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I have had the pleasure of meeting many entrepreneurs and leaders. We are definitely a lively and colorful bunch! I have started to see a lot of common traits shared among them. I found a common trait for each letter of the alphabet, well ok, maybe I stretched the “x”. Enjoy!
A is ... Views: 654
When you are leading a business, it is easy to join the ranks of the overwhelmed. You start the day with good intentions to grow the business and attend to your personal obligations, but at day's end, you may find you have accomplished very little. Growing up, I always remember my father ... Views: 779
True leaders are mentors with a servant's heart. These are not just pretty words to fill out space. If you are NOT a true servant with a true passion for helping people you will not be a true leader in the real sense of the word. It is that simple. You may be doing well and have a list of people ... Views: 1380
People skills, you either have them or you don't. True - up to a point. Some leaders are great at getting from their people exactly what is vital and important and others, well, let's say, less so. Still, for all there is hope to make progress, by focusing on some key points to build leadership ... Views: 717
I received an email from Sarah, a former client, today. She wanted to tell me a gentleman, who had attended one of the training programs I presented to her organization, over two years prior, had died of lung cancer. She wanted to tell me about Jim’s passing, because my program had made an ... Views: 686
Taking on a role that requires you to lead others means your own needs and agendas must move to the bottom of your list of importance.
Some would say that we are in the war with Iraq based on Bush’s own agenda rather than the needs and desires of America. Is this true? Unless you have some ... Views: 723
It is no mystery why so many leaders are asleep at the wheel. These days it is not uncommon for the best and the brightest to opt for opportunities that offer more life balance. Ten years ago, a bevy of baby boomers emerged, excited about the prospects of entering senior leadership roles. A ... Views: 1291
For as long as I can remember, people have asked the question "Are you a leader or a follower?" There was an attempt to categorize or label people based on their ability to lead other people. What if I were to tell you that everyone is a leader, either by choice or default? Would it change ... Views: 892
I wonder how many of you remember the movie “Rebel Without a Cause”. Rebel Without a Cause is a 1955 film directed by Nicholas Ray that tells the story of a rebellious teenager played by James Dean. In this movie James Dean played the part of a rebel but he had no cause that could provide ... Views: 1147
Last month, I gave a keynote speech in Chicago for a Fortune 500 Company. The theme of the conference was engagement. Over 200 human resource professionals from all over the world gathered to learn how to increase the level of engagement among their 80,000 employees in 23 countries. Their ... Views: 2113
A man was hired to paint the stripes down the middle of Main Street. The boss issued him a can of paint and a paintbrush and checked up on him after an hour and he noticed he was making reasonable progress. When the boss visited him at lunchtime, he saw that progress had slowed dramatically. ... Views: 1085
Customer Service is extremely important when we think about our clients, but do you show the same level of customer service as a leader to your employees? One of the most valuable resources we can give our employees is time. Unfortunately, in today’s fast based business environment we are ... Views: 804
Leadership and Marriage are two concepts we don’t often put together.
Relationships are about love, about communication, about listening and conflict resolution. Marriage is also about leadership, which is about vision, action, goals, and accountability.
Recently in my work with business ... Views: 2176
A 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: 964
Leadership 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: 991
When rules of a game change the player’s strategies and actions must also change so as to win in that game. The same goes for business. On the eve of the 21st century the nature of doing business has tremendously changed. Global competition, characteriest by networks that bind countries, the ... Views: 9258
Fast Profits in Hard Times will teach you everything you need to know and give you specific resources (websites, toll-free numbers, etc) to implement the following 10 strategies:
1. Invest in Tax Liens
Buy liens placed on properties by municipalities because owners have fallen behind in paying ... Views: 757
Successful organizations do not stop at attracting and retaining talented employees as part of their ingenious human resources management initiatives and organization development interventions.
In fact, attracting and retaining talent is just the beginning in their complex process of building ... Views: 2015
"Only the dead have seen the end of war" -- Plato
What if the most dangerous disease we'll ever face as humanity, isn't biologic? What if the greatest disease we face is our insatiable need to be right?
We've continued to fight and kill for millennia, having long ago proved war's inability to ... Views: 1025
What 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: 1009
Do you think you know a leader when you see one? Most companies have the wrong notion of what a leader really is and does. Yet all the development efforts in the world can't deepen the leadership pool if they're focused on the wrong people to begin with.
The brilliant strategist, the creative ... Views: 639
I am often asked about the role of the CEO or leader of any organization in employee communication. My opinion is that no matter what the issue is, even if it is just business as usual, having a good communicator as a CEO is critical to impact the culture of an organization in a positive way.
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Facilitative Leadership
The days of the dominating, stand-alone charismatic leader are long gone. Given that today’s projects are often costly and complex, and that group members are talented, specialized, and expensive, the charismatic leader model is something to be avoided—it’s the business ... Views: 1244
Authentic Leadership - and the most important stocktake you'll ever make
“Don't ask yourself what the world needs; ask yourself what makes you come alive. And then go and do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.”
Harold Whitman
The ultimate question
Clarity of ... Views: 975
A good leader has a list of responsibilities to a business
and all people involved should hold them accountable.
A good business leader should see to it that every business
investment he/she might make is treated and evaluated on
the same basis. They are also responsible for the return on ... Views: 3582
Think about how many times and in how many situations you or someone else has raised the issue that the person or people being spoken to aren’t really listening to what is being said:-
o A parent talking to their child
o A boss talking to a subordinate
o A teacher talking to a student
o A ... Views: 885
Article Title: "Twenty Dynamic Inspiring Qualities of Leadership" (from 'Inspirational Books')
Author: Craig Lock
Other Articles are available at: http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles.html
(Personal growth, self help, writing, internet marketing, words of inspiration and money management, how ... Views: 657
Research shows that a great percentage of meetings are run poorly, resulting in huge losses of time and productivity. I believe that there are three main reasons that meetings continue to leave us wanting:
1) We underestimate the complexity of group thought.
2) Few of us are trained in meeting ... Views: 1212
Have you ever had an uneasy feeling in your gut about something you were going to do? It just didn't feel right to you. A nagging voice in the back of your brain kept telling you that something wasn't quite right.
If you went ahead and took that action, what was the result? Did you realize ... Views: 1054
In this article, we explore the role of coaching in the development of high-potential employees and its link to retention of these key staff members.
What is a high-potential employee? A generic definition is an individual expected to excel at a position X levels above their current role. ... Views: 7027
Four 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: 1865
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***The High Road - by Joe Farcht, the Official Guide To Leadership Skills
There are many roads that people travel in life. In fact every person is traveling a different road.
Some of those roads are high, meaning they are filled with positive expectations, uplifting thoughts, and gratitude. Some of the roads are low roads, filled with doubt, fear, worry, self-pity, ... Views: 1178
Leadership Words- Why We Follow the Leader
I'm always fascinated by how leaders (good and bad) use words to get people to follow. It’s a very powerful reality when you think about it. What's critical is why a leader wants you to follow. Often it is not the subject (global warming, quarterly ... Views: 1424
I don't like the word discipline. I'll tell you why in a few moments.
Discipline denotes that some behavior or action is unacceptable either in the work place or in your life. Left unchecked, the unacceptable behavior or action can escalate and cause very serious damage to relationships. ... Views: 1026
Why doesn't this person do what I want them to do? Can't they just get along? Why is he so abrupt with everyone?
Why doesn't she follow the steps in the process like they are meant to be followed? Why are so many mistakes made? Why do I have to follow up so much to make sure the work gets ... Views: 1136
LIGHT 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: 980
Remember those powerful words from "The Secret"?
It's so true. What you think about expands and manifests. Those thoughts get bigger and dictate what is attracted into your work and life.
What are you thinking about right now? The Law of Attraction - or “The Secret” - states that "whatever ... Views: 976
Years ago, in his book, The Pursuit of Wow!, Tom Peters talked about the “bump-into factor.” He said that the objects and ideas we find ourselves surrounded by and bombarded with regularly are what get our attention.
I know the bump factor is my excuse for a messy desk. I have no intention of ... Views: 1463
In your business relationships and in life, failing to consciously develop and invest in others, causes erosion of trust and belief in you and all you stand for. When compared to all of the worries and tasks that we have for ourselves, investing in others may seem like a minor task on our to-do ... Views: 863
"We share what we know, so that we all may grow."
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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: 4584
When IBM sought to transform the direction of the company in 2002, it identified 33 executives who were considered the best future leaders of the companies given its new direction. They came from all over the world, from every part of the business, with an extraordinary ability to get the job ... Views: 2378
It 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: 1104
In preparation for an upcoming speech, "Coaching with Backbone, Not Bite - Seven Strategies for Building High Performance Teams," our office conducted a survey of student athletes and coaches. Overwhelmingly, their responses pointed to the value of giving and receiving feedback in a way that is ... Views: 593
A E I O U & Sometimes Y: A REAL Effective Leadership Model
Copyright 2006 Sandy Lawrence
Do you remember sitting in grade school thinking, “Am I ever going to use this stuff in real life?”
How about this one: “A E I O U and sometimes Y.” We learned these letters ... Views: 6540
In our zeal to be a positive force in the lives of those about whom we care, it is tempting for us to try to mold our loved ones into the people we want them to be. Our advice for them sometimes reflects our vision of their success rather than something compatible with their vision. At times ... Views: 1222
“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: 832
As the waiters cleared the dessert plates from the banquet tables, Joanne, the VP of Sales, stepped to the podium and began the annual meeting. The CEO, Jeff Carlson, could feel the heat building under his collar. He wiped his sweaty palms on the linen napkin and took another sip of water to wet ... Views: 1460
You can give a presentation that’s a dazzling display of information and your vast intellectual knowledge, but when all is said and done, people remember the stories.
Why do people remember stories but no other information?
Studies about how adults learn show that memory is formed when a ... Views: 1439
In business, trust is a challenging attribute to master consistently well. How do leaders build a high trust environment with their people? In this article, we’ll explore the three components of building and earning high trust.
Trust Me
There’s an old fable about a young girl who climbs a ... Views: 1254
We’ve all heard the saying “living the good life”. Why would we want to live the good life when we can create the great life? I recently read the book Good to Great, Why Some Companies Make the Leap…and Others Don’t by Jim Collins. One of the powerful concepts that he discusses is Level 5 ... Views: 1442