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4 Steps to Develop Your Unique Speech and Voice Brand - by Lynda StuckyCommunication Without Fear - by Lynda Stucky5 Cool Tricks To Increase Your Self-Confidence When You Speak - by Lynda Stucky- The Brutal Truth: Get Real, Get Tough, Get Going - by Submitted on Nov 10, 2012 from Rand GolletzI was shopping for a new tennis racquet in a store in northern Montgomery County, Maryland. It had recently changed hands after the prior owner had declared bankruptcy. The new proprietor greeted me with a hearty “good morning.” I inquired as to the details of the transfer of ownership. He ...
Views: 1044 - The excellent –incomparable system of essential education for true & universal Human Development - by Submitted on Nov 06, 2012 from Sumeru RayMahaManan: The excellent –incomparable system of essential education for true & universal Human Development Welcome to our ‘MahaManan Kendra’ ( MahaManan education center). We think, customary (formal) academic (school – college etc.) education is not sufficient for true development of ...
Views: 1393(1 vote) - Effective Ways For a CEO to Relieve Stress - by Submitted on Nov 22, 2012 from Tom BordonBusiness meetings, tight schedules, business development activities, conferences, product launches and a heap of other responsibilities leave the CEO and associated management team exhausted, stressed and wanting for some relief out of physical and mental stress. Here we discuss some ways and ...
Views: 1168 - How Executive Master Program Reshape Your Career - by Submitted on Oct 22, 2012 from Sonu ParasharThis is essential as the world market; particularlyo the business industries are becoming more competitive so the comparison of educations is being used to determine the capability of a person, instead of experiences. With the offer of executive master Program, people can now further advance ...
Views: 693 - Chief Learning Officer (CLO) and Its Relevance in Knowledge Transfer - by Submitted on Oct 22, 2012 from Sonu ParasharChief learning officers (CLOs) are also known as Chief Knowledge Officers at various documents. These are the professionals who ensure the full-fledge availability of the critical knowledge firms in order to avail comprehensive business goals. A CLO measures various ways to earn huge revenue ...
Views: 922 - Teach Children How to Save Money with Personalized Piggy Banks - by Submitted on Oct 19, 2012 from Melissa ChelistThere are many parents who believe that children should be taught about the importance of money starting at a small age. If you are among this category, this article will be really helpful for you. Most of the experts believe that as soon as a child starts demanding things, parents should make ...
Views: 1154 - Executive Development Training Program for Better Work Flow - by Submitted on Oct 18, 2012 from Sonu ParasharBusiness authority is crucial as companies rely on capable leadership to information them through unmatched changes. Hence, companies are spending more focus to authority growth and attaining out for Professional Teaching and Smooth Abilities Training for the top authority. However, there is ...
Views: 796(1 vote) - Reasons to Get a Doctorate Leadership Degree through Educational Technology - by Submitted on Oct 17, 2012 from Sonu ParasharA Doctorate leadership degree is specializing in the discipline of business leadership. This level of courses is about to boost their leadership qualities in the field of business. With such type of degrees, these people can hold the opportunity into greater state of business leadership. More ...
Views: 751 - Why Organization Leaders Necessity Executive Education - by Submitted on Oct 09, 2012 from Sonu ParasharThere are many courses and widening space between what your staffs require and what is offered in the current market for executive leadership education. The solution is to connect learning environment with strategic business creation, with greater perseverance on the theme, so that skillful ...
Views: 834 - Buck Showalter's Leadership Lessons - by Submitted on Oct 07, 2012 from Rand Golletz"I'm happy for the players; I didn't do this," he said. "All I did was create an atmosphere of accountability. When you see something done the wrong way, you say, 'Hey, that ain't good enough.' And after a while you get the players to do that for each other. It's about helping them take ...
Views: 1974 - A Business Leader’s Approach to Social Responsibilities - by Submitted on Oct 05, 2012 from John DukeImagine my shock and surprise when I was asked to write an article about our “Social Responsibilities” and how we can embrace our responsibilities to each other and our environment. I am the least “politically correct” person on the face of the planet! Yet, because I am an avid fisherman, ...
Views: 738 - Management Leadership - Go For Executive Education - Five Things That Will Guide You to the Top - by Submitted on Oct 04, 2012 from Sonu ParasharWhile more and more people dream of running or owning a business, they don’t dream of the problems they may face along the way. These problems often come in the form of employee challenges, conflicts, in management training and how to be a successful executive. Taking the time to learn about the ...
Views: 695 - Adducology Career Services - CV Writing, Covering Letter Writing and Interview Training - by Submitted on Sep 26, 2012 from Jon-Paul BrettAdducology, the career and student consultancy, offers a number of career services which can help people achieve more. The aim of the career services area has always been to help people reach their potential. This is achieved via education on how to persuade employers, interviewers and ...
Views: 935 - Business Continuity Planning (BCP) – The Show Must Go On - by Submitted on Sep 24, 2012 from Tom BordonEvery business has its ups and downs. This article talks about how you can do your business continuity planning (BCP) in a better way as it is the BCP that allows you to continuously deliver your products or services even under adverse conditions. Business Continuity Planning prepares an ...
Views: 1394 - Tell Me a Story (But Don’t Believe Your Own Fairy Tales) - by Submitted on Sep 13, 2012 from Raz SilbermanCampaign Trail Lessons for CEOs, Owners and Investors By Raz Silberman “To hell with facts! We need stories!” Ken Kesey, author, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest Reporters, bloggers, pundits and other election “fact checkers” are tallying up what seems like record numbers of lies, ...
Views: 818 - When Leadership Veers Off Course - by Submitted on Aug 29, 2012 from Asa BeaversIn case you’re wondering, leaders make mistakes too. Leaders can veer off-course just like anyone, sometimes creating havoc in their wake. They’re human just like you and I, but the difference is, they chose to put themselves front and center. Whether leading a large company or institution, a ...
Views: 1045 - Executive Program – Prepares For Future Leadership Role - by Submitted on Aug 20, 2012 from Sonu ParasharExecutive programs are corporate education programs that enable top level business executives to contribute to the growth and development of their organization. These programs are especially designed for working professionals, hence the course structure and curriculum is strictly in accordance ...
Views: 718 - A Note on Executive MBA India Tips - by Submitted on Oct 14, 2013 from Maneesha WaliaIf you go by the statistics, then you can find that Executive MBA programs are highly popular among the professionals and students alike who wish to study about the executive MBA programs. Executive MBA programs are designed especially for the working people. There are several institutions in ...
Views: 779 - Keeping it simple - by Submitted on Aug 18, 2012 from Jennifer BroadleyAs an executive coach, I’m sometimes called on when a leader, manager or company has too much going no – people, projects, development, deadlines, decisions – and they’ve passed the tipping point of working to full effectiveness. It’s not a weakness to have said ‘yes’ to so many things (or, more ...
Views: 1066 - Executive Education for Organizational Success and Growth - by Submitted on Aug 16, 2012 from Sonu ParasharExecutive education has become a pre-requisite for organizational success. Executive education helps to hone individual skills and meet workplace challenges successfully. Many reputed universities offer regular and online executive education programs which allow working executives to learn the ...
Views: 972 - You Cannot Mandate Commitment - by Submitted on Aug 06, 2012 from Rand GolletzWhen Carly Fiorina became the CEO of Hewlett-Packard years ago, she lamented that the culture had become one in which “anyone can say ‘no,’ but nobody can say ‘yes.’” How decisions are made is a significant part of any company’s culture. Like Ms. Fiorina, most executives wrestle with the ...
Views: 870 - 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: 1636(2 votes) - Executive Master Degrees are Beneficial for Career - by Submitted on Aug 01, 2012 from Sonu ParasharWorking professionals should be made aware of the increasing needs of master education and its value related in fulfilling their several professional journeys. In fact, there’re a lots of options in the career that needed master degree and a person can’t even think of getting job in best ...
Views: 725 - Presenteeism and the Disengaged Employee - by Submitted on Jul 24, 2012 from Anne Dranitsaris and Heather Dranitsaris-HilliardPresenteeism is the act of an employee showing up at work without fully engaging their energy, hearts and minds. In many organizations, it is actually the norm. Employees gather around the water cooler talking about what they’re manager is doing wrong, what the company should be doing for them, ...
Views: 1937 - My Power is Within My Vulnerability - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2012 from Carol Harris-FikePreviously I wrote about "Forgetting my Purpose". July is about remembering where to find My Power. Acting from a place of power allows me to speak from my authentic self and accomplish what serves me as well as those around me. It takes courage to do this, but what I discovered last week is ...
Views: 1482 - I Forgot my Purpose!!?? - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2012 from Carol Harris-FikeSometimes the answer we desire is in what we are forgetting. I was at a conference recently where we found our coach in nature. You know, you sit in front of whatever and you ask a question and wait to see what comes. The first time I talked with my coach, she very wisely guided me with an ...
Views: 1465(1 vote) - It all depends on what emotions are available to you - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2012 from Carol Harris-FikeLast month we discussed the various ways that energy is flowing within you and how the energy of one person affects the energy of another. In this issue we will discuss how the flow of energy within us allows for certain emotions to be felt... or not. The flow of energy supports us living ...
Views: 1351 - 5 Tips for a CEO to Delegate Responsibilities - by Submitted on Jul 17, 2012 from Tom Bordon“Surround yourself with the best people you can find, delegate authority, and don't interfere as long as the policy you've decided upon is being carried out.” Ronald Reagan An entrepreneurial CEO is responsible for ensuring smooth progress of everything from the marketing to finance, along ...
Views: 1550(1 vote) - We Can Change Our Brain and Our Behaviour - by Submitted on Dec 20, 2012 from Anne Dranitsaris and Heather Dranitsaris-HilliardBut it takes motivation, determination and discipline to change your brain over time. Most people believe that once you learn something your behaviour should reflect what you know. The brain doesn’t work like that. We have more information than ever before on nutrition and the benefits of a ...
Views: 1349 - Cultural Dysfunction and Wellness - by Submitted on Dec 20, 2012 from Anne Dranitsaris and Heather Dranitsaris-HilliardOrganizations have their mission, vision, systems, mandates, values, policies and procedures that ensure they function effectively. They also have their own unique systems and patterns of behaviour and human interaction. This is the dynamic aspect of organizational life, which influences how ...
Views: 2899 - Closing the Knowing Doing Gap - by Submitted on Dec 20, 2012 from Anne Dranitsaris and Heather Dranitsaris-HilliardCollectively, we love to learn about how to improve and develop ourselves. We watch shows, read books, and take courses because we want to learn how to change our behavior. There has never been a time in society when we have had more information about what it takes to maintain a healthy body, ...
Views: 1200 - Are You Striving or Simply Surviving? - by Submitted on Dec 20, 2012 from Anne Dranitsaris and Heather Dranitsaris-HilliardThe Striving Styles Personality System is based on the premise that if we want to know what we are born for, we must know what we are born as. Too often we are trying to figure out what we are meant to be or do without really knowing who we are. This disconnect causes us to look outside of ...
Views: 1042 - Who Are You Meant to Be? - by Submitted on Dec 20, 2012 from Anne Dranitsaris and Heather Dranitsaris-HilliardThink for a moment of a time when you felt truly connected to yourself – you were on purpose, knew what you needed, had a plan to get it, and felt passionate about doing so. Although many of us have experienced times when we felt we were acting from our true selves, aligned with our interests ...
Views: 1056 - Intrinsic Motivation and the Striving Styles System - by Submitted on Jul 16, 2012 from Anne Dranitsaris and Heather Dranitsaris-HilliardAmerican psychologist Henry Murray (1893-1988) described needs as a, “potentiality or readiness to respond in a certain way under certain given circumstances” (1938). Human needs are the source of intrinsic motivation for all behavior and social interaction. We all have needs that we strive to ...
Views: 1539 - Emotions, Behavior & the Dynamics of Leadership - by Submitted on Jul 16, 2012 from Anne Dranitsaris and Heather Dranitsaris-HilliardLeaders no longer have the protection of a structure of given authority behind which their vulnerabilities remain unseen. The new social norms have transformed organizations into social democracies where leaders are expected to reveal themselves and their irrational side to their staff, to ...
Views: 987 - The Importance of Creating a Sense of Belonging in Organizations - by Submitted on Jul 16, 2012 from Anne Dranitsaris and Heather Dranitsaris-HilliardPeople need to feel a sense of belonging in order to find meaning in their work and to engage the power of their emotions. The more employees discover links between personal ideals, a meaningful organizational mission or intention, and larger social values, the greater their commitment to their ...
Views: 10623 - Using the Striving Styles System in the Workplace - by Submitted on Jul 16, 2012 from Anne Dranitsaris and Heather Dranitsaris-HilliardThe Striving Styles System goes deeper than other systems of typology by looking at the predominant needs of each of the Styles and how they behave when they are self-actualizing and self-protecting. The Striving Styles System can be of enormous benefit to human resource professionals, leaders, ...
Views: 851 - Building the Health of an Organization and Its People - by Submitted on Jul 16, 2012 from Anne Dranitsaris and Heather Dranitsaris-HilliardThe Striving Styles Personality System, an evolution of Carl Jung’s Psychological Type, was developed in 2008 by Dr. Anne Dranitsaris, Ph.D. It is an easy, yet profound way of understanding what motivates different personalities and the predominant need that must be satisfied for them to achieve ...
Views: 873 - The Art of Not Demotivating Your Employees - by Submitted on Jul 16, 2012 from Anne Dranitsaris and Heather Dranitsaris-HilliardFeatured in the Globe & Mail business section, Wednesday, March 9th, 2011 Much of what we read about employee motivation suggests that this is the job of leaders and managers as though employees are incapable of doing so themselves. The assumption that people are naturally unmotivated has ...
Views: 1565 - Mitigating Hesitations and Hazards - by Submitted on Jul 16, 2012 from Matthew AlbertsonThe benefits of online safety training A number of companies are now turning to online safety training to help their employees meet the health and safety requirements of their industries. While the concept of online learning has been around for many years, it is only recently that many ...
Views: 655 - Why Is There A Need For Executive Education Training - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2012 from Sonu ParasharThe executive education becoming a norm instead of an expectation is now on the rise. Whether a person happens to run his own business or happens to work as the CEO of a particular company, even the executives at the higher level are the beneficiary from various courses that are designed ...
Views: 677 - Why Having Satisfied Customers Isn't Enough - by Submitted on Jul 10, 2012 from Asa BeaversCustomer satisfaction – I’ve heard it… you’ve heard it a gazillion times. Businesses, large and small, striving to fulfill their customers needs and desires. Doing everything they can to meet the customer’s expectations or demands; seemingly believing that as long as they have content ...
Views: 1190 - HOW ARE YOU FEELING ABOUT YOUR FITNESS TODAY? - by Submitted on Jul 02, 2012 from Paul BatzDon’t you just love the holiday feasts? There are very few things I enjoy more than eating and drinking with reckless abandon over the holidays. When wine is freely flowing and the air is pregnant with temptation, it feels great to grab that extra scoop of cheesy potatoes. Or eat apple pie ...
Views: 1000 - HAVE YOU PONDERED YOUR ‘MARK’ LATELY? - by Submitted on Jul 02, 2012 from Paul BatzPeople-watching is an insatiable craving in my life. People are beautiful, compelling and fascinating. With willing eyes and an open mind, we have so much to learn about how people choose to make their mark. While walking the beaches of Maui, Melinda and I were fascinated by an overwhelming ...
Views: 825 - ITS HOW WE LIVE – NOT WHAT WE DO FOR A LIVING THAT DEFINES US - by Submitted on Jul 02, 2012 from Paul BatzToday, I’m feeling profound sadness and intense self-reflection as I heard the words of Harmon Killebrew telling the world his cancer is no longer treatable. Here are the Hall of Famer’s wise and precious words shared through the media: Harmon Killebrew: hero for how he lives his ...
Views: 1932 - Training – an Expense or an Investment? - by Submitted on Jul 02, 2012 from Helen RobertsTraining – an Expense or an Investment? Many entrepreneurs seem to view employee training and development as more optional than essential...a viewpoint that can be costly to both short-term profits and long-term progress. The primary reason training is considered optional by so many business ...
Views: 3184 - The 5 stages of corporate growth - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2012 from Tom BordonJust running a company is hard enough. But building, expanding and enhancing the company and executing a strategic plan toward achieving set targets is much harder. Typically, a company experiences 5 stages of growth and development. Depending upon how the people at the helm handle these 5 ...
Views: 891 - 7 Steps For Making Better Decisions - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2012 from Thomas Swank,Anthony Robbins once said that “It’s in your moments of decision that your destiny is shaped”. And I completely concur with Tony as your decisions are ultimately going to make you… or break you. In all likelihood, you have not viewed your every day business or life decisions which such ...
Views: 1010 - How To Reverse Employee Disengagement - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2012 from Tom BordonEmployee disengagement is a malaise that can strike any organization at any point of time and it is best to stem the rot at the inception rather than end up fire-fighting. In the first part of this series "The Warning Signals of Employee Disengagement", we looked at the factors that incite ...
Views: 1306 - You Still Have to Manage - by Submitted on Jun 11, 2012 from Rand GolletzYour job is to create, align and sustain aspiration, inspiration and perspiration! Many of today’s leaders, however, have become convinced (often times with the instigation of OD gurus), that management is no longer important, and that aspiration and inspiration are sufficient to propel ...
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