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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- How to Take Responsibility for Your Message - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2011 from Debra SloverIn communication, the sender of the message is responsible for making sure that the audience receives the intended message. It's easy to forget to consider this when one has crafted a speech, or presentation that they feel is creative and communicates the message they desire. They've used words ...
Views: 838 - Five Steps Toward Discovering Your Purpose in Life - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2011 from Debra SloverFinding your purpose in life can seem like a daunting task, especially if you are currently not satisfied with what is happening in your life today. Consider these five steps that help move you toward discovering your purpose in life: 1. Do it for free -- If money were not a necessity, what ...
Views: 926 - The Essence of Servant Leadership - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2011 from Paul BrooksWhat is servant leadership? How can you benefit from it? Serving at its core meaning, is setting aside your own needs and desires, in order to aid or assist others with their needs. Notice I did not mention “wants”, it is all about helping others achieve their legitimate needs. The benefits ...
Views: 3021 - 10 Ways to Teach Your Kids Cooperation - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2011 from Debra SloverCooperation is a critical skill for life success that requires communication, compassion, and respect. Even a young child three-and–a-half to four years old begins to cooperate. By the age of five or six, they start to understand the true value of cooperation in accomplishing tasks, and it ...
Views: 9031 - Top 3 Benefits Of Hiring A Sales Trainer To Help Boost Sales - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2011 from A JessenHave you set some aggressive sales targets to achieve this year and are lacking a clear direction on how to achieve them? Have you looked back over the last couple years of sales and known for certain that you should have been closing a lot more sales than you have? Hiring a sales trainer can ...
Views: 740 - Emotional Intelligence And How To Affect Positive Leadership Styles - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2011 from Greg FrostLeadership is an important attribute for any business setup as it determines how a company performs. There are several leadership traits that accompany a good leader; leadership traits can never be successful without emotional intelligence. Listed hereunder are some of the most influential ...
Views: 641 - Subliminal Success - Training The Mind For Charismatic Leadership - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2011 from Greg FrostEffective leadership is much more than qualifications, experience and an authoritarian personality. A dynamic leader has a very potent tool within himself - his mind. And even more important, he knows how to use it. Harnessing the power of the mind is most often not always a skill that one is ...
Views: 745 - The Way with the Genuine Path of the Martial Arts - by Submitted on Mar 03, 2011 from Reed PrezI used to be in the army 40 many years in the past, stuck with drab duty and endless quantities of time through which to conjecture. I used to be supposed to head over to an additional region and kill individuals. This was not a process I thought of as honorable. 1 night time I fell right ...
Views: 909 - Becoming a Thought Leader - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2011 from Daniel RipEveryone has a personal brand these days. But if you want to move ahead you need to be more than the "finance guy who understands the business." Distinguish yourself as someone with a truly unique perspective respected inside and outside the organization. Here are three ways to do that: ...
Views: 963(1 vote) - 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: 1693(3 votes) - Energy Challenges - Steve Daines For Congress - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2011 from Steve DainesOur challenges regarding energy issues must be attacked wherever it makes sense to do so. The most glaring of these issues is our dependence on foreign oil. This dependence is a genuine threat to our economy, the national security of the US, and our way of life. We’ve seen what oil embargos can ...
Views: 1425(2 votes) - O-o-O: The Most Powerful Management Tool - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2011 from Marnie GreenThe regularly scheduled one-on-one has been called the most powerful management tool we have. Yet many public sector managers are not having regular one-on-one (O-o-O) meetings with employees. To make the O-o-O effective, it should be regularly scheduled (every other Tuesday at 9AM or every ...
Views: 870 - No Margin No Good - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2011 from Claude WarnerIn Jack Welch’s autobiography we see his contribution to the performance management culture that is the norm today. By applying the 20/70/10 principle, below average performers were removed and the high performers or stars were identified, rewarded and fast tracked. By continuously raising ...
Views: 1002 - Mastering, Leading Decisions Through Questions and Sell More - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2011 from Harlan GoergerSales is about decisions, thus master questions and get better decisions. Despite all the science, the input of experts and top producers, the majority of salespeople still create more resistance, objections and price wars by focusing on product! In the past decade psychology has examined the ...
Views: 1371(2 votes) - How to Handle the “I don’t have the time” Objection - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2011 from Harlan GoergerHow to Handle the “I don’t have the Time” Objection By Mike Brooks, www.MrInsideSales.com Welcome to the New Year! So, are you ready to start cold calling, prospecting and reaching out to prospects? If so, you’d better be prepared for what is sure to be one of the biggest brush off ...
Views: 1459 - Talita’s Beginning at IICD Michigan, on Her Way to Africa. - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2011 from Loren BakerTalita’s Beginning at IICD Michigan, on Her Way to Africa. My life in IICD started in March 14, 2010. It doesn’t seem like a very long period of time that I have been here but a lot has changed in that time. I can remember, like it was yesterday, when I arrived at the South Bend, Indiana ...
Views: 695 - Talita’s Beginning at IICD Michigan, on Her Way to Africa. - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2011 from Loren BakerTalita’s Beginning at IICD Michigan, on Her Way to Africa. My life in IICD started in March 14, 2010. It doesn’t seem like a very long period of time that I have been here but a lot has changed in that time. I can remember, like it was yesterday, when I arrived at the South Bend, Indiana ...
Views: 1048 - 12 Leadership Lessons from “The King’s Speech” - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2011 from Sarah HathornThe inspiring 2010 Oscar Best Film “The Kings Speech” was based on the true story of the Duke of Windsor struggling to overcome a speech impediment in order to fulfill responsibilities as a great leader. While preparing to assume the throne as King George VI he was faced with the challenge of ...
Views: 5355(4 votes) - Whatever Happened to Domestic Tranquility? - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2011 from Rev Michael BrescianiAccording to the framers of the Constitution one of the original intentions of ordaining that revered document was to insure domestic tranquility. The term was used in the preamble to the Constitution and has never been used to adjudicate any constitutional questions. In this moment in time, ...
Views: 1597 - Do you have a Leaders IQ - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2011 from cedric riceWhen I talk about a leader’s IQ I am not talking about the above average intelligence of the honor student. It is one thing to be an honor student but quite another to be an intelligent leader. Leadership sense is a combination of common sense, knowledge, and wisdom. Common sense is the ...
Views: 1313(5 votes) - 8 Mistakes Trainers Make - by Submitted on Feb 28, 2011 from Saritza ZambranaBeing talented is a great responsibility as well having a big vision. When we lose focus as leaders, it's normal to misplace our purpose and get distracted and superficial with the empowering tools of leadership. To build our leadership is to build our presence and calibrate our talents and ways ...
Views: 2900(2 votes) - Game Changers: Women Empowering Women for Synergistic Success - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2011 from Sarah HathornThe newest professional development trend is focused on cultivating women leaders to not only ascend into higher-level positions but also become game changers for their teams, organizations, and industries. I find that many large corporations have established new women’s affinity leadership ...
Views: 1710(5 votes) - Executive Challenge #7: "I Know I'm Not Delegating as Much as I Probably Should, But." - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2011 from Brenda BenceAs a leader of an organization, let's face it: You can't do it all yourself. So, you know you have to delegate, and you do genuinely try. But lately, you've found your to-do list getting longer... you spend most of your time in back-to-back meetings... your normal workday has extended to 12+ ...
Views: 1122 - Managing your mindset: the key to effective time management - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2011 from Bart Mindszenthy & Harvey Silver, Ph.D.As economic conditions get tougher, everyone has had to do more with less. But when workplace demands for higher productivity mean that management workloads become unwieldy, whole organizations suffer unless leaders learn to manage their time by managing themselves. “Most of us respond to ...
Views: 1390 - Killer Problem Solving for You or Your Team - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2011 from Mary Lee Gannon,Problem solving is often difficult whether the problem is yours alone or one that requires group consideration. If the problem is personal in nature, you may feel ‘stuck’ in moving forward. In working with groups of people either at work, in volunteer activities or in your own family it may ...
Views: 1444 - Creative Problem Solving For Increasing Workplace Productivity - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2011 from Rick CarterIncreasing workplace productivity is a major source of stress in the workplace. Management is under pressure to get more done in less time at less cost. Workers are under pressure to learn new technologies, or new procedures with out-dated technologies. The resulting stress can be crippling, ...
Views: 1529(6 votes) - Creative Problem Solving For Increasing Workplace Productivity - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2011 from Rick CarterIncreasing workplace productivity is a major source of stress in the workplace. Management is under pressure to get more done in less time at less cost. Workers are under pressure to learn new technologies, or new procedures with out-dated technologies. The resulting stress can be crippling, ...
Views: 2493(8 votes) - Top 7 Ways for Any Business to Remain Viable and Profitable - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2011 from Dr. Laureen WishomDo you know what's important for the success of small business owners and entrepreneurs? I submit that it is: Knowledge, Skills and Talent. I know that many of your competitors also have the same traits. The key to remaining viable and profitable must also include ATTITUDE and the following ...
Views: 1110 - 10.5 Ways to Enhance Your Leadership Skills - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2011 from Dr. Laureen WishomDo not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson. Here are my top 10.5 Ways to Enhance Your Leadership Skills: 1. Have a clear vision. Who are you? What do you stand for? What is your life’s purpose? What is your business ...
Views: 1004 - HOW TO STAND OUT FROM THE CROWD AND AHEAD OF THE COMPETITION - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2011 from Dr. Laureen WishomStanding out in a productive, positive and creative way requires deliberate and strategic efforts to get positioned, get attention and get noticed so that you can achieve your desired results. All of us stand out in some way; the question is whether we are standing out in the ways that help us ...
Views: 987 - Learning to be Decisive - by Submitted on Feb 23, 2011 from cedric riceDecisiveness is more important than making good decisions many times. Most times people miss out when they make their decisions because they allow conditions to dictate their decisions. Yes we must pay careful attention to the conditions which will have an effect on our decisions but we need to ...
Views: 1824(2 votes) - When Others Want To Help - by Submitted on Feb 23, 2011 from Frances LucasThere are times we need to get something done and we aren’t quite sure how we are going to do it. We may not have the knowledge and skills. We may not have the time or talents. There are situations when we are so busy doing things we may not see there is someone who can help who is really close ...
Views: 1231(5 votes) - Steve Daines: Getting America Back to Work - by Submitted on Feb 23, 2011 from Steve DainesAs America’s unemployment rate stays stuck at the 9% level, one of my highest priorities is working toward policies that get Americans back to work. This country has a long history which proves that Government stimulus programs may create jobs for the short term but that high paying jobs that ...
Views: 1570(3 votes) - How to Be More Confident in Front of Large Groups - by Submitted on Feb 23, 2011 from Nelson BerryBy The Pioneer of Subliminal Messages Online. It's perfectly normal to have butterflies in the stomach, especially if plenty of eyes will be on you. However, it's a completely different story if you find yourself struggling to breathe or think straight. Your heart beats a lot faster than ...
Views: 3045 - Life is nothing but a hike…all you need to know is on the trail… - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2011 from Anese CavanaughI hiked about 28 miles last week. Real “hiked”. Not the kind of hiking you do on flat ground, on a trail, in the park, real, full on, “mountains, boulders, rocks, lava, slick rock, switch backs, mochi ball, cacti, watch for snakes, scorpions, hila monster, heart rate hiiiiighh, altitude adjust ...
Views: 642 - What is Performance Management? - by Submitted on Mar 28, 2011 from Beth MollenkampA strategic business plan provides the organization a sense of direction and a sense of purpose It answers the questions “Who are we?”, “What value are we creating for the stakeholders?” and “What does success look like?” Performance management is the process that ensures the implementation of ...
Views: 1439(8 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: 1401(3 votes) - Women and Business: What Does a Woman’s Entrepreneurial Spirit Look Like? - by Submitted on Feb 19, 2011 from Karen KellerToday's successful women entrepreneurs are sharp, savvy and highly skilled. Some have solo-enterprises, while others run multi-national organizations. All have one thing in common - an entrepreneurial spirit that just won't stop. More and more women are entering the world of business. In ...
Views: 1556(2 votes) - Simplify Your Life: How To Streamline Your Professional World For Powerful Results! - by Submitted on Feb 19, 2011 from Karen KellerEvery woman wants to simplify her business or work life. Make things easier or smoother. While at the same time trying to not neglect someone or something … taking care to provide for her customer’s or employee’s needs while not abandoning her own. Simplicity clarifies what is important ...
Views: 1411 - Your Personal Value In Business - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2011 from marc pritchettTradional MLM can be a very tough business, even for seasoned veterans. Purchasing geneology lists and making 200 calls a day to crappy leads can be both costly and ineffective (although this will definetly toughen you up). Then there's the old three foot rule, where you approach and engage ...
Views: 518 - Sharing a few Thoughts (rather serious) on the Conflict in the Middle East and Israel Today - by Submitted on Feb 19, 2011 from Craig LockArticle Title: Sharing a few Thoughts (rather serious) on the Conflict in the Middle East and Israel Today Author: Craig Lock Key words: Israel, Palestine, Gaza, Peace, Peacemaking, Possibilities for Peace, Leadership, Inspiration, Empowerment, Upliftment Web sites: ...
Views: 886 - 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: 1374(3 votes) - Re-Invent and Re-Package Your Business to Grow, Now! - by Submitted on Feb 19, 2011 from Ron Hequet4 Things to Do That Will Jump-Start Your People and Profits How has your business kept up? Do you have a new customer interactive website, new product brochures, inspired and no-excuses talent, a technologically up to date plant or professionally designed interior and merchandised store? If ...
Views: 1253(3 votes) - Steve Daines Views on Drug Abuse - Steve Daines Campaign - by Submitted on Feb 19, 2011 from Steve DainesIt is common knowledge that the abuse of and addiction to drugs is a major problem in our country. Drug use is occurring at earlier ages, especially in our inner cities, but the problem exists across the country with complete disregard for where children live or how much money their parents ...
Views: 1629(5 votes) - What Makes a Win-Win Negotiator? - by Submitted on Feb 22, 2011 from Business BookshopMost business people approach a negotiation hoping for a win-win agreement. But even with the best of intentions, they usually fall into the same win-lose patterns that characterize most negotiations. What qualities do win-win negotiators possess? How are they able to consistently achieve ...
Views: 2130(4 votes) - My First Million Before I Turned 20 - 5 Stories of Opportunity and Determination - by Submitted on Feb 19, 2011 from Justin HansenSomewhere the other day I read that there are 7 secrets to success: Solo focus, undying conviction and imagination, crystal clear path, connection to the heart, extraordinary energy, skill set and stop at nothing. It seems to me that success cannot only come out of hard work but can also come ...
Views: 4098(2 votes) - Sharing Some More Thoughts (Inspirational) On “The War For Peace” - by Submitted on Feb 19, 2011 from Craig LockArticle Title: Sharing Some More Thoughts (Inspirational) On “The War For Peace” Submitted by: Craig Lock Category (key words/tags): Peace, “Inspiration, Inspirational Quotes, Martin Luther King, Mother Teresa, Barack Obama, Spiritual”, Spiritual Laws, Law of Attraction, World Peace, ...
Views: 1275 - Personal Development: 7 Really Smart Habits of Successful Champions! - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2011 from Edward MunozIf we took 100 successful people from all walks of life and put them in one room, we would notice that they all have similar qualities and habits in common. All these people have derived certain characteristics from their personal development that has enabled them to become successful in their ...
Views: 2806 - Too Many Ideas? How to Know When You Have “The One Brilliant Idea” - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2011 from Melanie Benson StrickNancy is like every entrepreneur I know. Highly creative and visionary, she has a million ideas. First she wants to be a coach. Then a mentor tells her she should offer workshops. Then she decides she should offer consulting in her old industry. Then, confused and full of angst, she hears about ...
Views: 1684(7 votes) - Six Ways to Spend More Time Doing What You Love - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2011 from Melanie Benson StrickDid you start your business with the high hopes that you’d spend every waking moment pouring through piles of receipts trying to update your bookkeeping reports, chasing down past due payments from customers or struggling to keep up with the growing list of marketing tasks to hopefully attract ...
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