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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- Give More Than You Take: Investing in Yourself and Your Community - by Submitted on Mar 03, 2012 from Mike Henry Sr.Great leaders invest in people! Investing in others creates margin and return. We understand and value the intrinsic benefit of helping someone who can’t help us back. Some call it serendipity, some call it luck, and others may call it divine intervention; but, this investing creates a balance. ...
Views: 1373(2 votes) - Goals & Commitments - by Submitted on Jul 30, 2009 from Jonathan LewisGoals & Commitments Don’t confuse a commitment with a goal! Commitments are things that you WILL do. Goals are things that you WOULD LIKE TO do. I would say that anything that is not in your control would NOT be something you could make a COMMITMENT to. IE: “I’ll make a ...
Views: 3257(1 vote) - Going for Gold in 2012 - by Submitted on Jan 05, 2012 from Marcia BattenYes it’s finally here! The Year of the Olympics in London when world will focus its attention on us. Some of our towns, cities, streets will have been renovated for this once-in-a-life time event. New shopping malls will have been built to attract the crowds who want to spend, spend, and spend! ...
Views: 1250(2 votes) - Good Leadership Qualities That you Should Possess - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2013 from Joshua NyamacheGood leadership is vital for the survival, achievement of goals and growth of any organization. Employees are the most essential resource of any business organization. The success of business organizations depend upon the proper utilization of manpower resources. A one minute manager is the cry ...
Views: 1817(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: 1179(3 votes) - Great Leaders Master “Level 2 Leadership Communication” – Motivating the Team as a Team - by Submitted on Sep 19, 2011 from Skip WeismanLegendary stories abound about locker room oratory as 21st Century coaches channel Knute Rockne to rally the players before heading out on the field for the Championship game. Yet, if you ask many coaches and athletes what the pre-game speech is like prior to most big games you would learn ...
Views: 1055(1 vote) - Great Leadership Can Drive Profits Even in a Bad Economy - by Submitted on Dec 07, 2009 from Richard MagidAs a serial entrepreneur my passion lies in helping business owners create and sustain profitable and successful businesses. In today’s uncertain economic environment it is essential that business leaders have the tools to navigate through the tough waters and help drive our economy to a more ...
Views: 1246(1 vote) - Guidelines for Resource Allocation - by Submitted on Jun 10, 2011 from Pat LynchScarce resources are a fact of business life. In the wake of devastating budget cuts, furloughs, and/or layoffs, however, "normal" levels of scarcity have been exacerbated. The question for many organizations has become, "How do we move forward from here most effectively?" When asked to help ...
Views: 796(1 vote) - Harnessing the Creative Force - by Submitted on Nov 25, 2009 from Gina GardinerHarnessing The Creative Force of Your People Embracing the Opportunities of Today’s Difficult Climate. Almost every newspaper, radio and television programme, which offer news and current affairs, are talking gloom and doom. Many experts say we are talking ourselves into a recession. Yet it ...
Views: 1417(3 votes) - Headknocking, Brick Walls… and What’s a Manager to Do? - by Submitted on Mar 22, 2004 from Terri LevineIt’s great to see many companies are now acknowledging that the old, traditional methods of management are not effective and they are modernizing their strategies and taking steps to improve employee morale, and therefore productivity. CEO’s are taking an active interest because they have to ...
Views: 1620(1 vote) - Honesty Speaks Loudly in Many Languages - by Submitted on May 19, 2010 from Ian VickersLately I've been thinking about the leadership characteristic of integrity. Several years ago, I worked for a leader who lived out that quality. In fact, if you looked up the word "integrity" in the dictionary, I think you'll see his face posted next to the word. It was great working with a ...
Views: 734(3 votes) - Hospitality Executives Under Stress During Stressful Times Need Executive Stress Solutions - by Submitted on Oct 08, 2009 from Simma LiebermanAccording to the National Institutes of Health, "people who feel more in control at their jobs tend to feel less stressed out." While executives and senior leaders have more control of their work, they manage people who feel like they have less control, which makes them stressed ...
Views: 1014(2 votes) - How can a Teacher help in Student Career Guidance? - by Submitted on Oct 30, 2018 from venkatesh TIf asked to take a walk down the memory lane into your childhood, what are the first few things you’d remember? Your memories with family, friends, your school and… TEACHERS! Teachers play a crucial role in every student’s life. They are every student’s first guide to academics & career. As a ...
Views: 925(2 votes) - 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: 1897(1 vote) - How Do I Know the Right Way? - by Submitted on May 18, 2010 from Barbara AlexanderSometimes it feels like we are speaking a completely different language... even when we think we understand each other! A woman asked me to help her with her horse the other day. She was new to horses and so excited to be learning about her own energy and how she and her horse could have a ...
Views: 2021(3 votes) - How Do You Feel About Joy, Meaning, and Worth? - by Submitted on Jul 17, 2012 from Valencia RayTrue potential is a challenge to uncover if you are out of touch with what is the most misrepresented and misunderstood aspects of being human – feelings. Research findings indicate that feelings (heart) are 5,000 more magnetic energy than that of thought (brain). When the mind and heart are ...
Views: 1138(1 vote) - 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 ...
Views: 1111(4 votes) - How Much Risk Is Too Much To Take? - by Submitted on Jan 11, 2005 from Dave CarlsonThe ladder was braced against the railings going to the basement. I started climbing up. I had to get to the ceiling and this was my Rube Goldberg way of doing it without having to put up scaffolding. I made it up two or three rungs before coming to my senses. It would be so easy for the railing ...
Views: 1030(1 vote) - How to Be an Empowered Leader in a Challenging Business Environment - by Submitted on Jul 14, 2009 from Debora McLaughlinOur world is a fearful place to live in nowadays. With the economic uncertainties besetting most companies, an empowered leader is needed who can boldly face the challenges in an unpredictable and sometimes scary business environment. Today's leader must be ruthless in as humane a manner as ...
Views: 1316(3 votes) - How to Build Trust: 12 Keys to Effective Leadership - by Submitted on Oct 20, 2017 from Michele MolitorWhat does it feel like when you really trust someone? There is a sense of calm. Of peace. A Knowing if you will. It’s the feeling you get when you know that someone has your back. Trust is something that is earned. Earned day after day through your consistent behaviors, words, actions ...
Views: 1434(2 votes) - How to Clear Your Leadership Fog - by Submitted on Dec 17, 2012 from Anastasia MontejanoImagine this: You are driving down the road of life on Career Highway in your well-oiled professional machine on your way to a better place. When all of the sudden you find yourself trying to navigate your team through treachery and confusion in the midst of the biggest leadership fog you have ...
Views: 1089(2 votes) - How To Ensure Customers and Employees Recognize Your Organization’s Value - by Submitted on Aug 12, 2009 from Pat LynchOrganizations cannot optimize their business results unless their customers and their employees clearly recognize the significant value they provide. How can you discover whether these two important groups really see this value? Ask them. To discover whether your customers perceive the ...
Views: 1292(1 vote) - How To Expand During The Current Contraction: Complete Your To-Do List - by Submitted on Aug 06, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsOriginally published on The Huffington Post. Last week, we examined a way to expand during the current economic contraction. The tip had to do with taking stock of all the "stuff" you have at home, and giving some of it away to someone who could make good use of it. Did any of you try this? ...
Views: 508(1 vote) - How to Find a Spiritually Fulfilling Business Path - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2017 from Kalyna KapurWhen most people think of entrepreneurship, only a very few have spirituality in mind. On the base level, business is about dollars and sense first and foremost. However, more and more people are trying to inject some spirituality or higher purpose into their business. Business owners often feel ...
Views: 836(2 votes) - How to Get More Respect - by Submitted on Mar 28, 2013 from Guy FarmerEveryone is on a quest for respect. Parents want their kids to do it, employees want bosses to do it, spouses demand it of each other, teachers ask their students for it and people in general feel good when it happens to them. Why is it then that so many people have no clue what respect means? ...
Views: 2093(3 votes) - 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: 1821(1 vote) - How to Have a Highly Productive and Profitable Team - by Submitted on Jun 03, 2009 from Lorraine PirihiBefore you start complaining that your team are causing you headaches and not performing the way you want, take a look at yourself first. Gary who runs a plumbing business has 5 staff. He was always complaining that they were lazy, didn't use their initiative and would take advantage of him. ...
Views: 1437(5 votes) - How to Have A Peaceful Confrontation - by Submitted on Jun 30, 2009 from Zoe RouthHere's what happened: for a while now I've been watching a project develop that I secretly think is a waste of time and doomed to fail. I've kept my head in the sand and just ignored it, pretending it's someone else's business. (Not great leadership here, I can assure you!) But here's the ...
Views: 2960(4 votes) - How to Hold Motivational Meetings - by Submitted on Oct 15, 2009 from Alan FairweatherHow many times have you phoned someone to be told, “They’re in a meeting!?” At least 60 per cent of a manager’s time is spent in meetings. Research in one large organisation discovered that the figure could be as high as 90 per cent. And another survey found that many managers consider ...
Views: 1087(2 votes) - How to Improve Decision Making For Both Logical Thinkers and Feelers Using Myers Briggs - by Submitted on Apr 10, 2012 from Liz CassidyA common cause of frustration in communicating with others is the difference between logical and values-based decision makers. Logical decision makers (like Mr Spock in the original Star Trek series) need sound reasoning to be the basis of their well thought through decisions. They remain ...
Views: 5028(2 votes) - How to increase self-confidence without money - by Submitted on Nov 04, 2012 from Haingo Heriniaina RajaonarisonI found out from years of experience and from reading great books that the biggest problem or obstacle in human life is the lack of self-confidence. Fortunately, you can follow almost each of the eight following tips without spending a penny. 1. Spend one hour per day on positive self-talk: ...
Views: 3671(1 vote) - 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: 1327(9 votes) - How to Leverage the Law of Attraction in Network Marketing / MLM - by Submitted on Aug 09, 2011 from Joe ScienceGimmicks and overuse aside, the Law of Attraction is the primary force in Network Marketing / MLM. Simply put, growing your downline without attracting others is impossible. So how do you effectively leverage the Law of Attraction in your network marketing opportunity? To increase your ...
Views: 3168(3 votes) - How to Make a Decision That Sticks Rather Than Gets You Stuck - by Submitted on Mar 30, 2010 from Anne WarfieldOne of the most frustrating experiences we can all face is how to make effective decisions especially when you feel there is a lot of risk at stake. You wonder how much risk you should take on without putting yourself out on a limb or how much risk you share without looking like you are trying ...
Views: 914(6 votes) - How to Make Uncomfortable Your New Comfortable - by Submitted on May 03, 2011 from Darcy EikenbergWe spend a lot of time and money on comfort. We search for the right pillow, the right chair, the right shoes (although my stiletto-wearing friends will disagree with that one). And yet, many of the best things for us make us uncomfortable. The doctor's visit where we calibrate our health . ...
Views: 764(1 vote) - How to make your life experiences count - by Submitted on Feb 07, 2011 from Debra SloverYour past experiences inform your way of life, thoughts, and feelings about every new situation you encounter. If you do not do the work to learn and grow from your painful experiences, you will keep experiencing unnecessary pain until you learn. Learning the lessons you need to discover are ...
Views: 1100(1 vote) - How to Motivate Under-Performing Personnel - by Submitted on Feb 12, 2006 from William R. PattersonIt is no secret that the performance of personnel is the largest contributing factor to the long-term success of any organization. Managers may give direction, but in the end, it is the company’s staff that determines how well it executes. It is the staff that must respond to the threat of ...
Views: 2156(2 votes) - How to Prevent Your Employees from Becoming Collateral Damage in the Labor-Management Battle - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2009 from Pat LynchWhile members of Congress talk about improving the workplace for employees, the actions of many indicate that they are far more interested in serving the interests of either management or unions than they are in securing better conditions for workers. Unless this attitude changes quickly, ...
Views: 1127(1 vote) - How to really acquire the power of leverage - by Submitted on Jan 20, 2011 from Philippe MoisanWe've all heard of the power of leverage. You can be successful by yourself. It will take more time, or more money, probably both. With the power of leverage, you can also use the time and/or money of others to accomplish your goals. In order to be able to do that, you have to develop ...
Views: 903(1 vote) - How To Slay Your Personal Demons - by Submitted on Dec 14, 2009 from Zoe RouthWhat are you most stuck on? You know - the thing that lingers like a bad biting smell... And no matter what you do to shift it, it still stinks. Chances are it's your personal demon with its barbed tail firmly wrapped around your brain, spewing out hellfire and misery whenever you want to ...
Views: 6549(2 votes) - How To Use Your Intuition With A Rupee - by Submitted on Jan 18, 2010 from Zoe RouthDo you follow your head or your heart? My friend Karim told me about his adventures in India where each day he'd wake up, pull out a rupee coin, and make a decision based on how the coin landed when he flipped it. Heads, he wore the blue shirt, tails he wore the green one. Heads - toast for ...
Views: 1385(2 votes) - How Well Are You Dancing With Fear and Resistance? - by Submitted on Nov 14, 2017 from Michele MolitorD “Dance with Fear. Dance with done. Dance with resistance. Dance with each other. Dance with Art.” I love to Dance! Even when I don’t get it “right”. There is such freedom in dancing to your own funky beat!! Finding the freedom around your fears can be a little more ...
Views: 1481(2 votes) - Human Diversity in Organizations, a Hidden World of Opportunity - by Submitted on Sep 18, 2009 from Enrique (Rick) RuizAs a seasoned Diversity and Inclusion practitioner for a Fortune 100 company, who has lived & traveled in several countries and continually engages in the marketplace with Diversity related issues, I see good inclusionary practices by many… on the surface. The end results however, indicate that ...
Views: 1856(2 votes) - Hypnosis Mindset and Leadership - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2010 from Caitriona ReedPeople associate hypnosis with weight-loss, quitting smoking, and overcoming fears, phobias, and other addictive patterns. But Hypnosis is part of everyday life. Hypnosis is a natural state of mind. You use it to make many of your decisions on a regular basis. Your attitudes and mindset, your ...
Views: 1332(3 votes) - I Hate Job Titles - by Submitted on Aug 15, 2009 from Ron EdmondsonI am not a big fan of job titles. We have had some staff additions and changes in the last couple of months and one of the most frequent questions has been “What’s their new title?” Frankly I do not care! I am fine with people picking their own title and would rather spend my time ...
Views: 1113(1 vote) - I Work With Them, But Do I Have to Like Them? - by Submitted on Oct 26, 2015 from Angie ThompsonThe idea for this article came from a question I recently received from a manager, who asked: What do you do when a group of people that work together have a lot of history and just don’t generally like each other? As you can see from the title, I’m not answering the exact question, but I am ...
Views: 988(1 vote) - Ideas for Starting A Business - by Submitted on May 10, 2013 from Susan bagyuraQuite frequently aspiring entrepreneurs dream of starting a new business, but they don’t know what kind of business to start. They think that they must come up with a novel idea – something that no one else has ever thought of or seen. However, new businesses don’t have to be started on a ...
Views: 1393(2 votes) - Importance of Culture and Communication in Leadership - by Submitted on Jan 11, 2010 from Josephine RomanoCulture and communication underlies everything. Culture consists of the habits, rituals, traditions, beliefs and behaviors of each person in your organization. Communication is a process of interacting and dialoguing with two or more persons, groups and organizations. Cultural competency means ...
Views: 1268(1 vote) - Influencing the Interviewer to Hire YOU! - by Submitted on Sep 05, 2009 from Debora McLaughlinWant to learn the 5 key strategies to make you the candidate of choice? Too many professionals are not hired because they either don't articulate their top contributions concisely or in a manner that aligns with the current offering and interviewer or they don't have a large enough vision of ...
Views: 1130(2 votes) - Information Overload: How to Fight the Urge to Say Too Much - by Submitted on Oct 09, 2012 from Stephanie ScottiA client recently asked, “How do I control my urge to give more information than my audience needs?” Great (and very mindful) question! Consider this answer from authors Dan and Chip Heath in Made to Stick. They say that in an effort to be complete, we often feel obligated to share every ...
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