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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- Leadership: Passion and Balance - by Submitted on May 31, 2013 from Kate SinerHow do those who are deeply passionate about their work balance their lives? I have written a few articles on the topic of balance and could list several ways “to balance your life” but that does not seem to answer the deeper question that is being asked. This question I suspect is much more ...
Views: 1422 - Leadership: Take A Second Look - by Submitted on Jan 11, 2008 from Stephen FruehLeadership is an idea usually applied to business, sports, military strength and political challenges. Often when the word is spoken we think of leadership as bold, strong, sacrificial, also visionary, productive, able to move others. Some of us are stuck with an ‘old’ definition of leadership ...
Views: 1106 - Leader’s Toolkit: Top 10 Communication Mistakes when Delivering Performance Feedback - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2011 from Sonia Di MauloLet’s talk performance! This isn’t usually at the top of your to-do list. The proper planning, time and energy involved is stressful, for you and your staff. In this anxiety-ridden environment, it’s no wonder we make mistakes! The problem is that we don’t communicate performance successes and ...
Views: 1965 - Leading a Kingdom - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2015 from Matthew MurphyThe legend of King Arthur is a truly classic tale. Young Arthur is destined to be king from birth, preordained to assemble the Knights of the Round Table, and fated to seek out the Holy Grail. It is not until you read between the lines that you discover the real lesson behind this fairytale. ...
Views: 777 - 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 - 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 - Leading from the Inside Out - The Success Sequence - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2011 from Pinkey StewartHave you ever thought about what makes a leader successful? There are countless and varied stories of how people rose to prominence as leaders, but I believe they all had at least one thing in common – they lead from the inside out. True leaders have the ability to take vision and turn it ...
Views: 1117 - Leading From Within: Creating Sustainable Change From The Inside Out - by Submitted on Apr 13, 2008 from Luke IorioIn most corporate cultures, the focus is on “What’s wrong?” Very few of the world’s organizations are fed by creative and positive thinking that produces questions like “What’s right,” “What’s the opportunity here,” and “How can we make this work?” Yet these are the very questions that can ...
Views: 937 - Leading In Tough Times - by Submitted on Nov 04, 2008 from Mary Jane ParisOver the past few weeks, we’ve seen dramatic changes in the financial services and credit markets. The stock market has been like a roller coaster ride; business giants have failed with billions of dollars to the rescue, and more… As they work their way through this unprecedented economy ...
Views: 1486 - Leading Is Like Playing the Guitar - by Submitted on Apr 27, 2011 from Skip WeismanEvery time I’ve picked up the guitar to play or practice I’ve first had to tune it. Then there is the varied humidity during the summer months, which makes the string tensions more varied than at other times of the year. If I don't tune it, it's off-key. Leading people is a lot like tuning a ...
Views: 1327 - Leading Knowledge Workers: 5 Deadly leadership Sins To Avoid - by Submitted on May 09, 2006 from Faith RalstonAccording to the latest studies, the average employee is delivering only 50% of what they are capable of offering to your organization. As a leader, you’re frustrated by this lack of performance. You’d like to clone your high performers so you can become more results oriented like the ...
Views: 957 - Leading Matters-How Embracing Risk Increases Growth - by Submitted on Dec 12, 2007 from Eric PenningtonWhat project, mission or quest have you entered into that you've consciously said is worth the risk? The greater question may be found in whether those following you believe they’re involved in something that has tremendous importance. We are talking about a cause or a true mission. Do those ...
Views: 1151 - Leading Synergistically - by Submitted on Feb 08, 2012 from John AgnoIf you're involved with any group of people who are trying to achieve common goals, you soon become acutely aware that those goals will be achieved only through the work of the people in the group. Yes, all work is done through relationships and wisely managing these relationship is critical ...
Views: 2211 - Leading Through Emotional Times - by Submitted on May 16, 2009 from Marci RinkoffIn March of 2009, the unemployment rate rose by 694,000 to a total of 13.2 million people. We're at an average of 8.5% across the country. Clients of mine who are laying off people are wondering how to handle their own emotions as well as those around them. People who still have jobs wonder ...
Views: 1336 - Leading Yourself First! - by Submitted on Mar 02, 2012 from Mark BowserEveryone is a leader and the first person we should lead is ourself. It was Zig Ziglar who said that "You must manage yourself before you can lead someone else." Not a truer statement was ever said. Let me give you a thought to ponder. If you are reactive, blowing off some steam, and saying a ...
Views: 2341 - Learn how to Utilize your Followers - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2011 from cedric riceAs a leader the biggest favor that you can do for yourself is to learn how to utilize the people who follow them. If you are a leader trust me, this is the best favor that you can do for yourself. I learned as a young officer in the military that the people who worked under me were skilled, ...
Views: 942 - Learn to Win and Mentor Others - by Doesn't it make good sense to change our internal picture before we go around trying to change the results we're getting?
People with an optimistic view of their capabilities out-perform those who are doubtful or simply more "realistic," even though their abilities are virtually identical. ...
Views: 1249 - Learning a new language while commuting - by Submitted on May 10, 2019 from Jonathan SmallIt is a whole new pleasure to order something in the local language when you travel abroad. Learning a foreign language nowadays is a far cry from the time you were forced to sit in a room with other learners and chant repeatedly the same foreign word. The room and the instruction teacher are ...
Views: 619 - Learning Learning Styles - by Submitted on Feb 12, 2012 from Ken FieldsYou can’t teach somebody something in English if all they speak is Spanish. Well, you can if you are showing them, rather than telling them. Likewise, if you want to teach effectively, you need to understand the student’s preferred learning style. Some people do really well with wordy ...
Views: 1359 - Learning the Art of Leadership through Self-Development - by Starting October 8th, a group of leaders and emerging leaders from around the country will begin a 12 week training program that will be grounded in the principles of Emotional Intelligence, Appreciative Inquiry, and Kouzes and Posner's Leadership Challenge that may just change their lives and ...
Views: 2338 - LESSONS FROM HOW I WAS BORN - by Submitted on Mar 19, 2011 from Fred HaleyDo you remember how you were born? I do. I learned some important lessons. You should know them. THE BEGINNING I was conceived in the Summer 1998. I had given a presentation at a Board meeting that morning. Later, my boss invited me into his office. He said, “Fred. You need ...
Views: 1242 - Lessons From Pirates - by Submitted on Jan 12, 2008 from Ted BaumhauerA good deal of my time and effort is devoted to thinking about leadership and teams. It is always fun to find great examples of exceptional groups and to understand how they became that way. Lately I’ve been reading about pirates and how they organized themselves. At first that might seem odd, ...
Views: 1102 - Lessons in Leadership, Resilience & Innovation - by Submitted on Feb 04, 2011 from paige arnof-fennAs an entrepreneur and business owner I see examples of innovation everywhere, I think it is part of the entrepreneurial DNA! We have to solve problems every day but luckily most of them are not life and death situations. The world had an amazing lesson in innovation last month with the 33 ...
Views: 1452 - Lessons in Vision From MLK - by Submitted on Jan 30, 2014 from Alexandria JoyDr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a man with a vision. It was a huge vision which he dedicated his life to and who challenged the rest of us to do the same. Not only did he champion equal rights but also equal access to economic opportunity for all Americans. A lesson we can all learn from MLK is ...
Views: 1231 - Lessons Learned from My Grandfather - by Submitted on Oct 15, 2011 from Pinkey StewartMy grandfather taught me many things during his lifetime, and what I learned about being a leader came from observing him. It wasn't until I was a teenager that I realized my grandfather was a prominent person in our community and in neighboring states. Doctors, lawyers, and teachers were ...
Views: 3535 - Lessons on Love from the Periphery - by Submitted on Apr 28, 2005 from Laura YoungI came from good people. I didn't always know that. You know, it's funny. When I was 18 I sustained an eye injury. The coral I was sterilizing for my fish tank overheated and exploded. I was hit in the eye, scratching my cornea and the rebound of the hit resulted in what the medical folks ...
Views: 1294 - Let Me Introduce Myself - by Submitted on Jul 23, 2008 from Liz WeberHmmm, this is interesting. This meeting with the executive team was supposed to start at 9AM and here it is 9:05AM and no executives are in the board room yet. Oh wait, I hear someone coming. Let me get near the door so I can introduce myself as everyone comes in. Ah, here's the first ...
Views: 981 - Let Out Your Leadership Potential with Subliminal Affirmations - by Submitted on Feb 04, 2011 from Nelson BerryBy The Pioneer of Subliminal Messages Online. Some believe that there are two kinds of people in the world: those who lead and those who follow. In some ways, this is true. After all, there are no leaders if there are no followers. The main question is, which of these two are you going to ...
Views: 619 - Let Your Body Talk - by Submitted on Aug 24, 2016 from Ulrike Berzau MM, MHS, PT, FACHE, www.UlrikeBerzau.comHave you paid attention to your body language and the message it sends out to others and to yourself? Have you wondered why at times people react very differently to you than you expect or the intent of what your message was? You might notice that you reacted negatively to a message that ...
Views: 1995 - Level 1 Leadership: Sustainable Leadership - by Submitted on May 22, 2008 from Janice BastaniThe question is not can one sustain leadership, but rather can someone be a leader and maintain a low negative resonance in the workplace and expect compliance and growth in a business where they are in a position of authority? What do you think? Over the next few paragraphs we will explore this ...
Views: 1340 - Life Hacks for New Leadership - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2015 from Matthew MurphyBeing a leader can be hard work. So hard, in fact, that many people give up on developing their leadership skills early in their career. Leading and managing are difficult, and they certainly are not for everyone. For those who are thrust into a position of authority, whether you feel that ...
Views: 844 - 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: 593 - Life Lessons & Leadership on Everest - by Submitted on Oct 08, 2011 from James "Mac" McPartlandIntroduction In life what you receive is valuable, but what you BECOME is far more in-valuable because no one can take that away from you. And in "becoming" more, we often learn why the phrase is "growing pains'’; not “growing pleasures”. The test arrives before the lesson plan, and even the ...
Views: 1306 - LIFE'S CAUSES AND EFFECTS - by Submitted on Aug 22, 2011 from Terry L. SumerlinSomeone has observed that we are always free to choose, but we’re not free to choose the consequences of our choices. We see proof of this principle in Washington and on Wall Street. The present state of the economy is the consequence of many years of bad fiscal choices. Recovery will depend ...
Views: 818 - 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 - Light Their Fires - by Submitted on Nov 08, 2007 from William CottringerLIGHT THEIR FIRES by William Cottringer Knowing how to motivate employees is an important part of any supervisor’s toolbox. Fortunately you don’t have to be a psychologist to be an effective motivator. All you have to do is apply practical people principles in a common sense way. Below ...
Views: 1058 - Limiting Beliefs - by Submitted on Jun 12, 2008 from Richard Magid“Where do you believe you are limiting yourself?” This is a question we continuously ask our clients. The reflection of the question will lead to the discovery and exploration of your “Limiting Beliefs” and can serve you whether to: overcome the fear of making a decision, recapture the ...
Views: 947 - Liquid Leadership Removes Employee Barriers - by Submitted on Aug 23, 2017 from Pat HeydlauffYou can actually engineer your workplace environment to be more productive and to be more focused. The natural flow of that environment and the flexibility of its leader determine how engaged the people are when working there and affects the overall sustainability of the business. The flow of ...
Views: 1244 - List of Training Trends In Corporate America - by Submitted on Jul 01, 2008 from Todd McDonaldNo matter what survey you study, when it comes to training happening it today’s organizations there is one constant…the focus on leadership development. Leadership training tops almost any list you review. But why is this? Interviews with clients across the United States and North America ...
Views: 1143 - Listen Your Way To Greater Leadership! - by Submitted on Oct 26, 2007 from Charles Breeding“The reason that we have two ears and one mouth,” said the Greek philosopher, Zeno, “is that we may listen the more and talk the less.” Of the top five areas employees feel management needs to improve, listening skills consistently ranks near the top. One of the reasons that all of us tend to ...
Views: 931 - Logic and Vision Aren't Enough to Achieve - by Submitted on May 16, 2018 from Pat HeydlauffLogic and vision aren’t enough; you need passion and ambition to be a great leader according to Leonard Lauder, Chairman Emeritus of The Estee Lauder Companies, Inc. His mother, Estee Lauder had passion and ambition. She took risks and her philosophy on life was “beauty is an attitude, ...
Views: 1064 - Lonely at the Top - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2011 from A. Drayton BoylstonIs it a little lonelier at the top recently? "The 1990s, with CEOs as heroes, was a lot more fun than 2002, when you're a criminal until proven guilty," laughed Jim Mullen, CEO of Cambridge-based Biogen, one of the nation's largest biotech companies. "There's a huge amount of skepticism about ...
Views: 1001 - Looking at the World Through a Learning Lens - by Submitted on Jun 22, 2015 from Angie ThompsonEveryone would agree that we can learn from our life experiences. And everyone does. But while we all have experiences every day, have you noticed that some people seem to glean far more from those experiences than others? If you would like to better harvest the lessons from your experiences, ...
Views: 851 - Lost And 20 Something - by Submitted on Mar 27, 2008 from Jeff MooreIt’s called the “quarter-life crisis” and mine was smacking me right in the face, as I sat on a picnic table outside of my now former employer’s. I sat there confused and lost wondering “what next?” Freshly kicked out of college and facing a year’s academic suspension, I couldn’t help but feel ...
Views: 1463 - Lost Baggage - by Submitted on Feb 18, 2010 from Jake TuschinskiEven when you think you have your life all mapped out, things happen that shape your destiny in ways you might never have imagined. Deepak As the years go by we have the opportunity to increase our experiences. It’s a shame but not all people do –they only repeat what is ...
Views: 1036 - Love and Leadership - by Submitted on Jun 25, 2019 from Mary HorsmanWe may not all be born to be a leader of many, but we all lead at least one VERY important person ~ Yourself. And really, to be a leader of many, this is the task you must truly master. You are the only person that can control your thoughts, your emotions, your words and your actions. You ...
Views: 713 - Lowering Organizational Boundaries to Improve Communication and Collaboration - by Submitted on May 01, 2009 from Richard MagidSummary A regional professional services firm was struggling with some of the less positive aspects of rapid business growth. The desire to maintain a “small family firm culture vs. a territorial corporate culture, generational obstacles,, and high turnover were combining to chip away at the ...
Views: 1348 - Loyalty and Leadership - 8 Ways to Earn The Loyalty of Your Employees - by Submitted on Jul 28, 2009 from Josephine RomanoLoyalty is defined as commitment or allegiance to a person, a group, or a cause. Sounds clear enough but loyalty often gets skewed in the workplace. Here are some examples where loyalty is distorted: * A manager thinks an employee is being disloyal because he or she questioned what the ...
Views: 1494 - Maintain Long-Term Success As A Top Sales Manager By Offering Products And Services As Solutions, Not Commodities - by Submitted on Jan 30, 2010 from Ralph BurnsThe job of a top sales manager is a lot like old-school video gaming. The more you succeed, the deeper you get into the game, the harder the challenges get thrown your way. And the same is true for sustaining the revenue growth of a large company. Success breeds imitation. Look at it this ...
Views: 1030 - Maintaining Good Client Relations - by Submitted on Nov 15, 2012 from Scott HunterCustomer Relations Establishing and Maintaining Good Customer Relations ISSUE: Customers don’t hire firms or engineers, they hire people. Unless an engineer is willing to appropriately start and then nurture the customer relationship, the customer won’t come back and they certainly ...
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