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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- *Definition: Executive Coaching - by Submitted on Aug 28, 2007 from Kevin McManeminExecutive Coaching generally entails working for the executive on any personal or organizational concerns he or she may have. Some Intervention Areas for Executive Coaching 1. Helping the executive who needs new skills for a new position due to a change in organizational structure. 2. Working ...
Views: 1816 - *Managing Time and Activities - by Submitted on Aug 12, 2007 from Joe FarchtThe mechanics and techniques of managing your time and activities are very simple and well known. A good book to review the tools and techniques of time and activity management is Building Personal Leadership: Inspirational Tools & Techniques for Work & Life. What is not simple are the ...
Views: 870 - *The Hardest Initiative of Them All! - by Submitted on Aug 16, 2007 from Joe FarchtIn my earlier work and life I was sure of what was right or wrong, black or white, correct or wrong, and the best way or the worst way to do things. I was a confident judge. Judgment was my enemy and I didn’t know it! Not now! Life has imparted some wisdom to me and I know that whatever I ...
Views: 765 - 10 Best Plumbing Marketing Agencies for Amazing Results - by Submitted on Nov 16, 2023 from Ryan ReddingThe Best Plumber Marketing Agencies in the US In the digital age, every plumber knows that to make a splash, you need to tap into the vast reservoir of online marketing. But diving into the world of digital marketing for tradespeople can be overwhelming. Where should a dedicated plumber ...
Views: 350 - 10 Key Diversity Training Tips - by Submitted on Mar 28, 2013 from Guy FarmerWhen I talk about diversity training with leaders they sometimes look at me like I'm talking about seeing a ghost. For many leaders and organizations diversity is a bit like seeing an apparition, it kind of creeps them out and they're not sure it's real. I tend to look at diversity training ...
Views: 3131 - 10 Life and Leadership Lessons I Learned from Superman (and How They Changed My Life Forever) - by Submitted on Mar 31, 2009 from John AOVDear High Achiever: For many, the actor who epitomized the character “Superman” is Christopher Reeve, and as millions know, at the height of his career he suffered a tragic accident that left him totally paralyzed, unable to care for himself or, initially, even to breathe unassisted. With the ...
Views: 2996 - 10 Reasons Why Soft-Skills Training Doesn't Work - by Submitted on Mar 28, 2013 from Guy FarmerI design soft-skills training programs that help leaders create happier workplaces and I've noticed a recurring pattern over the years: Many people think that you can change behaviors overnight. They talk earnestly with me about team building or effective communication and expect that a one-day ...
Views: 2737 - 10 Strategies: An Overview - by Submitted on Dec 28, 2007 from FSB AuthorsFast Profits in Hard Times will teach you everything you need to know and give you specific resources (websites, toll-free numbers, etc) to implement the following 10 strategies: 1. Invest in Tax Liens Buy liens placed on properties by municipalities because owners have fallen behind in paying ...
Views: 845 - 10 Things To Make You Look Smart In A Meeting - by Submitted on Sep 02, 2020 from Harpreet BabbarYou may have seen the popular Cooper Review article entitled "The 10 Tricks to Appear Intelligent in Meetings." In his article on setting an effective agenda for meetings, Roger Schwarz gives some good advice for decision-making - to be organized without formally assuming a leadership role. ...
Views: 719 - 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: 711 - 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: 8923 - 10 Ways You Are Dissuading Your Team - by Submitted on Oct 02, 2014 from John AndersonHow many successful companies and employers have said that their teams and their men are the biggest investment of all? Perhaps, too many. Investing in your team does not only mean more productive team members but also a harmonious environment. The Harvard Business School conducted a very ...
Views: 1861 - 10 Words That Have no English Translation - by Submitted on May 05, 2019 from Jonathan SmallThe English language consists of close to a million words. Still, there remain many words from different languages that have no English counterpart to them. These words are most often than not closely entangled with the culture that it originates from. Let’s look at 10 such words that evade the ...
Views: 647 - 10 Workplace Motivation Commandments That All Leaders MUST Follow - by Submitted on Mar 21, 2009 from Roxanne EmmerichUnmotivated employees have rightly been called "the black holes of the business universe." Fortunately, motivation is not something a person is born with or without. Applying these Ten Commandments can go a long way to helping existing employees find their motivation. 1. Commit with all thy ...
Views: 880 - 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: 907 - 100 % Responsible Leadership - by Submitted on Jun 27, 2007 from William DiedrichYou already know you are responsible for your own behavior, thoughts, feelings, and your life. You know that it is not what others do, but your interpretation of what they do that creates your reaction. You know these things, and sometimes you forget these things. When you find yourself blaming, ...
Views: 1144 - 11 Tips for upskilling your software engineering team - by Submitted on Jul 15, 2018 from Maqsood RahmanSoftware engineering is a very competitive and technical job and here getting an employee turnover is very expensive. Making a software engineer expert in their work and investing in that particular employee, is much more extravagant than just their salaries. So, when you are upskilling your ...
Views: 2130 - 12 Acts Of Courage To Change Meetings For Good - by Submitted on Nov 16, 2007 from Steve DavisResearch shows that a great percentage of meetings are run poorly, resulting in huge losses of time and productivity. I believe that there are three main reasons that meetings continue to leave us wanting: 1) We underestimate the complexity of group thought. 2) Few of us are trained in meeting ...
Views: 1379 - 14 Lessons in Leadership I Learned from My Dad and President Obama - by Submitted on Jun 08, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThis year, my Dad celebrated his 90th birthday. In December, he and my mother celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary. I have a younger brother and sister. We are a very loving family. Dad went to school to train as an officer in the British Royal Navy. As a young man of 20, he went to serve ...
Views: 579 - 15 reasons to follow the minority - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2012 from Haingo Heriniaina RajaonarisonA lot of people are influenced by the decisions of the vast majority and they are victims of peer pressure. Everyone can choose to follow the minority and be happy by doing so. Now, I invite you to ponder about the following remarks. Please read carefully and reread if necessary. Thank you ...
Views: 1331 - 17 Ways Working Parents can Inspire Children to Develop Leadership Skills - by Submitted on Jan 11, 2017 from Olusegun 'Roti AdedokunMany working parents are leaders who try to happily balance a daily workload with ball games and family dinners. Many parents that occupy leadership positions soon discover how much influence they have over the minds of their growing kids. The kids of today are the leaders tomorrow and it ...
Views: 1579 - 21st Century Leadership - A People Focused Approach - by Submitted on May 24, 2008 from Johnny CampbellOne of the greatest challenges of leadership is the definition. There are literally thousands of books, documents, and lecturers that have each defined what their idea of leadership is. There are definitions for corporate leadership, civic leadership, home leadership, and more. We attempt to ...
Views: 1813 - 22 Facts About The Key Ingredient To Becoming A Leader Who Stands The Test Of Time - by Submitted on Feb 16, 2011 from Brian Keith DoddWe’ve all seen leaders whose influence was short-term. They were here today and gone tomorrow. So what is the difference in leaders who last and the ones pass the test of time? The answer can be found in the single word ”Faithfulness”. Dr. Crawford Lorrits is more than a pastor to me. I ...
Views: 697 - 24/7 Support: The Best 24-Hour Call Centers in Pakistan - by Submitted on Nov 07, 2024 from Perfect Home DefenseIn the rapidly evolving global market, businesses need to be accessible to their customers around the clock. For companies offering services worldwide, the importance of a reliable 24/7 call center cannot be overstated. Pakistan, with its large pool of skilled English-speaking professionals, has ...
Views: 113 - 3 Clear Steps to Radically Change Your Life for the Better Today - by Submitted on Mar 27, 2012 from Valencia RayCollaborative leadership, networking, team building and communication skills are all considered valuable and vital to business success in the evolving workplace. Typically, when a person decides that he or she wants to learn skill sets related to these areas, they proceed to learn techniques. ...
Views: 1429 - 3 Common Mistakes When Providing Feedback. - by Submitted on Sep 23, 2017 from Ronny PrasadIn one of his recent articles, New York Times Best-Selling Author and Leadership Specialist, Dr Marshall Goldsmith spoke about feedback and feedforward. I have considered Dr Goldsmith to be a virtual mentor for the past 6 years. His articles are always insightful. On a personal note, he has ...
Views: 1084 - 3 Critical Elements for Improving Employee Performance - by Submitted on May 07, 2011 from Susan CullenOne of the most difficult conversations a manager must ever have with an employee is coaching them when a performance problem exists. Many managers put this discussion off altogether, or handle it ineffectively. As a result, the employee never gets the coaching needed, and performance does not ...
Views: 1209 - 3 Leadership & Life Lessons On The Fly - The Butterfly! - by Submitted on Aug 20, 2014 from Eileen McDarghIt started when a Monarch butterfly appeared in my garden, lighting on the only milkweed plant in the yard. My leadership & life lesson was about to begin: I discover that Monarchs lay tiny, pinpoint-sized eggs ONLY on milkweed. The tiny caterpillars (larvae) emerge and begin gorging ONLY on ...
Views: 1575 - 3 Leadership Lessons From Antarctica - by Submitted on Jul 23, 2018 from Ronny PrasadOn 21 June, I was fortunate enough to attend a presentation by Dr Sarah Hanieh (research fellow) at the Doherty Institute, and recipient of a PhD in Medicine from The University of Melbourne). She titled her speech “Breaking Through The Ice”. The insights in her presentation were based on ...
Views: 1134 - 3 Leadership Styles for Successful Management in Any Business - by Submitted on Oct 05, 2018 from Alice paulPeople are emotional, unscientific and vastly subjective. The case with management in the corporate world is no different. Becoming a successful manager is not something we acquire inheritance overnight, but the person is required to pass through severe trial and error before finding the right ...
Views: 1375 - 3 Steps to Increase Employee Engagement - by Submitted on Mar 18, 2011 from Jeff StaffordI just facilitated a session for leaders at the University of MN on Employee Engagement. One of the challenges in today’s higher education system is the issue of funding. When many Universities and colleges rely on state funding, Higher Ed has seen it’s share of layoffs, cutbacks and furloughs. ...
Views: 1295 - 3 Steps to Influence Your Personal Brand & Become a Thought Leader - by Submitted on Apr 17, 2019 from Susan RegierLet me be clear from the start; you can’t just declare that you are a thought leader, that’s up to other people to say. A thought leader is a person or organization that is a recognized authority in a particular field and whose innovative ideas influence and guide others – and that doesn’t ...
Views: 881 - 3 Ways the Zoomers Are Creating Opportunities for Employers and Their Gen X and Y Co-Workers - by Submitted on May 20, 2011 from Cheryl CranA recent article in Business Weekly reported that the global population is aging and the majority of the population will be over 50 by the year 2050. This could be perceived as a problem for many reasons such as increasing medical needs, reduced retirement income and a less agile workforce. ...
Views: 1389 - 3 Ways to Align the Universe Behind Your Career Success - by Submitted on Apr 13, 2012 from Sarah HathornYou can call it intuition, quantum physics, faith, or just a honed and polished ability to listen to your gut as you navigate the fiercely competitive world of business. But whatever name you give it or however you prefer to explain, the fact is that sometimes there are definite signs that we ...
Views: 1227 - 3 Ways to Increase Your Office Morale Today - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2018 from Rachel ErinIt’s a well-known fact that a happy work environment can have a ripple effect throughout the business creating happy employees and happy customers. If your employees are happy, it will show in their work. It’s obvious, right? That being said, a lot of businesses don’t think that office morale is ...
Views: 1025 - 4 Communication Traits Shared by Masterful Managers - by Submitted on Mar 19, 2012 from Bill LamptonWhen you read about the habits and styles of well-known managers, you realize that they don’t all fit the same mold. Some are workaholics with no outside interests, while others live balanced lives by reserving time for family, hobbies, and community service. Some flaunt their wealth by living ...
Views: 1778 - 4 Habits That Make A Bad Leader - by Submitted on Apr 01, 2017 from Jeremiah OwyangBeing a leader comes with a laundry list of associated traits. Everything from a sense of loyalty to a risktaking spirit to a family man attitude has been listed as a necessary requirement of leadership. But leadershp isn’t just about the characteristics you do have. It’s also the mistakes you ...
Views: 1445 - 4 Keys to Achieve Success With Your Virtual Teams - by Submitted on Jul 31, 2009 from Josephine RomanoWithout a doubt virtual teams generate a lot of income. Employing diverse talents from around the world, innovative ideas and tips are gathered to sustain the productivity of the company. Virtual teams are being used more and more to cut costs and boost results. Though virtual teams have the ...
Views: 965 - 4 Pillars to Improve Your Performance and Prevent Burnout - by Submitted on Apr 07, 2021 from Sharon GrossmanWhen it comes to your work, there may be tons of demands. You may not have as much autonomy as you would like. Over time, stress accumulates and if you don’t manage your mind, you can burn out. Often, when we feel like work is overwhelming, we might ask for more time to work on a project or ...
Views: 681 - 4 Steps to Become an Effective Leader - by Submitted on Mar 20, 2009 from Stephen MartileLeadership is not about power or control over others; that’s a misconception and a sign of weakness. The idea of control is sourced from a faulty, fear based belief system. True leadership comes from leading your own life; and that means taking personal responsibility for your results. Only ...
Views: 929 - 4 Steps to Becoming and Exceptional Leader - by Submitted on Jan 19, 2007 from Larina KaseWould you like to obtain the respect of many individuals in your organization? Do you want your ideas to be heard, validated, and implemented? Would you like employees to come to you for assistance with problem-solving on projects? Would you like to move up to a higher level of leadership? If ...
Views: 965 - 4 Strategies to Get You Promoted Today - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2011 from Kari WaldnerWe all want to be proud of where we work and what we provide for our company. Are you wanting or maybe struggling to get ahead or out of your current position? Here are 4 strategies for you to implement to help you get promoted? 1. Take on More It may not look like it and in some cases it ...
Views: 958 - 4 Tips for Small Businesses to Lower IT Costs - by Submitted on Sep 13, 2018 from Lena BurkutThe rapid pace at which technology is changing makes it seem as if the latest gadgets and technologies will be replaced even before you get to enjoy their full benefits. For many small business owners, the decision to make technology purchases often comes with the apprehension that their ...
Views: 814 - 4 Ways to Lead Like an IRONMAN - by Submitted on Aug 14, 2014 from Bobbie LaPorteAn IRONMAN triathlon is one of the most intense physical competitions out there. The race consists of a 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile bicycle ride, and a full marathon run (26.2 miles). Competitors range from professional athletes to housewives with diverse professional and personal backgrounds, ...
Views: 2181 - 5 Advantages of Letting Your Employees Work From Home - by Submitted on Dec 01, 2021 from Leon EdwardThanks to increasingly fast and reliable internet connections along with a host of new software options, it is now more viable than ever to let your staff work from home. Give your employees the right software and they'll be able to work on collaborative projects, answer e-mails, take calls and ...
Views: 1034 - 5 Essential Tips to Become a Good Leader - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2020 from Raj VardhanLeadership is a progressive skill or power which can't be developed overnight, it can be gradually improved by focusing on and identifying some key factors. It is the most significant skill of an entrepreneur, managers or another employee which plays a crucial role to accomplish both ...
Views: 598 - 5 Essential Tips to Resolve Conflict in the Workplace - by Submitted on Oct 25, 2018 from Ronald WolfThe workplace is like a second home, and the people there are like a second family. After all, you spend half of your days with them in the office. Though it may be a functional and loving family, it’s bound to have some conflicts once in a while. This is a normal occurrence in any group ...
Views: 1137 - 5 Leadership Lessons from Rwanda - by Submitted on May 07, 2014 from Susan FreemanThis week’s Step Up Leader Tip comes from an extraordinary young Rwandan female leader. Sandrine Umuhoza, student at The Akilah Institute for Women in Rwanda and President of the Student Council, recently visited Tampa as an ambassador for her school and country. Sandrine exemplifies the dynamic ...
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