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Views: 1709(3 votes) - Master the Most Basic Basics of Every Business - by Submitted on May 18, 2010 from Dan CoughlinEvery day I thank my lucky stars that I had no business background because if I had I may never have learned as much. When I started my management consulting business in 1998 I had no business experience and no business network. My background was in academic settings. I worked at colleges and ...
Views: 1488(1 vote) - Managing Your Ego At Work - by Submitted on May 18, 2010 from William DiedrichEgo is your self image. It is how you see yourself in relation to others and the world. Ego also includes the compulsion we feel to defend the image. The ego is not real. It is a concept, an idea. We have these thoughts and urges within us and we call it "ego". For something that is not real, ...
Views: 7978(1 vote) - Next?? Who Else Wants To Become The Magnetic Leader Team Members Never Leave? - by Submitted on May 18, 2010 from Sanford SmithIf your idea of being an irresistable team leader/sponsor is pushing cold calls, hosting boring presentations and revving up the compensation plan, then you're probably wondering why your team members seem to be either stuck in the mud or just flat out dead in the water! In the world of Network ...
Views: 1760(1 vote) - How to Get Your Sales Team to Reach The Highest Level of Sales Achievement - by Submitted on May 18, 2010 from Ralph BurnsFirst things first. As an aspiring top sales manager, get your sales group to buy into the fact that achievement is the only permanent value of work and achievement only comes from relentless effort and commitment. Say this in a group setting at first (at your first sales meeting to establish ...
Views: 1912(1 vote) - The #1 Leadership Communication Problem That's Stopping Your Employees from Doing Exactly What You Want - by Submitted on May 18, 2010 from Skip WeismanCommunication is a catch-all phrase for things that go wrong in companies and relationships. Unfortunately, the concept is too ambiguous to do anything constructive to fix it. I've identified seven communication mistakes that lead to mis-understandings, and cause conflicts between co-workers, ...
Views: 2648(3 votes) - Strategic Leadership Success: - by Submitted on May 18, 2010 from Dawgelene SangsterLeaders are good at gazing across the horizon of time, imagining the attractive opportunities that are in store when they and their constituents arrive at a distant destination (Kouzes & Posner, 2007). Knowing this, how can leaders create a strategy in leading their organizations to the positive ...
Views: 1841(2 votes) - Three Mistakes to Avoid in Relation to Strategic Planning - by Submitted on May 18, 2010 from Sharon MikrutThere are three mistakes that an organization should avoid in relation to the strategic planning process. This article describes what these three mistakes are and what you should do in order to ensure you will avoid them. The first mistake to avoid in relation to strategic planning is not ...
Views: 2148(1 vote) - Trust is an Essential Factor in True Leadership - by Submitted on Feb 04, 2011 from Debra SloverA basic element in leadership is trust. To trust means that you have confidence and faith in whomever or whatever you are trusting. Trust is in fact, essential for almost every facet of our lives. When people talk about trust, they talk mainly in terms of gaining, earning, or reclaiming ...
Views: 2048(2 votes) - Words Matter by Dena Hurst, Ph.D and Ray Jorgensen, Ph.D, an excerpt from their book, Oracle of the Obvious: Secrets to Common Sense Leadership - by Submitted on May 18, 2010 from Raymond JorgensenBecause they are so powerful, words must be chosen carefully. Words are much more than letters strung together. They are the means by which we convey our thoughts to one another. Words touch all of our senses. They have a rhythm we can feel and hear. They evoke pictures in our minds. They help ...
Views: 2514(1 vote) - What Makes A Good Team Leader: Leadership Traits All Leaders Must Possess - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2010 from Michael LeeThese days, knowing what makes a good team leader is very important. There is a higher demand for people with effective leadership traits. But not all leaders are born that way. Many of them have had to work at themselves before they became shining examples of leadership. If you want to ...
Views: 3102(1 vote) - 10 Priorities for Every Leader - by Submitted on May 18, 2010 from Rabison ShumbaThere is nothing as wasteful as a leader in a position and is ignorant of his/her priorities. I have always shared the notion that in every human being is the craving and desire to lead. Everyone is potentially a leader. However, some are very successful at thwarting and suppressing the ...
Views: 1426(1 vote) - How to Become a Superhero in 5 Easy Steps - by Submitted on May 18, 2010 from Dave NealSo you’re not more powerful than a locomotive? Who cares? Just saw the superhero movie, Kick-Ass, and it raised an intriguing question: just because we’re not superhuman, can we lead superheroic lives? I believe the answer is yes, and I believe we can do it in five easy steps! (Okay, they’re ...
Views: 2312(1 vote) - HOW CONFIDENCE IN HIRING PRACTICES IMPACTS EARLY TURNOVER - by Submitted on May 18, 2010 from William MillerHOW CONFIDENCE IN HIRING PRACTICES IMPACTS EARLY TURNOVER William E. Miller Hiring and developing new people are the first steps in building a winning organization and avoiding expensive employee turnover. To develop new people, especially during their initial training, managers must have ...
Views: 2014(1 vote) - Maximizing Your Brand in Turbulent Times - by Submitted on May 11, 2010 from Jessi LaCostaIt’s a common misconception that your brand is your logo, slogan, brochures and products. Your brand is much more than that. Your brand is only as strong as what others think, feel and perceive about every aspect of your company and your products. It is also about how you live up to your ...
Views: 1316(3 votes) - Empower Your Sales People By Providing Them With Positive Behavioral Feedback - by Submitted on Apr 22, 2010 from Ralph BurnsThe sales manager is the sales rep’s direct line of communication between himself and his performance. If this line is cut, if the sales manager is somewhat incompetent or won’t do his job properly, then the company has a problem. One of the most important factors that could influence a sales ...
Views: 2008(7 votes) - Reclaiming My Feminine Power (a.k.a Inner Bitch) - by Submitted on May 06, 2010 from Devaa HaleyA question posed by my mentor has stayed with me over the past few years. “What will it take for you to fully step into your power NOW?” My initial reaction was that she didn’t know what she was talking about. I think of myself as an empowered woman. I’ve been well-educated, and I’ve had ...
Views: 1418(4 votes) - 10 Appeals to your Leadership Potential - by Submitted on May 06, 2010 from Rabison ShumbaEveryone is a leader. What differs is the number of people you are leading. By virtue of your existence you are leading someone every day. That person is you. Others choose to increase in leadership when they start leading a family, leading in a company department or at the very top (CEO) or a ...
Views: 1435(2 votes) - Leadership Quotes Could Make You A True Leader - by Submitted on Apr 19, 2010 from Menno SpijkstraSome quotes could be quite influential and powerful on a person’s life. And little did we know that only a few strands of words or phrases can indeed make a whole new difference in our lives. Quotes, in fact serves more than just the aim or purpose of inspiring or motivating an ...
Views: 778(2 votes) - Blue Suit Leadership (and how to avoid it) - by Submitted on Apr 18, 2010 from Zoe RouthYou've seen them - buttoned up and squeezed into that blue suit uniform - men and women at networking functions, business lunches, board rooms, and the ubiquitous blue suit conference. It's a sea of uniformity, stoic observation of tradition and formality, toeing the party line, maintaining ...
Views: 1585(1 vote) - Our Innate Desire to Quit When the Going Gets Tough - by Submitted on Apr 17, 2010 from Hyrum R. EstradaI have seen a pattern amongst many people in life; the pattern of quitting when times get tough. Quitting is perhaps one of the easiest things to do because it requires no effort at all. Quitting on your business, quitting school, quitting relationships, quitting on goals that you are ...
Views: 984(2 votes) - Ever Made an Excuse For Your Excuses? - by Submitted on Apr 17, 2010 from Hyrum R. EstradaI know for a fact that every one of us has. Some make more excuses than others, but at one point or another we all are guilty of making excuses of some kind. What becomes even funnier or amusing is when we make excuses for our excuses, or in other words, justifications for us justifying the ...
Views: 940(3 votes) - The 7 Deadly Sins of Organizational Leadership Communication - by Submitted on Apr 16, 2010 from Skip WeismanUpon completing a recent project I took my client to lunch to thank him for his business. We reminisced about how we first met at my End Procrastination NOW! Workshop and how he realized at that time he was tired of tolerating things in his business. Among the problems with which he was ...
Views: 2179(3 votes) - Energizing your workplace: What managers should know - by Submitted on Apr 16, 2010 from Ray WilliamsThe energy and vitality of individuals and organizations depends on the quality of the connections among people inside the organization, and between them and their customers and clients. The key to transforming your own work experience and the performance of the people around you is to build ...
Views: 1481(1 vote) - Generation "Y" will soon rule the world! - by Submitted on Apr 16, 2010 from Wayne KehlGENERATION "WHY" The world is strangely concerned about generation “Y” these days. I don’t understand it! Generation “Y” is just the current crop of kids that will eventually rule the world. They are the children of Boomers and Generation “X” parents and they were born between 1980 and 1994. ...
Views: 2381(1 vote) - The Role of Leadership in Sales and Operations Planning/Integrated Business Planning - by Submitted on May 05, 2010 from Colleen CrumWhat is the difference between a Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process that makes a modest difference in a company's operational and financial performance and an S&OP process that, year after year, enables a company to achieve its operational, business, and strategic goals? You don't ...
Views: 1359(2 votes) - Business vs. Project Management Process - by Submitted on Apr 13, 2010 from Mark ReedAll attendees of "Project Management . . . by the Numbers" know that every project is a project within another project(!). In other words, every project we manage is a part of another bigger project. So, what is the difference between a business process and a project management process? ...
Views: 1672(3 votes) - Dealing With The Pressures And Stresses Of Life - by Submitted on Apr 13, 2010 from Greg BakerThere is a difference between pressure and stress. One causes the other, and one we can reduce and shunt off. Learn the difference between these two in your life and what you can do about them. Stress is the product of pressure. Set an empty plastic water bottle upright and place the palm of ...
Views: 8714(7 votes) - How To Build Good Character - by Submitted on Apr 13, 2010 from Greg BakerBuilding good character is all about addition, not subtraction. What I mean is this: when it comes to change, our focus is usually on the aspects of our lives that are bad. We try to cut out or cut off these negative or bad qualities. We try to improve by subtraction. That is not how you build ...
Views: 12263(12 votes) - 3 Lessons to Achieve Authentic Greatness from Steve Jobs - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2013 from Valery SatterwhiteWhen I'm in the mood for a little inspiration I seek out extraordinary people speak their truth from the heart. These are the thought leaders who fully express their Moxie - the confident courage to achieve authentic greatness with unrelenting drive and passion. In this abundant content ...
Views: 2194(4 votes) - 10 Wisdom keys to keep employees longer - by Submitted on Apr 11, 2010 from Rabison ShumbaIt is one thing to hire the employees you desire and require to get your vision on track towards fulfillment but it is yet another thing to ensure those people are fruitful and fulfilled to a point where they stay with your company long enough to make the impact you desire. The employee-employer ...
Views: 1871(3 votes) - Great Leaders Focus on Solutions - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2010 from Alexandria JoyToday's leaders are faced with problem solving opportunities every day - what sets apart average managers from great leaders is the way that they approach them. Managers generally focus wholeheartedly on the problem, acknowledging, worrying over and discussing the problem to themselves and ...
Views: 1275(3 votes) - Corporate Greed- A review of recent events and the need for Corporate Ethics (Part III of III) - by Submitted on Aug 27, 2012 from PROF. HOWARD EDWARD HALLERCorporate Greed- A review of recent events and the need for Corporate Ethics (Part III of III) At Fannie Mae, the career of well-respected CEO Franklin Raines came to an abrupt end when the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight forced a very resistant Fannie Mae Board of Directors to ...
Views: 2983(70 votes) - Corporate Greed- A review of recent events and the need for Corporate Ethics (Part II of III) - by Submitted on Aug 27, 2012 from PROF. HOWARD EDWARD HALLERCorporate Greed- A review of recent events and the need for Corporate Ethics (Part II of III) The senior executives at Enron have become an icon of corporate greed, massive fraud, dishonesty, unethical behavior, and failed leadership. Andrew and Lea Fastow have fallen from grace, plea ...
Views: 3034(75 votes) - Corporate Greed- A review of recent events and the need for Corporate Ethics (Part I of III) - by Submitted on Aug 27, 2012 from PROF. HOWARD EDWARD HALLERCorporate Greed (Part I of III) Corporate greed has recently dominated the headlines in the United States. The list of fallen and disgraced Chief Executive Officers and Chief Financial Officers is long and alarming, and the stories emerging from the rubble of major corporations are quite ...
Views: 4430(83 votes) - Want Success? Discard Hardheadness for Tough Mindedness - by Submitted on Apr 04, 2010 from Rand GolletzMost business executives talk about the importance of collaborating with others. When it comes to execution, however, their behavior often violates this espoused belief. Why? Because "getting things done" becomes a higher priority than "getting people on board." Fearing being perceived as ...
Views: 1580(3 votes) - Be Prepared! - by Submitted on Apr 28, 2010 from Dawn K AldrichWhose motto was Be Prepared? Who knew that this motto would be effective for the rest of my life. As a young girl, I was a part of the Girls Scout and that was our motto. These two simple yet powerful words have made an impact in all areas of my life. Being prepared is something that is ...
Views: 1390(6 votes) - The Benefits Of Sales Leadership Training - by Submitted on Mar 30, 2010 from Menno SpijkstraThe Benefits and Advantages of Sales Leadership Training. It is widely accepted and recognized that the staff or employees have to be trained some new skills in order to prevent being stagnant. A situation like this not just regresses the person’s development, but also the company’s, too. In ...
Views: 1104(4 votes) - Attraction Marketing Summarized - by Submitted on Mar 30, 2010 from Josiah RuffAttraction Marketing – The marketing approach that establishes you as an expert, leader, authority of the brand that is You.com/INC/LLC…you get the point. Attraction marketing starts and ends with you positioning yourself as the one to be followed and not the follower through various forms, such ...
Views: 735(2 votes) - How to Lead and Influence Change - by Submitted on Mar 30, 2010 from Anne WarfieldYou know for years we have held the majestic eagle as our sign of a good leader. It soars so high above everyone else, has a beautiful wingspan, eyes that can see it's prey from miles away and uncanny accuracy in getting it's food. Definitely a leader. Definitely something we should admire and ...
Views: 1429(9 votes) - The Tipping Point of a Great Leader - by Submitted on Mar 30, 2010 from Anne WarfieldWhat does the movie Coach Carter, the book The Tipping Point, and great leadership have in common? Every Executive I work with wants to be a good, positive, and strong leader. When I ask them what they would like to change in order to make their life easier they often say things like, “it ...
Views: 1269(5 votes) - When You Should Promote From Within And When You Should Hire From Outside The Company - by Submitted on Mar 30, 2010 from Anne WarfieldTheir company was on the rise. They had gone from $50 million in sales to $250 million in just 10 years. They had a softball team, a family picnic every year, and a Christmas party that was so loved by everyone that groups of people would get blocks of rooms and stay the night to party together. ...
Views: 1136(7 votes) - The Body of a Leader: What is Said Without You Speaking a Word - by Submitted on Mar 30, 2010 from Anne WarfieldAs an executive it is crucial that your body language always matches your words so people correctly interpret what you said. If people have to chose between your body language and your words they will intuitively listen to their gut reaction to your body language, not your words. So here are ...
Views: 1050(8 votes) - The Building of a Leader - by Submitted on Mar 30, 2010 from Anne Warfield“I am organizing an Easter Egg Hunt for the neighborhood today and I wanted to know if your children will be coming?” said the confident voice on the other end of the phone. With a smile on my face I told Megan that absolutely Rory and Ce’Anna would participate. I was told to bring nothing but ...
Views: 1124(5 votes) - Where Do You Stand As A Leader? - by Submitted on Mar 30, 2010 from Anne Warfield45% of your company’s reputation is based on the public’s view of your CEO. Staggering isn’t it? To think that ONE person can wield that kind of influence over your company’s stock, your employee turnover and your public image. Yet it is true. Burson-Marsteller’s Maximizing CEO Reputation ...
Views: 1117(6 votes) - Why What You Say Is NOT What Your Employees Hear - by Submitted on Mar 30, 2010 from Anne WarfieldHe walked into the room to deliver the news that the company was going to be looking at the possibility of outsourcing parts of their IT services. It was actually a part of their database management that IT hated and openly talked about hating. So he knew they would be glad to hear that the ...
Views: 977(10 votes) - Creating a new inspiring mood - by Submitted on Mar 30, 2010 from Anne WarfieldLeonardo da Vinci said “some times genius does best when it works the least.” Now I don’t think he meant we should all hit the mall or park and just hope work happens. Nor did he mean we should slop through our work. Instead I believe he meant that often the best ideas and inspirations ...
Views: 1165(5 votes) - How much does good training really cost? - by Submitted on Mar 30, 2010 from Anne WarfieldI just completed a weekend of training that cost me $13,000. Sounds like a lot right? I mean really, can’t I find the same information at a lower cost? Well, believe me, those thoughts ran through my head as well. I also thought about how long I have been in business—15 years. So what can ...
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