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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- Dealing with Difficult Discussions - by Submitted on Mar 30, 2010 from Anne WarfieldWhere 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: 938(2 votes) - Standing Out in the Crowd: Using Simple Sales Strategies to Thrive in a Tough Economy - by Submitted on Mar 30, 2010 from Anne WarfieldGenerating leads and new business is never an easy thing to do. But in today's tough economy, it can be harder than ever. Fearful about the future, prospects are clutching to their time just as much as they are their budgets. Nobody wants to make a bad decision, and so the cold calls aren't ...
Views: 900(2 votes) - Building Strategic versus Tactical Leaders - by Submitted on Mar 30, 2010 from Anne WarfieldIQ is your intelligence-your ability to capture information and store it in your brain and then extract it when needed. But all of us have run in to people that are highly intelligent but that lack common sense. So if you are looking for a great leader what are the essential ingredients that ...
Views: 1827(2 votes) - 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: 901(1 vote) - Can a garden produce top fruit if it is never weeded? - by Submitted on Mar 30, 2010 from Anne WarfieldThere is an eerie phenomenon going on in our society. It is starting at a tender age and creeping into the business world as well. If left alone, it will eventually lead us to mediocrity. It is the idea that people can learn accountability without ever having correction. That would be like ...
Views: 937(1 vote) - Can You Have High Accountability If You Don't Have Consequences? - by Submitted on Mar 30, 2010 from Anne Warfield"What should I do if the leaders in the company whom I need to make the decision come in late to the meeting?" My question back to this was, "does this happen often or only with one person?" The entire group yelled out, "Our whole company is run like that. Everyone comes late to meetings." ...
Views: 852(1 vote) - Job Performance: Is Yours Worthy of an Encore? - by Submitted on Mar 30, 2010 from Anne WarfieldIs your performance worthy of an encore? An encore is something we only ask for if the performance we have seen or experienced overwhelms us, moves us, and we want more of it. In Mark Sanborn’s new book, the Encore Effect he asks, is your job performance worthy of an encore? In other ...
Views: 1035(1 vote) - Common Mistakes you Should Avoid in Decision Making Process - by Submitted on Mar 13, 2013 from Joshua NyamacheStrong decision making ability is a quality that a leader must possess. The decisions you make today will determine your success or failure. It may seem to be a very heavy responsibility in making some of the decisions. It is better for you to investigate and examine all the factors before you ...
Views: 4262(1 vote) - Make Decisions You Will Never Regret - by Submitted on Mar 29, 2010 from Menno SpijkstraMaking decisions is a part of life and you want to make sure you'll never regret it. Here, check out some tips I gathered from cosmopolitan.com. 1) Try sleeping on it--but only for one night. Ever wonder why people tell you to "sleep on it" when confronted with major dilemmas? Studies show ...
Views: 741(1 vote) - Inspire Confidence to Become a Leader - by Submitted on Mar 29, 2010 from John DoidgeInspire confidence in others to command respect and loyalty. Developing the self belief and confidence needed to be a leader. One of the best ways to measure success is to look at ourselves through the eyes of others. Are we looked up to? Are we respected? Some of us are leaders, others are ...
Views: 1005(1 vote) - Disable Your Downplayer - by Submitted on Mar 29, 2010 from Zoe RouthI 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: 1435(1 vote) - Building a Championship Team: What You Can Learn From the Big Leagues - by Submitted on Mar 27, 2010 from Andy WoodThe boys of summer are back. You’ll find them hanging out in Florida and Arizona ballparks, getting those winter cobwebs cleared out, and setting out to prove they’re worth all that money (or should be paid all that money). But while it still has to be worked out on the field, and the first ...
Views: 1829(11 votes) - How to Make Critical Decisions - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2010 from Todd Smithn How to Make Great Decisions, I shared with you two simple, four-word questions that can have a profound impact on your success rate in making basic everyday decisions. Today we are going to examine how former President Bill Clinton made critical decisions during his tenure as President of the ...
Views: 2965(7 votes) - How to Make Great Decisions - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2010 from Todd SmithIn Our Lives are a Mirror Image of the Little Decisions We Make, I talked about the hundreds of little choices we make each day that play a crucial role in every part of our lives. These choices were defined as either/or choices, such as do I get up and exercise as I had planned, or do I sleep ...
Views: 1289(7 votes) - Five Ways You can Expand Your Influence - by Submitted on Mar 25, 2010 from Zoe RouthEver wonder how some people seem to always get their own way? They seem to glide easily through life, gathering supporters and fans as they go. Their secret? Influence. Whether you want to make an impact on your family or on your organisation, influence is critical. Here are five ...
Views: 1415(8 votes) - Yin and Yang at workplaces - by Submitted on Mar 25, 2010 from Joanna TongYin and Yang are the key concepts originated in Taoism in the 3rd or 4th century BC in China. Yin is usually associated with feminine energy, representing the reflective and introvert facets of activities or personality; whereas Yang, related to masculine energy, is referred to strength and ...
Views: 1409(4 votes) - Step Up or Step Off - by Submitted on Mar 23, 2010 from Dave NealAs we step into spring, I’ve been thinking about people stepping up. There’s a lot of it going on around us, it seems, positive signs that even in the toughest economic winters people are as resilient as ever. Of course, that’s the nature of “tough times,” isn’t it? We all have a greater ...
Views: 1169(8 votes) - Leading is Learning (an excerpt from the authors NEW book, Oracle of the Obvious: Secrets to Common Sense Leadership. - by Submitted on Mar 23, 2010 from Raymond JorgensenTo explain why leading and learning are synonymous, reflect on the words of Eric Hoffer: In times of change, learners inherit the Earth, while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists. In other words, learning is the key to remaining ...
Views: 1336(6 votes) - Ten Tips to Improve Workplace Communication - by Submitted on Mar 28, 2013 from Guy FarmerMy clients often ask me how to communicate more effectively. We all are capable of practicing effective communication we just haven't learned how to actually do it. Here are some basic tips on how to get started. 1. Set up an atmosphere for communicating. Everyone gets to say what they want, ...
Views: 4452(4 votes) - Are you a team player? - by Submitted on Mar 21, 2010 from Wayne KehlAre you a team player? "Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision…the ability to direct individual accomplishments toward organizational objectives. It is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results" Andrew Carnegie The quote above, applies to ...
Views: 1487(5 votes) - Do you Know that you have a Leadership Style? - by Submitted on Mar 08, 2013 from Joshua NyamacheDo 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: 1397(3 votes) - The Accidental Manager: In some train wrecks you may be the train! - by Submitted on Mar 17, 2010 from Gwendolyn WardWhen talking about workplace “traumas” from senior management to the front desk, a common theme is ineffective managers and why they exist. Frequent complaints center on promotions stemming from seniority only, office politics or some other ‘What Dah?’ advancement that is more mysterious than ...
Views: 970(3 votes) - The Audacity of Humility: Leading by “All Too Human” Example - by Submitted on Mar 14, 2010 from Mark GorkinJust before the start of a “Stress, Change and Creative Teaming” workshop, I was testing out my microphone. The program was for managers of a global engineering company. Most of the 50 + particpants were ex-military, now contractors working with commands and brigades based at Ft. Hood, TX or ...
Views: 3070(2 votes) - Anxiety is Practicing Failure in Advance - by Submitted on Mar 27, 2010 from Mary Lee Gannon,Fear is a useful emotion that is self-preserving. Our intuition tells us to be afraid so that we may arm ourselves from harm. When you see a dog bearing its teeth your fear tells you to stay away. Anxiety is not fear. Anxiety is preparing for a perceived fear that is most likely ...
Views: 1641(3 votes) - Seven Killer Ground Rules for Effective Meeting Facilitation - by Submitted on Mar 13, 2010 from Mary Lee Gannon,We’ve all been in meetings that are engaging and we’ve all been in meetings that were a dreadful waste of time. Most of the time the success of a meeting depends on the meeting facilitator. So if you are facilitating a meeting, be sure to do the behind the scenes work ahead of time so that the ...
Views: 2220 - As A Leader Take The Credit/Blame - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2010 from Jamie CallowayThis title could ruffle a few feathers but I ask you to hear me out before you rush to judgment. I am reading a book by Brian Klemmer on leadership titles Eating the Elephant One Bite at A Time. Each week there is a lesson for me to work on as I develop as a leader. To improve your leadership ...
Views: 832 - Home Business Leadership: Growing Your Root Structure - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2010 from Jamie CallowayWhat does it mean to grow your root structure? In my opinion it is the hardest part of being new to business of any kind. I would like to share my thoughts on how this plays into a network marketing business, a brick and mortar franchise, or to an internet based business. I own a business in ...
Views: 529 - Network Marketers’ Vision - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2010 from Jamie CallowayDo you know what your most important sense is when you are a network marketer? Could be taste, could be touch, could be hearing but I believe it is your vision. Not in the sense of what you see with the physical eye, but what you can see with your minds’ eye. Everyone has heard 97% of network ...
Views: 541 - Entrepreneurial Leadership and Management: Profile of Successful Venture Capitalist William H. Draper III - by Submitted on Aug 27, 2012 from PROF. HOWARD EDWARD HALLERSuccessful Entrepreneurial Leadership: Profile of William H. Draper III, Managing Partner, Draper-Richards, LP (Venture Capital) This groundbreaking leadership and entrepreneurship research by has received extensive endorsements and enthusiastic reviews from two well-known prominent ...
Views: 4708(121 votes) - Are You Leaving Things Better Than You Found Them? - by Submitted on Mar 10, 2010 from Dr. Robin RushloStarting with this quote today, it has touch my heart and changed my mindset forever. Showing a profit means touching something and leaving it better than you found it.Jim Rohn When you first read this quote, lots of things can come to mind. What comes to mind if you are business for ...
Views: 4790(3 votes) - Coaching Vs. Managing - by Submitted on Mar 10, 2010 from Craig NathansonManaging and coaching is different Think of the best coach you ever had, either at work or outside of work. What did the coach do that was effective? How did the coach interact with you? What kinds of things did the coach help you to achieve? Now think of the best manager you ever had at ...
Views: 5624(6 votes) - Do You Have What it Takes to Lead with Integrity? - by Submitted on Mar 09, 2010 from Pamela TuftsI have been studying leadership and qualities of great leaders for some time now. I plan to write short essays on each quality as it comes to mind. I admire those who lead well and believe that is the greatest mark you can leave on your life’s footprint. The truth for me is that I will leave ...
Views: 524 - Turn On Your Personal Power - by Submitted on Mar 09, 2010 from Barbara BellissimoWhy does power have such a bad rep, especially for women? Some people think it means controlling others, others believe it leads to corruption, still others shy away from the attention that comes when it’s used. I like to focus on the positives of power: • It can get you from one place to ...
Views: 1089(4 votes) - 7 Ways to Inspire Innovation - by Submitted on Mar 09, 2010 from FSB AuthorsThe recently introduced Apple iPad is the latest wowing of the world by the pioneering computer company. Taken in totality, with its iPhone, iPod, MacBook laptops, and the original Macintosh computer itself, Apple's ability to hit innovation home runs has changed technology -- and the way people ...
Views: 1414(6 votes) - Leading Yourself Out of Recession - by Submitted on Mar 09, 2010 from Willie HortonI simply don't know how many clients have said to me, over the last few months, that they crave leadership. The current global economic has found national and international leaders wanting. Governments have often scrambled, like headless chickens, to implement sticky-plaster solutions to a mess ...
Views: 1448(3 votes) - 7 Leadership Traits Revealed in Obama's Handwriting - by Submitted on Mar 07, 2010 from Bart BaggettWith multi-industry bailouts, an unprecedented federal deficit and National Debt, and soaring unemployment, is Barack Obama up to the challenge of pulling the United States out of its economic crisis? A scientific analysis of his handwriting reveals nine characteristics that predict the state of ...
Views: 5580(3 votes) - Your First 90 Days With Your New Boss - by Submitted on Mar 06, 2010 from Rand GolletzIn any new job, you face a multitude of challenges… all of which have to be addressed “on the run” and simultaneously. One of the biggest of these is “managing up” – that is, working with your new boss. For too many people, including senior level executives, this becomes a random process. ...
Views: 1075 - 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: 1867(3 votes) - Four Signs You May be Abdicating Your Responsibilities - by Submitted on Mar 03, 2010 from Marnie GreenJane leads a team of professionals who routinely deliver high quality, innovative products. The environment is fast-paced and creative. When Tom joined the organization, his teammates immediately showed him support. After all, Tom's a "nice guy." Now, after 18 months, Jane realizes that Tom is ...
Views: 808 - Six Ways to Defeat Complacency - by Submitted on Mar 03, 2010 from Angie ThompsonComplacency - and its ill effects - is all around us. Consider politics. Democrats held one Senate seat for 47 years, and assumed they`d win again in 2010 but didn`t. Consider sports. 2010 is the first year since 1993 - that`s 17 years - that both number one seeds, presumably the two best ...
Views: 3000(3 votes) - Getting Back to the Basics of Problem Solving - by Submitted on Mar 03, 2010 from Angie ThompsonEveryone has problems. Big problems, little problems, work problems, relationship problems; pick an area of your life and you probably have at least one, or have had one. At some point along the way you may have received some problem solving training. I know a little bit about that kind of ...
Views: 823 - Get Out of Your Comfy Chair - by Submitted on Mar 03, 2010 from Angie ThompsonAhh, 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: 810(3 votes) - Six Secrets to Building Your Confidence - by Submitted on Mar 03, 2010 from Angie ThompsonIf you have seen the movie or stage musical The Sound of Music, you likely remember Maria leaving the Abbey to become a Governess. As she winds her way through town and toward the von Trapp mansion she sings of her uneasiness - and her lack of confidence in her ability to succeed in this ...
Views: 738(3 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: 891 - "You Owe Me !" The Danger of Entitlement - by Submitted on Mar 03, 2010 from Dr. Robin RushloThere was a man who was very tired of working. He didn’t make much money and didn’t see any chance of making more in the near future. He didn’t like his current living situation, but couldn’t see any way to change it. He had minimal skills and ambition and didn’t think he could make it through ...
Views: 2465(5 votes) - Customer Loyalty is a Relationship Business - by Submitted on Mar 02, 2010 from Susan CullenWhen it comes to maintaining loyal customers, one simple fact never changes: It's all about the relationship you have with them. They already know all about your company's products and services - and they've already become your customer. But in today's day and age, competition for that same ...
Views: 1261 - Exemplary Success - by Submitted on Mar 02, 2010 from Lyndsey ShafferWhat example have you set? What is your legacy? Will others who stand where you once stood be able to follow your path to success? The chronicle of you is more important than you could ever imagine. To give the gift of hope and inspiration to another is priceless. To empower another person ...
Views: 2204(6 votes) - Unleash Your Energy - by Submitted on Mar 02, 2010 from Angie ThompsonSince experts say we all are truly complex bundles of energy, it makes sense to think about how we can manage, use and increase the amount of energy in our bodies and minds. Because when we are better energy managers, we can create better results in all areas of our lives. The topic of ...
Views: 782(2 votes) - The Starting Point of Any Change - by Submitted on Mar 02, 2010 from Angie ThompsonTake a minute and mentally put yourself in a place that you love. You love the sights, the sounds, the activity you are engaging in. If there are others around they are people you are excited to be with. Take a minute and put yourself in that situation mentally right now. Now, imagine that I ...
Views: 642 - Top 3 Leadership Mistakes That Screw Your Credibility - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2010 from Zoe RouthWhen my client asked me what I see as mistakes that people make in leadership roles, one example jumped to the fore - 'Sally'. Observing Sally is like watching a train smash in slow motion. She demonstrates the first two top leadership mistakes. The remaining one comes from examples closer to ...
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