone are the days when people were willing to be dominated and controlled. I’m not saying that fear can no longer be used ...
Views: 1255(1 vote) - Leading Change: The First 100 Days - by Submitted on Oct 19, 2009 from Patrick SmythIt is the end of April and tax season is over. That is a big sigh of relief, except that roughly every four years it marks another huge milestone - the US President issues a “100-Day Report”. Why? The people voted and the new president is in office with a new agenda. Do we really expect a ...
Views: 1255 - The Top 10 Questions to Ask Yourself in Specific Situations - by As we encounter a situation, our mind-set greatly affects our outcome. Asking ourselves the right question can help us to look in the right direction, and so find the right answer.
1. When meeting someone new - What can I learn from this person?
2. When a situation distresses you - Is this ...
Views: 1255(1 vote) - Innovation: Two Brains are Better than One - by Submitted on Apr 09, 2013 from Valencia RayInnovation and creativity optimization requires mental agility. When we can flexibly move between and integrate our two hemispheres, we can tap our 'two brains'. They work best together, collaboratively. We have a right and left-brain for good reason… good reasoning. When we are too far on ...
Views: 1254(3 votes) - Taking Up The Challenge To Help Others - by Submitted on Apr 01, 2017 from Rick SaldanEven if you put all the sense of benevolence and innate goodness of character that you possess and put them into action, to ‘help’ someone, who you think is in distress or living in a dysfunctional world, it is likely that you and your gesture would be turned down. Any one who has tried to help ...
Views: 1254 - Ten Dwarfs - Off to Work - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2009 from David W. EarleDo all employees present the same challenges, are they all equally motivated, do they respond to the same stimuli? Snow White had Seven Dwarfs that sang, “Hi-Ho it’s off to work we go” as they spend their days engaged in productive employment. As a child, we knew of seven happy dwarfs, but as ...
Views: 1254 - The Neuroscience of Success: 3 Mistakes To Avoid As A Leader - by Submitted on Nov 18, 2017 from Michele MolitorAs a leader of your organization or your team – you set the course, the tone and the motivation levels of the people you’re leading. In order to do this, it requires that you have a level of clarity within yourself. Research shows us that Emotional Intelligence is key predictor of success. ...
Views: 1254(2 votes) - Using Good Leadership Skills to Coach - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2012 from Gregory CoveyUsing good leadership skills to draw the absolute best out a player just makes good sense! Most sports require an element of skill and the better a player is at that skill the better they are at the sport! However, there is no substitute for a very motivated player. A player so motivated that ...
Views: 1254 - Leaders say "Thank You" - by Submitted on Dec 21, 2009 from Mark RowlandFIVE MINUTE LEADERSHIP WORKSHOP™ An Investment in Higher Achievement PREPAREDNESS • Prepare and take action to be uninterrupted for just five minutes. • Close your eyes. Pause. Take three, deep, slow breaths while you clear your mind of everything else. (Really…it makes a ...
Views: 1253(2 votes) - 7 Strategies When People Don't Want to Change - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2010 from Angie ThompsonJoni showed up at her boss Bob`s office more frustrated than he`d ever seen her. Joni was a relatively new supervisor and had been developing well - but on this day, she seemed, well, different. When Bob asked what was wrong her frustration came out immediately. "What do you do when people ...
Views: 1252(2 votes) - A Successful Recipe For Accountability In Your Small Business - by Submitted on Oct 04, 2010 from Alicia MarieAccountability is a buzzword in the business world right now. Unfortunately, most of us have negative understanding of the word. We often use the word as if it means blame and punishment. Therefore, we attempt to avoid it. The truth is that accountability is unavoidable. In the workplace, ...
Views: 1252 - Characteristics Of Good Leadership: How Effective Leaders Lead Their Team To Success - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2008 from Michael LeeOftentimes, we find it hard to identify the characteristics of good leadership. In one book, a leader is described as the take-charge person who leads his team. In another, you’re considered a leader if you empower your subordinates and rely on their own ability to make decisions for the team. ...
Views: 1252(1 vote) - FujiFuji Sauce Launches in the UK - by Submitted on Nov 13, 2020 from Ian MonroeIntroducing Baba’s All-Purpose FujiFuji Sauce (Original & Extra Hot), a Nigerian sauce that combines the perfect blend of sweet, tasty and spicy flavours for all types of foods and palates. After many years of grilling in Nigeria and Togo using various spice mixes, Nigerian local, Baba, decided ...
Views: 1252 - The Special Sauce of Leadership - by Submitted on Apr 29, 2007 from Brian McClellanTo say that extraordinary effort has been given to defining the characteristics of the ideal leader would be an extraordinary understatement. Researchers have spent literally countless hours trying to define this mythical individual. Any quality bookstore has an aisle or more dedicated to the ...
Views: 1252 - ***Leaders Give People Space to Grow - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com Articles"Treat people as if they were what they ought to be and you help them become what they are capable of being." — Goethe I enjoy perennial gardening in our yard. As I have tended our gardens over the years, I am continually struck by how some plants will do well in some locations and terribly ...
Views: 1251 - Benefits of Online Management Training - by Submitted on Jul 09, 2011 from Susan CullenThe importance of developing the fundamental skills of a company’s managers has never been more important. In today’s economy, when organizations are struggling to positively differentiate themselves, an organization’s managers are the key individuals who inspire the workforce to perform at ...
Views: 1251 - Eight Leadership Principles You Can’t Ignore - by Submitted on Sep 14, 2012 from Timothy BednarzEffective leadership is the result of acting according to reliable practices as well as intuition. Managers as leaders use sound management and leadership principles to guide and direct their actions and activities. They know where they want to go and what specifically needs to be done in order ...
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