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"Your first and foremost job as a leader is to take charge of your own energy and then to help orchestrate the energy of those around you." — Peter Drucker, professor and author of dozens of books on economics, management, and leadership
Imagine rushing to an emergency room with severe ... Views: 800
2008 has started out strong for me. I completed my first half marathon (13.1 miles!!!), secured some exciting new contracts, and have planned a great vacation for later this year. I'm psyched. And, I can't stop thinking things like:
Where am I going this year?
What do I want to ... Views: 621
Magic WandThere are tools, seminars, books, CD`s, teleseminar, webinars and workshops (and more) to help you learn and improve in any area of your life. I should know, I have bought and attended many of them, and sold a great number of them as well.
This article isn`t meant dissuade you from ... Views: 930
In my consultations with clients I hear many complaints about the challenge of getting teams to work together well. There is recognition that teamwork offers huge rewards but also frustration with the personal experience of working within teams.
One of the ways to improve teamwork is to ... Views: 6356
“If you don’t believe in the messenger, you won’t believe the message.” —Jim Kouzes, co-author of Credibility: How Leaders Gain and Lose It, Why People Demand It
When people trust and believe in you as a leader, they’ll follow you far and without much question. But without credibility, that ... Views: 1012
One of the great things about being a professional investor is the opportunity one has to apply his or her long-term experience to the investment environment that is unfolding (or coming unglued) in the present.
If nothing else, most successful investors develop a consistent strategy that ... Views: 1635
Goal setting. It is something which everyone attempts to do, yet only a couple of people actually can make it work. The challenge that most individuals face is dedication and commitment. As soon as your journey begins, hurdles and obstacles arise, and this is where many people wind up quitting. ... Views: 1293
Google, Facebook, iPod… take a look at the fastest growing businesses and brands in the world today and you’ll notice one thing in common – their customers are so in love with their products they’ve become a free sales force.
Just like a teenager experiencing love for the first time, these ... Views: 1237
Oh, the joy of humming along with those great songs, the hits, wonderfully re-mastered instrumental versions, especially the electronic tonal beats that play over and over through the filtered telephone interface as we wait for the service attendant to finally click on and tell us the ... Views: 1475
Where are you when your best ideas come to you?
If you are like 90% of all people you get your best ideas when driving, in the shower, in the morning, when falling to sleep or when working out. Notice what is absent… the office. Your best ideas don’t come to you at work!
They come to you ... Views: 789
"Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex. It takes a touch of genius — and a lot of courage — to move in the opposite direction." — E. F. Schumacher, 20th century German economist and conservationist
The evidence is clear and overwhelming. Centralized, hierarchical ... Views: 898
"The bedrock of character is self-discipline; the virtuous life, as philosophers since Aristotle have observed, is based on self-control. A related keystone of character is being able to motivate and guide oneself, whether in doing homework, finishing a job, or getting up in the morning. And, as ... Views: 853
Your behavior as a manager as well as your approach to life in general will greatly affect your success or ultimate failure. That is why it is important to have various styles of behaviors and a wide range of approach. This gives you flexibility and increases your choices in your everyday ... Views: 1451
I confess - I am no good at receiving compliments. I've trained myself to say 'thanks' instead of 'it's nothing' but I'm still usually in shock. Love my article? But it's just what I do day in day out. You find my coaching insightful and powerful? But I just tell it how I see it. Love my ... Views: 1253
You can empower yourself if you have the knowledge of who you really are and what your real purpose in life is. But it is also important that we touch the lives of other people in order for our lives to be more meaningful. You should get more out of your life. One way of accomplishing this is ... Views: 895
It was a series of challenging events (to say the least) and an unexpected “course correction” in my role as creative director back at the height of the dot com days in Silicon Valley, that left me bewildered, dazed and befuddled as to what was my next career step needed to be.
Stressed out ... Views: 1117
Do you know that you have got a style of leadership in your own capacity? Yes, you have a leadership style and please stop doubting yourself about this. A leader is a person who is supposed to know what is going around, she is well-grounded. In fact, as far as her duties are concerned, she is ... Views: 1186
The really great leaders in all disciplines tend to have a great deal of poise. I was watching women's basketball nonstop when March Madness comes down to the wire. I am reminded once again how powerful grace under pressure can be.
Merriam Webster Dictionary defines poise as:
Easy ... Views: 3087
Does "Being Professional" Evolve Your Audience?
The supreme accomplishment is to blur the line between work and play. --Arnold Toynbee, author--
We recently attended the "MillPond" Festival in Bishop, CA. with a rather eclectic blend of musicians from all over the US and Europe in attendance. ... Views: 1169
In today's time, where companies have become highly commercialized and demands result in terms of productivity and profit, overlooking the importance of leadership training has become a common thing.
Leadership training is the key for an organizational growth and success. But ignoring this ... Views: 953
A mentor of public speaking once suggested, “Since it is impossible to eliminate speech unfairness from the society, permitting verbal expression of various forms of intolerance should be promoted.” In other words “free Speech”. Free speech refers to speeches that are demeaning and offensive to ... Views: 1010
We’ve all sat through God-awful boring sales meetings right?
Not exactly a good time, as I’m sure you’d agree…
Has the thought ever occurred to you that your sales reps might feel like this almost every time you call a sales meeting?
“Positively absurd” you say!
Well, if you are one of the ... Views: 1796
This week my husband Steve and I took a spinning class at our gym. We enjoy attending these high energy, calorie-burning indoor bicycle classes as much for the mental boost as for the physical benefit. The music is loud, the class participants are positive, and the instructors are typically ... Views: 705
“We can’t retract the decisions we’ve made, we can only affect the decisions we’re going to make from here.” As said by actor Jamie Foxx in the movie, Law Abiding Citizen.
As you have been reading in ‘Turning Point’; decisions have been the recent theme of our discussions and time together. ... Views: 1906
Easter is a holiday celebrated each spring in many countries throughout the world. It is essentially a Christian religious celebration based on the scriptures which indicate that Jesus rose from the dead on the third day after his crucifixion. Each year we celebrate the resurrection on Easter ... Views: 1319
Sometimes I think we may feel that we have to do the big things in life to stand out from the crowd, to make a difference, but in my experience I have found that it is the little things that we do on a consistent basis that are usually the most powerful. I would like to share with you 8 ways ... Views: 21523
For more than a decade, people from all organizational levels and from a broad spectrum of industries and businesses have participated in programs to help them enhance their Emotional Intelligence (EI) skills. While the participants' various roles have presented them with quite different ... Views: 1292
There's a certain point in your business life where buzzwords become a nonentity. You've heard them all a million times. They soon mean nothing and actually become an annoyance. The list is endless...quality, empowerment, walk-the-talk, open-book management, win-win, Y2K, out-of-the-box, yadda, ... Views: 1579
The 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: 1817
To have a competitive edge today, companies are taking on a different strategy,and turning to different models rather than the traditional ones. Many old models of leadership, doing business and multiplying wealth are no longer effective.
We have to turn elsewhere not just to stay afloat, ... Views: 1916
The 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: 1258
Looking back (which I do only for this article), I can see how I allowed it to start and to build.
I remember reading a book that contained a story very similar to a painful experience in my life over twenty years ago. I kept reading. I allowed myself to go back and dig through the painful ... Views: 750
Come to think of it life would be pretty monotonous if there were no obstacles or failures. Success begotten without any hard labor or without crossing any insurmountable barrier is hardly remembered even by the most successful people. To compare it with something which we experience every day, ... Views: 5961
Over the last fortnight, in the process of building an ‘extension’ onto my present business activities, I’ve met an extraordinary range of diverse leaders – some corporate, some entrepreneurial, most a bit of both. Here’s what’s been interesting to me – they have each been successful in their ... Views: 1088
Feng Shui is easy fun and one of the greatest stress relievers in the world. It can be your best friend if you are trying to develop a new lifestyle that reduces anxiety and stress while creating a calm more peaceful and prosperous life.
Basic Feng Shui principles are easy to learn and apply. ... Views: 1726
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"Fifteen Dynamic Inspiring Qualities of Leadership" (from ' Inspirational Books' - Updated)
"Enthusiasm is the match that lights the candle of achievement."
- William Arthur Ward
"Your belief determines ... Views: 4586
At a 10-year class reunion, four friends gathered to visit. Tina and George reflected on the differences in Steve and Angela after they walked away.
"They were both so smart and outgoing when we were in high school," George said. "Yeah, they were both voted Most Likely to Succeed, remember?" ... Views: 1371
We watch the star athlete calmly make the final shot, score the winning goal, or lead his team for a touchdown in the final minute of the game. We marvel at their talent and their determination, but what we value and admire most is the supreme confidence they display – they know they will ... Views: 1063
Let's face it: Our current economy has put more pressure than ever on our managers. Not only do they need to do more with less, they have to keep everyone motivated and engaged at the same time. Managers can feel caught in the middle between what the organization needs, and what their ... Views: 1159
Goals, whether formally stated or not, are critical to all organizational success. We (hopefully) all have over-arching organizational goals; but on a more practical and immediately applicable level, we have project goals, productivity goals, quality goals, developmental goals, and the list ... Views: 854
Multi-tasking, maintaining or increasing productivity and peak performance demands are at an all-time high. The result, stress and anxiety are also at an all-time high. Today's economic demands and their undesirable side effects are the same whether you are in accounting, marketing, ... Views: 1010
One of the biggest business buzzwords today is engagement.
Everyone suddenly seems to have realized that we need to have employees who are engaged in their work. It seems to be the latest "holy grail" in leadership and management circles (teams, lean and total quality are just three past ... Views: 2122
We spend the early parts of our lives adding to our vocabulary. Teachers and parents want us to learn new words. And research shows that vocabulary is a good predictor of success. And yet I am asking you to take four words from your vocabulary?
Yes I am.
To be clear, it isn’t like you ... Views: 702
What’s better than having your friend as your business partner? An individual who is always there for you in tough times? There are some people who are fortunate enough to have their besties as co-founders. It is probably the best thing that can happen to a young and passionate individual, who ... Views: 724
Just got off the phone with a consulting client who has restructured the people in her business to be aligned with the appropriate job. (Honestly, if I only did one thing all day, it would be style and values testing because it makes people understand their relationships so well!)
Not only ... Views: 1225
The bizarre exchange I had last night with my new hair wrangler highlighted how poorly American's listen to one another. Kelly and I chatted as she flat ironed my rebellious curly hair into the sleek submission that matches my book cover. (Audiences seem think I am the cousin of the author if I ... Views: 1055
GENERATION "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: 2120
Ahh, the comfort zone.
As humans, this is a place we love. We look for, strive for and have created products and even entire industries to help find and maintain high levels of comfort (hello Lazy-Boy!). You`ll find this desire for the comfort zone in all areas of life - physically, mentally, ... Views: 727
No one has the perfect business strategy for starting a business without encountering a certain number of challenges and outright failures.
If you’re new to being an entrepreneur (or have even been one for years) know that there are always going to be challenges that arise, mistakes that ... Views: 1187