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Views: 876(1 vote) - The Connected Leader: The Key to Understanding Your Employees - by Submitted on Dec 07, 2010 from Debora McLaughlinHow well are you connecting with the people who work for you? Leaders who have strong connections with the people who work with them have a much better chance of motivating them and building a strong organization. The problem is that a formal position of leadership can often create a wall or a ...
Views: 875(5 votes) - A Model, A Possible Template for Peace Negotiations Around the World - by Submitted on Sep 11, 2011 from Craig LockArticle Title: A Model, A Possible Template for Peace Negotiations Around the World Author Name: Craig Lock Category (key words): “Inspiration”, peace, negotiation, peace negotiations, peace strategy, leadership, South Africa, inspirational writings. Web Site: ...
Views: 874(1 vote) - Clarifying Personal Purpose - by Submitted on Dec 02, 2012 from Jim ClemmerThinking about death can produce a passion for life. Early in my career, I was introduced to the idea of clarifying my life's purpose through contemplating my death by Charlie Jones, a personal effectiveness and leadership development author and speaker. In his book, Life is Tremendous, he ...
Views: 874(1 vote) - Everything Disc assessments getting even more accurate - by Submitted on May 23, 2012 from Sharon WingronInscape Publishing, the creator of the Everything DiSC family of self-assessments, announced today that an enhanced assessment process that produces even more accurate behavioral style results will be available beginning June 2nd. It’s no secret that technology is getting more sophisticated. ...
Views: 874 - Clarifying Our Core Values - by Submitted on Dec 02, 2012 from Jim Clemmer"The way to gain a reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear." — Socrates A key element of "knowing thyself" is sorting out what's really important to you. Without a clear sense of our personal principles and priorities, it's almost impossible to bring the picture of our ...
Views: 873(1 vote) - Leadership Techniques: Seven Secrets to Being the Leader Everyone Wants to Follow - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2007 from Ed SykesIn this changing, challenging, and competitive workplace, we can’t overestimate the importance of good management. Good managers will consistently motivate you to perform at higher levels of productivity. Bad managers will drive you crazy and eventually out of the organization. Managers ...
Views: 873 - Maya Angelou’s Leadership Advice - by Submitted on Jun 12, 2014 from Angie ThompsonIt is three simple lines and the words I most connect to Maya Angelou. After I heard of her passing, they are the words I thought of . . . “If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude. Don't complain.” - Maya Angelou The advice is powerful and easy ...
Views: 873 - Obama Leadership: 8 Ways to Lead in the 21st Century - by Submitted on Feb 09, 2009 from Sharif Khan“I destroy my enemies when I make them my friends.” – Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States The world is looking for a new kind of leader who can bring hope and stability in dark economic times. President Obama could very well be that leader. Only time will tell. What can we ...
Views: 873 - Unlocking the Biggest Communication Challenge - by Submitted on Oct 08, 2009 from Angie ThompsonIf you are breathing, you are communicating. And you communicate in every role you play - friend, colleague, parent, spouse, coworker, leader, you name it. Since we communicate all the time, you`d think we`d all be pretty good at it, yet sadly that isn`t the case. We can - and we must - ...
Views: 873(2 votes) - Five Ways to Pick Your Best Development Tools - by Submitted on Mar 03, 2010 from Angie ThompsonPersonal development. Professional development. Leadership development. Regardless of which words you use, chances are as the New Year begins, you are thinking about some sort of development; some sort of approach to creating change, growth and advancement in your life. As you think ...
Views: 872 - Leadership Isn't Always Fun - by Submitted on Aug 05, 2009 from Kelsey HallingI recently attended an event focused on leadership. The event featured speakers who focused on the touchy-feely aspect of leadership. Words like inspire and empower were used frequently, paired with power points containing images of impressive mountain ranges, and beautiful seascapes. ...
Views: 872 - Skills to Inculcate as a Global Business Strategy Leader - by Submitted on Aug 28, 2020 from Niti SharmaLeadership and management are often used interchangeably in the corporate world. However, the two are completely different conceptions that demand specific set of skills. Every business needs a combination of both, exceptional leadership skills and competent management tactics. In a Statista ...
Views: 872 - The Path of the Enlightened Leaders - The Energy Key - by Submitted on Sep 24, 2013 from Bill OmaraOne of the 3 keys to being an Enlightened Leader is to master living in your energized Higher-self (the other two keys in the book being Unity and Impeccability). Meaning, find your path to Source and each day, connect in and run your life from this place of wholeness and authentic Energy. This ...
Views: 872(1 vote) - What Influences You As A Leader? - by Submitted on Jan 10, 2013 from Anne WarfieldWhat influences successful entrepreneurs to make the decisions that they make? Is there a secret formula? Bill Gates has put his money and his brain to good causes. When asked what influenced him to make the decisions he does, Bill replied that it was his Dad. Now least you think that Bill ...
Views: 872(2 votes) - Daddy Knows Best - by Submitted on Feb 02, 2008 from Christina ParkerWhen you are leading a business, it is easy to join the ranks of the overwhelmed. You start the day with good intentions to grow the business and attend to your personal obligations, but at day's end, you may find you have accomplished very little. Growing up, I always remember my father ...
Views: 871 - What Do Leaders And Winter Have In Common? - by Submitted on Mar 30, 2010 from Anne WarfieldI love Summer, I enjoy Spring, Fall is okay but Winter, man I am not a fan. For me Winter is too cold and too long. In my mind, I think let’s just get rid of Winter. But what would happen if it was Summer all the time? Would I really want my neighbors in my yard year around? Or do I love ...
Views: 871(1 vote) - *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 - 8 Traits of a Great Leader - by Submitted on Nov 27, 2019 from Christine Reidhead8 Traits of a Great Leader There have been hundreds of thousands of leaders throughout history—and probably millions today, leading in various government and workforce capacities. What are some of the traits that are common to good and effective leaders? Here, we will discuss 8 traits of a ...
Views: 869 - Lift VS. Drag - A Business Leader's Perspective - by Submitted on Jun 27, 2008 from Waldo WaldmanSo, how do you get a 35,000-pound F-16 jet fighter to fly? It's no easy feat. To overcome the force of gravity, you have to create a force greater than gravity's grasp. That force is lift. As the F-16 blasts through the sky, there is an "enemy" of lift that must be overcome. It's an ...
Views: 869 - Where Did Rumsfeld Go Wrong? - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2011 from Rand GolletzFormer Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's recently released memoir, Known and Unknown, reveals a man of prodigious intellect (no surprise), an endearing sense of humor and little self-doubt. Whether or not you're a fan of the Secretary, it's a great read. Secretary Rumsfeld's book tour has ...
Views: 869 - Empower Children's Leadership - by Submitted on Aug 04, 2011 from Debra SloverMany children grow up feeling pretty powerless. They think that they have no control over their own lives nor an ability to make a difference for someone else. It is important to the future of the planet that we alter that, and provide children a sense of their own power in a gently guided ...
Views: 868(1 vote) - Five Ways You Can Learn Something Today - by Submitted on Sep 10, 2015 from Angie ThompsonLearning. In a world where change seems to come hurling toward us like a bullet train, we know learning is needed just to survive, let alone thrive. And while most everyone would nod at the idea that we must be lifelong learners, the list of excuses people have for why they aren’t and can’t be ...
Views: 868 - How Do You Get Back Up? A Counterintuitive Approach to Thriving in Challenging Times - by Submitted on Apr 07, 2009 from FSB AuthorsA while back, I received a distressed email from Ken, a young manager at a high-tech company. Ken and I had never met, but he had read my first two books and had done his best to apply the ideas and practices of Extreme Leadership to the way he'd led his team. To their culture, their work ...
Views: 868 - Ten Questions to Ask After Setting Your Goals - by Submitted on Jul 03, 2015 from Angie ThompsonLots of people set goals. Far fewer achieve them. There are a lot of reasons why that happens, not the least of which is that people treat the goal setting process as an achievement; which it isn’t really. We don’t set goals as the outcome. We set goals to get goals. (Tweet That) Yes, setting ...
Views: 868 - The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People – Is Win-Win The Only Way? - by Submitted on Aug 23, 2007 from Kevin YallupWe have always been told that "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People" espouses the philosophy of win-win as being the only way to negotiate and form agreements with other people - be they at home, at work, in the community or wherever. However Stephen Covey actually tells us that sometimes ...
Views: 868 - What Leaders Must Do When Failure Strikes - by Submitted on Apr 27, 2015 from Angie ThompsonFailure happens to all of us. And as leaders, how we deal with it is important – for ourselves, and for the lasting message it sends to others. Recently we experienced one of our most public failures. Guy Harris and I were in our studio during what was supposed to be an awesome three hour live ...
Views: 868 - Five Key Conversations to Have with Your New Boss - by Submitted on Oct 06, 2011 from Angie ThompsonRecently promoted? Leadership and learning expert Kevin Eikenberry shares the 5 conversations you need to have with your new boss - right away. (These work even if you're a veteran.) If you`ve just been promoted, this is obviously for you. If you have been in your role for awhile, but your ...
Views: 867 - True Leaders Aren't Owners - by Submitted on Feb 06, 2010 from Carey GiudiciIt’s ironic, isn’t it? We use social media super-widgets like Facebook; iPhones; and internet technologies to gain control over our lives. But in the overcrowded networking age they tend to reduce personal ownership of communications. This means less real productivity. Think: how many of the ...
Views: 867(1 vote) - Unlock Conversation With These Seven Question Keys - by Submitted on Apr 13, 2015 from Angie ThompsonWe have all encountered locked doors in our lives. Most of them are literal slabs of wood or metal, keeping us from moving to someplace we want to go. And to get through doors, keys are required. The keys I am sharing with you today however, unlock more than a literal door. They are key ways to ...
Views: 867 - Increasing your leadership skills - by Submitted on Jan 10, 2011 from Debra Slover“Like beauty is in the mind of the beholder, thought is in the mind, love is in the heart, and truth is in the spirit of a leader. “ ~ Debra J. Slover Being mindful that you need assistance with your leadership skills is the first step toward eliminating any blocks that you may have developed ...
Views: 866(3 votes) - Leadership - What's Love Got to do with It? - by Submitted on Aug 20, 2009 from lisa mcleodWe want our customers to love us. We want our employees to love their jobs. Yet if you bring up the “L word” in the context of leadership, people get uncomfortable. They envision an afternoon of holding hands around the company campfire with the staff swaying to the strains of ...
Views: 866(3 votes) - Position Yourself as a Leader - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2009 from Mark HunterIt's been said that to be a successful salesperson, not only do your listening skills have to be great, but your closing skills have to be even better. However, I believe that while these skills are helpful, they are not essential. In my opinion, to be a top-performing sales professional, you ...
Views: 865(1 vote) - What You Didn't Know You Didn't Know About Inventory Management - by Submitted on Nov 29, 2016 from Hannah WhittenlyManaging inventory is extremely difficult for large companies with complex and tested systems, much less a smaller company that is just getting started. You might set up a program to keep track of the hundreds of pallets that go in and out of your business every day, but you are often not the ...
Views: 865 - How “U-Pick” Your Relationships and Results - by Submitted on May 11, 2015 from Angie ThompsonNote: The essay that follows was written several years ago and comes from my book Vantagepoints on Learning and Life. The lessons are as true as ever. I share this as a day-after-Mother’s Day tribute to my mom. Thanks Mom – I love you. My mother emailed me about an experience she had last week ...
Views: 864 - The Job of a Leader - by Submitted on Sep 16, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsLeaders have many jobs. But ultimately, business/leadership and life's all about people. The best leaders never miss an opportunity to SHINE A LIGHT ON PEOPLE. Each day, walk into work - and out into the world - with a singular mission: to evoke THE BEST from everyone you meet. People ...
Views: 864(4 votes) - A Disciple (What is it?) - by A willingness to learn, communication back and forth with adult to adult conversation.
Broken communication patterns indicate the beginning of a declining and failing relationship. Once animosity starts, it always continues to increase, unless serious two-way reconciliation resolves the issues ...
Views: 863 - Achieving Organizational Success with Leadership Programs - by Submitted on Aug 10, 2012 from Sonu ParasharTop-level executives and business leaders operate under unpredictable workplace conditions that still rely on traditional business models that cannot answer these times. Leadership programs are designed to provide them with the knowledge and expertise about leadership and strategic concepts and ...
Views: 863 - Becoming a Motivational Leader - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2009 from John AOVCreate a Big Vision To become a motivational leader, you start with motivating yourself. You motivate yourself with a big vision, and as you move progressively toward its realization, you motivate and enthuse others to work with you to fulfill that vision. Set High Standards You exhibit ...
Views: 863 - *** Find Your Passion for Work and Life - by Submitted on Sep 09, 2007 from Joe FarchtRecall a time in your life when you were joyously doing something and the time just flew by. A time when you were so completely absorbed by what you were doing that nothing else mattered. An occasion when you felt passion and enthusiasm and were elated by the results. Did that feel good or ...
Views: 862 - 9 Reasons Organizations Don’t Train Their Leaders - by Submitted on Dec 01, 2014 from Angie ThompsonThere are hundreds of companies large and small that offer services to help leaders grow and get greater results, ours included. This means there is a large market of organizations that look for, secure and use these services to equip their leaders to become more effective. There are many more ...
Views: 861 - A Fly in Your Business Success Ointment? - by Submitted on Jul 25, 2012 from Mitch TublinDuring my morning work yesterday there were persistent and consistent flies buzzing around me. Some landing on me and others just buzzing by without permission, like the fly-by without permission by Tom Cruise in his Navy F-14 Fighter Jet in the 1986 classic movie Top Gun. No fly and ...
Views: 861(1 vote) - Leading Change: Emotion Can Make or Break the Best Laid Logic - by Submitted on Jan 30, 2012 from Valencia RayLeading change can be tricky because not only does it take courage to innovate, it takes courage to breach subjects that make “stuck” cultures… well, stuck! There has been a tacit agreement in business culture to avoid addressing emotion/feelings at all costs. Yet, it is this very issue that ...
Views: 861 - When You Learn From Nature, You Will Grow - by Submitted on Feb 07, 2011 from Debra SloverNature can teach you valuable lessons. However, there is the personal work for you to do and lessons to learn that will help you grow in each area of your life. This often is the kind of work that many humans ignore, when caught up in the grind of daily life. In addition, to learn more and ...
Views: 861 - Which Voice Do You Feed? - by Submitted on Aug 18, 2010 from Judith RichardsonAs a woman entrepreneur, my vision is for work environments that support and sustain life; that invite health, humor, compassion and truth. We succeed without having to sacrifice our integrity or anyone else's. We take part in creating something greater than ourselves; be part of something ...
Views: 861(3 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: 860(3 votes) - Taking Aim at Optimizing Human Performance - by Submitted on May 12, 2008 from Robert (Bob) CannonLast Year, I published “Taking Aim for Better Decision-Making.” At the time, I thought the bull’s eye tied in nicely with taking aim and with the cannon I have in my logo. Little did I realize how useful this little graphic would become. I was also beginning to understand how ...
Views: 860 - THE Recency Illusion - What It Is and What It Means To Leaders - by Submitted on Aug 24, 2015 from Angie ThompsonIt is a phrase most often used in relationship to language usage, but when coined by linguist Arnold Zwicky, he defined it much more broadly as “the belief that things you have noticed only recently are in fact recent.” Here are two interesting language examples: • You might think that the use ...
Views: 860 - 4 Helpful Guides in Leading a Virtual Working Environment - by Submitted on Jul 31, 2009 from Josephine RomanoManaging mobile or remote workers is considered one of the principal challenges among companies when establishing a virtual office. This is due to the fact that the nature of a virtual business is somewhat difficult to supervise because the operations and transactions are based entirely via ...
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