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Views: 2237 - Your Invitation To Greatness: The Top 10 Traits of a Leader That Instills Trust And Accountability - by Submitted on Aug 05, 2008 from Anne WarfieldAre great leaders born or made? That is a question that has been plaguing people from the beginning of time. It is the issue discussed in books such as “From Good to Great” and “Winning.” The answer is a little of both. Some people seem to naturally develop at a younger age some key ...
Views: 2235 - Female Prime Ministers of Asia - by Submitted on Dec 27, 2011 from keeny AliTo understand the distinctions, consider three different female prime ministers:Gro Harlem Brundtland was prime minister in a parliamentary democracy. In the Norwegian government, the prime minister acts as both the executive and legislative head of the government. He or she holds the most ...
Views: 2234 - How to Ask For Help - by Submitted on May 27, 2012 from Chris HammerGood leaders in any capacity, whether managers at work or parents at home, need help from others. They need the right people to take on the right tasks – the tasks for which they don’t possess the right amount of knowledge, skill, or time to do themselves; or the tasks that others should be ...
Views: 2234(1 vote) - Make a Splash, One Ripple at a Time! - by Submitted on Feb 26, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesPeople often find themselves caught in the minute details of their day-to-day routines and experience a sense of disconnection from what is really important. Where your focus goes, your results flow! (Negative focus equals negative results; positive focus equals positive results.) Are you happy ...
Views: 2229(5 votes) - How Meditation Will Increase Your Success - by Submitted on Mar 07, 2012 from Justin McSharryDo salespeople meditate? I asked myself this question recently and as I contemplated I realized there had to be more business people meditating than just me. I’m not THAT special. Or was I? After all, I WAS living in San Francisco, a mecca for all things spiritual, new age and ...
Views: 2226(1 vote) - How Many Use A Timed Agenda? - by Submitted on May 07, 2012 from Terry ClarkHow many of you use a timed agenda? A new client asked me to observe one of their monthly Board meetings and offer some guidance on ensuring their future meetings were both shorter and more productive. The meeting was held on a Sunday morning and didn’t end until 4:00 PM. nearly every Board ...
Views: 2225(1 vote) - Corporate Tai Chi - 7 Elements To Show Why 5-Minute Corporate Tai Chi is Profitable Now - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2009 from Diane GoldCorporate Tai Chi is the business application of tai chi, a martial and meditative system of exercise. It holds many alternatives for the corporate world as a stress management tool and an attitude enhancer. For those unfamiliar, tai chi is the slow, fluid movement originating from China, ...
Views: 2221(3 votes) - Four Ways to Engage Your Team Every Day - by Submitted on Dec 21, 2009 from Angie ThompsonOne 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: 2219(2 votes) - Effective Meetings - by Submitted on Jan 13, 2011 from Marnie SwedbergBusiness effectiveness starts and ends with positive relationships. As a person responsible for multiple meeting groups, I have developed a set of guidelines that work well - whether managing a restaurant, retail store, office staff or church volunteer committee. By personalizing these concepts, ...
Views: 2217(3 votes) - To Step Up & Play Big Means You Have to Fight Distractions - by Submitted on May 15, 2012 from Chris RuisiHow Many of the Top 6 Do You Encounter? There is never enough time during the course of typical day to get to everything that you want to get done. What makes it worse is the many distractions you will encounter to get tasks from your in-box to your out-box with enough time left that you can ...
Views: 2214(1 vote) - Why Do Some Leaders Fail? - by Submitted on Mar 02, 2012 from Mark BowserWhy do leaders fail? This is a tricky question. One with multiple depths of answers. However, I believe there are two shining pillars that are always missing from leaders who fail. Sometimes, these failing leaders are missing both of these pillars and at other times they are missing just one of ...
Views: 2214 - Fear of Public Speaking - by Submitted on Apr 13, 2011 from matt eventoffFear Public Speaking? No More! Man, I wish it was that easy. I speak publicly often, and I still get nervous prior to every speech or presentation. Every single one. That being said, I’m in pretty good company — it has been noted that Sir Winston Churchill and President Lincoln also got ...
Views: 2213 - ON BEING A BORN LEADER - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2004 from Josh Hinds(c) 2004 "Leaders are born, not made." Right? Let me ask you a question: do you believe that? I'll give you mine: I *don't* believe it. AND HERE'S WHY... Reason Number One: Look Around You Look at the military, businesses, schools and other organizations. They are hiring people who ...
Views: 2213 - Leadership at Work - Level 2 of the 7 Levels of Leadership - by Submitted on Mar 06, 2009 from Janice BastaniLevel 2 Leadership is leadership in conflict. A Leader at this level will see the world in a "dog eat dog" mentality. When a level 2 leader is pushing and pulling and demanding, throws responsibility your way and then blames you when things go south; watch out. In management we call this ...
Views: 2212 - Dependability - by Submitted on Jul 10, 2008 from Mark BlackDependability is crucial to effective leadership. As a student leader, you will always be learning new things. No matter what your experience has been so far, you still have lot’s to learn and you’re going to make mistakes. That’s ok. People will forgive you almost any fault ...
Views: 2208 - Lead, follow, or get out of the way - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2009 from Jake TuschinskiIn the modern day world of leadership are Thomas Paine’s famous words, “Lead, follow, or get out of the way.” First and foremost, Thomas Paine’s Common Sense advocated an immediate declaration of independence, postulating a special moral obligation of America to the rest of the world. Not long ...
Views: 2206(1 vote) - SUCCESSFUL SUPERVISION: SEVEN SURE SOLUTIONS - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2011 from William CottringerSUCCESSFUL SUPERVISION: SEVEN SURE SOLUTIONS By Bill Cottringer “You cannot teach a man anything. You can only help him discover it within himself.” ~Galileo Galilei. There is no shortage of information about being a successful supervisor. But, that is a problem in itself—there is ...
Views: 2202(9 votes) - The Power of Your Presence - by Submitted on Jul 10, 2009 from Alan SealeWe often speak of someone having “a powerful presence” or of an organization being “a strong presence in our community”. Yet how often do we stop to think about what it is that creates a strong presence? What is it about that person or organization that makes their presence so powerful? Your ...
Views: 2202(5 votes) - Awaken The Star Within You - by Submitted on Apr 18, 2017 from Linda CattelanYears ago I read a great book called “How to be a Star at Work” by Robert E. Kelley. This book became and continues to be one of the “100 Best Business Books of All Time” and the “#1 Career Book” ranked by The New York Daily News. The author makes the argument that “stars are made, not born”. ...
Views: 2200(1 vote) - 5 Things Thought Leaders Do - by Submitted on Feb 01, 2013 from TJ PhilpottInternet thought leaders are admired and even envied for their seemingly natural ability to build traffic to their site with just a comment or quote! These people tend to stand out at many of the top social networking sites we all seem to frequent online! The question being addressed here today ...
Views: 2199(2 votes) - The No Complaining Rule - by Submitted on Jun 26, 2008 from FSB AuthorsOne Simple Rule is Having a Big Impact. I didn't invent the rule. I discovered it -- at a small, fast growing, highly successful company that implements simple practices with extraordinary results. One day I was having lunch with Dwight Cooper, a tall, thin, mild-mannered former basketball ...
Views: 2198(1 vote) - Seven Great Quotes from Nelson Mandela’s Auto-biography 'Long Walk to Freedom' - by Submitted on Feb 03, 2011 from Craig LockArticle Title: Seven Great Quotes from Nelson Mandela’s Auto-biography 'Long Walk to Freedom' Author: Eamon Kircher-Allen Web site: longgonedaddy.wordpress.com/ Sourced from: longgonedaddy.wordpress.com/.../6-great-quotes-from-mandelas-long-walk-to-freedom/ Key Words (Tags): Nelson ...
Views: 2192 - The Best Habits Of Excellent Leaders - by Submitted on Oct 04, 2009 from Robin SharmaYou know you need zero title to show up at leadership - both within your work and at your home. I've been in the trenches - developing Leaders Without Titles within organizations - for nearly 15 years. Here are some of the personal habits I've seen the best of the best model: 1. They ask ...
Views: 2190(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: 2189(3 votes) - Successful Entrepreneur Uses Leadership Traits to Start Business-A Virtual Assistant Success Story - by Submitted on Aug 17, 2009 from Randy GorukOne of the great things about being an executive and leadership coach is the opportunity to work with a variety of people who work in a variety of different industries. I have been doing some work recently with Kara Rosner, owner of Key Virtual Office Solutions – a Virtual Assistant (VA) ...
Views: 2189 - Training Nonprofit Board Members to Read and Understand Financial Reports - by Submitted on Jan 25, 2010 from Sharon MikrutOne of the items board members are responsible for is to monitor the financial situation of the organization. As such, board members should be familiar with the types of financial reports the organization uses to demonstrate its financial standing. This article identifies the types of financial ...
Views: 2189 - How to Give Meaning to Your Aspirations - Absolute Leadership - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2013 from Absolute LeadershipThe first core principle of Absolute Leadership is to identify what you in-tend to do, and why, in order to give meaning to your aspirations. Whatever you aspire to professionally and in your private life should define what you would truly like to become, based upon the personal values that ...
Views: 2188(1 vote) - Leadership's Effect on Customer Service - by Submitted on Nov 10, 2009 from Mike McKinleyWhen I don’t get good customer service at a place, I blame leadership. Every time. Leadership determines core values. Leadership works with the rest of the group to determine standards. Leadership educates staff on how to maintain those standards, and leadership monitors to make sure everybody ...
Views: 2186(8 votes) - Claim Your Leadership - by Submitted on Mar 02, 2012 from Chris HammerYou are a leader. Stake your claim to what is yours. It’s very empowering to acknowledge, celebrate, and truly own all of the aspects of our existence. And each of us is a leader on some level: at home, at work, in the community… through formal or informal roles. Whether a CEO or a ...
Views: 2183(2 votes) - Critical Thinking for Problem Solving - by Submitted on Dec 01, 2021 from Leon EdwardYou can be much surer of a gratifying result when you utilize critical thinking methods to fix issues in your individual or business life. Critical thinking assists you to discard biases, beliefs and predispositions and declarations that are tossed at us through media outlets and make sense of ...
Views: 2180 - Leaders Are Proactive, Not Reactive - by Submitted on Sep 01, 2012 from Vernon MyersHave you ever been in a situation where you saw a leader take a specific action, yet you had no idea "why" or "how" the leader decided to take that specific action? Well, I have too! That's why I decided to study various leaders that I have worked with over 22 years and before long, I started to ...
Views: 2179 - Why do you Lead, What are you Trying to Accomplish? - by Submitted on Mar 08, 2012 from Andrew HortonIs the reason you are leading your team a worthwhile cause, do you have a clear vision of exactly what you are trying to accomplish and does your team know what that vision is? Is your vision worth the time and effort you devote towards achieving it every day? I hope these questions start ...
Views: 2175(1 vote) - Top Mistakes of Leadership...Leader, Greeder or Bleeder(breakers) - by Submitted on Jul 01, 2012 from Tony DovaleWe recently completed a Real team building exercise with some highly “intelligent” people. I assume “highly” as they “teach” others… nevertheless, we had a really good fun Appreciative team building event they were very “cerebral” people. Feedback from the participants and observations ...
Views: 2173(1 vote) - People Don’t Do Dumb Things on Purpose: Effective Leaders Assume Positive Intent - by Submitted on Dec 26, 2011 from Jeb BlountDuring seminars when I teach leaders the principle that “People don’t do dumb things on purpose.” invariably some joker will say, “Looks like you haven’t met my people.” You may be thinking the same thing because like me, you’ve observed people do some really dumb things. What is important ...
Views: 2169(1 vote) - Seven Is the Number of Completion - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2010 from Candace HouseDo you feel like your life is spinning off kilter? Are you left feeling as if something is missing? Here are 7 steps to help you to find your way. 1. Know What You Want. Many professionals choose their careers because someone told them they would be good in a particular field. Another is ...
Views: 2166(6 votes) - Dwelling on Decisions - by Submitted on Oct 16, 2011 from Margaret Meloni“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: 2165(3 votes) - Sixteen Dynamic Inspiring Qualities of Leadership (from 'Steps to Success, Prosperity and Happiness') - by Submitted on Oct 09, 2011 from Craig LockArticle Title: Sixteen Dynamic Inspiring Qualities of Leadership (from 'Steps to Success, Prosperity and Happiness') Shared by: Craig Lock Category (Key words: Leadership, Self Help, Self Help Books, Personal Growth, Success, Success Skills, Empowerment, Positive Psychology, Motivation (enough ...
Views: 2164(1 vote) - Renegade Leadership: Being a Trailblazer - by Submitted on Dec 07, 2010 from Debora McLaughlinDo you ever get the feeling that perhaps you weren’t made for the rules of the “real world?” You have your own ideas about how things need to be done, and you know that people would just listen to you that you could set the world afire. You sometimes get accused of being rebellious or not being ...
Views: 2160(5 votes) - Attitude Problems That Kill Your Business - by Submitted on Nov 12, 2010 from Behnam BakhshandehAttitude Problems That Kill Your Business And What You Can Do About It! Most of the time we don’t think about our own attitudes. We certainly don’t think they could kill off our business or our personal lives. But truly, everything we do comes from our attitudes. And our attitudes come ...
Views: 2159(7 votes) - Corporate Storytelling - Engagement - How To Make Facts and Data Compelling - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2012 from Doug StevensonI once had a cat named Hermione. She got sick. So I went to the vet and he gave me some pills and told me to give them to her. That sounded pretty simple until I tried to do it. Hermione did not want to take her pills. She gagged and wiggled and scratched my hand, but she would not take her ...
Views: 2159(2 votes) - Don't forget about your Supporting Cast - by Submitted on Jul 25, 2011 from cedric riceOne thing that I believe many of us forget about is the fact that in order to be successful we need to have people to support us in our cause. In the military a paratrooper needs to have people who are specialists in packing parachutes to pack their chutes for them. The trooper does not have the ...
Views: 2158(1 vote) - Increased Complexities Require a Rapid-fire Component - by Submitted on Oct 21, 2012 from Pat HeydlauffSocial media technologies have dramatically increased the speed of everything be it good, bad or neutral. Change no longer cranks along at a snail’s pace but rather moves on a millisecond scale over the internet. It is the speed and scale of change that is causing chaos within the business ...
Views: 2155(1 vote) - Business Leadership: Gaining Competitive Advantage - by Submitted on May 28, 2010 from Willie HortonOne of the most important elements of ongoing business success is gaining and maintaining competitive advantage. Lots of businesses talk about it, lots of businesses strive for it, but very few businesses really understand it. Put simply, competitive advantage means being different – not just ...
Views: 2154(18 votes) - 3 Lessons to Achieve Authentic Greatness from Steve Jobs - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2013 from Valery SatterwhiteWhen I'm in the mood for a little inspiration I seek out extraordinary people speak their truth from the heart. These are the thought leaders who fully express their Moxie - the confident courage to achieve authentic greatness with unrelenting drive and passion. In this abundant content ...
Views: 2153(4 votes) - Four Crucial Keys To Small Business Success - by Submitted on Nov 15, 2007 from Miami PhillipsFour Crucial Keys to Small Business Success Every business I have ever coached or spoken to has the same needs. No matter the size - no matter the niche. If all four of these pieces are assembled correctly, the chances of success are hugely increased. If they are ignored -well four out of ...
Views: 2153 - Empowerment: Your Business Success Tool - by Submitted on Aug 05, 2012 from Jo Anne WhiteTo 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: 2151(2 votes) - Live Up to Your Potential … It’s Never Too Late - by Submitted on Sep 14, 2012 from Jay RifenbaryDo you desire to be more successful in life than you are? Most people do, as it provides an inspiration to wake up each day. To believe you have the potential to improve your life is imperative for being motivated to excel and optimistic about your future. If you do not believe in your potential ...
Views: 2150(1 vote) - ARE YOU MULTI TASKER? REALLY!!! - by Submitted on Sep 18, 2009 from corporatetrainer IndiaMulti-taskers are considered as the geniuses created by God of the 21st century. Have you ever wondered what is it that multi-taskers do that you can’t? The answer is nothing. Stanford University researchers have challenged a prevailing myth that multi-taskers are better at processing and ...
Views: 2146(3 votes) - Is PASSION Important To Success In Business? - by Submitted on Dec 09, 2010 from Debbie RustonObserve the most successful business people you know.....a common characteristic you will find is that successful people are passionate about what they do. Without passion for what you are doing, you might as well stay in a job you don't like. Business ownership gives us a new freedom. ...
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