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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- Leadership: Passion and Balance - by Submitted on May 31, 2013 from Kate SinerHow do those who are deeply passionate about their work balance their lives? I have written a few articles on the topic of balance and could list several ways “to balance your life” but that does not seem to answer the deeper question that is being asked. This question I suspect is much more ...
Views: 1550 - In the Workplace, Trust is Fragile - by Submitted on Nov 03, 2011 from Jeb BlountTrust in the workplace is fragile. Companies and their leaders have added to the inherent suspicion people carry for their bosses by using the terms trust, teamwork, and transparency as buzz words. They hire consultants, hold special meetings, or do team-building and trust-building exercises. ...
Views: 1549 - Revolutionary Workplace & Consciously Constructive Philosophy - by Submitted on Mar 16, 2018 from Tony Dovale…Creating Conscious Constructive Leadership, Peak Performance, and Exponential Impacts; helping people to use their strengths to move faster, collaborative more, be more efficient, create greater agility, flexibility, resilience, and adaptability, inside continuous change. Bring more empathy ...
Views: 1549 - Seven Elements of an Effective Team - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2011 from Len D'InnocenzoSuccessful team members don't do the same thing at the same time. They do the right thing at the right time. And while team members work together toward a common goal, individuals still must play their separate parts in the process. As organizations rely more on teams to innovate, problem solve, ...
Views: 1549 - True leadership comes in pink tennis shoes and jeans - by Submitted on Feb 02, 2008 from Christina ParkerTrue 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: 1549 - 7 Skills Every CS Rep Needs - by Submitted on Oct 03, 2016 from Stephanie FrascoCustomer service is a very, very demanding job that few people are cut out for. As a hiring manager or small business owner, even the best of training can’t turn a non-CS superstar into the customer service rep of your dreams. Hiring the best candidates from the start is the best move you can ...
Views: 1548 - Teams with Momentum are Unstoppable - by Submitted on Mar 10, 2012 from Andrew HortonI am sure that you have heard of the ten year overnight success. This happens when all of a sudden someone seems to appear from nowhere and turns into an overnight success. They seem to just arrive on the scene, where they have the Midas touch and cannot put a foot wrong. They enjoy one ...
Views: 1547 - Is Your Email Running Your Life? - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2010 from Dr. Robin RushloWe all know how it goes. In spite of your great spam software, you open your email to find 30 new messages (even though you had gone through everything before you went to bed a mere eight hours ago). Of those 30 messages, 20 want you to buy something; the other 10 are related to your social ...
Views: 1546(3 votes) - 20 Little Leadership Tips for Big Time Success - by Submitted on Dec 22, 2015 from Tracey OsborneToday, I want to make things easy for you. (Actually, I want to make things easy for you everyday. That’s my job!) I know how much you must have going on right now, so I’m sharing 20 easy-to-swallow tips for leading your business to success in 2016. 1. Never stop learning and investing in ...
Views: 1544(2 votes) - Neuroscience: Closing the Gap Between Intellect and Heart - by Submitted on Jan 01, 2013 from Valencia RayHaving a neuroscience background and having owned and operated a surgical and medical practice for many years prepared me for the new next level expression of my life purpose – to restore vision. It’s obvious how an eye surgeon restores vision. Then there’s expanding the vision for one’s life – ...
Views: 1543(3 votes) - The Easiest Management Trap to Fall Into & The Hardest One to Avoid - by Submitted on Oct 05, 2015 from William CottringerThe Easiest Management Trap to Fall Into & The Hardest One to Avoid by Bill Cottringer “The first rule of business: Control the few controllables and manage the rest the best you can.” ~The author. This number one rule actually applies to both the public and private sectors equally ...
Views: 1543 - Discipline Can Be Habit Forming - by Submitted on Dec 02, 2012 from Jim Clemmer"Do every day or two something for no other reason than that you would rather not do it, so that when the hour of dire need draws nigh, it may find you not unnerved and untrained to stand the test." — William James, Habit Good and bad habits are tiny daily choices that accumulate. Each choice ...
Views: 1542(1 vote) - 10 Ways for Managers to Prepare for Interviewing a Job Candidate - by Submitted on Dec 04, 2010 from Alvah ParkerMany attorneys and other business owners start interviewing people for a job without clearly understanding what kind of person would best fit into the organization. Hiring is often done out of desperation. The attorney or business owner has a large amount of work to complete and knows he/she ...
Views: 1541(4 votes) - Still Using Those Tired Old Office Buzzwords? - by Submitted on Feb 16, 2010 from Dave Neal“Paradigm shift.” “Value-add.” “Win-win.” “Customer-centric.” “Outside-the-box.” “Leverage our core competencies.” Clichéd terms like these buzz around the office like flies at a hot summer picnic … and they’re just as annoying. Language is alive, and when it’s not, it’s time to liven things ...
Views: 1541 - TURNING POINT TIPS TO LEADERSHIP - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2010 from Jo Anne MeekinsA CALL TO LEADERSHIP In order for a turning point to take place, one must change direction at some point in time. My initial turning point began in the summer of 1989. The Lord had been dealing heavily with my spirit concerning my place in ministry. Like Jonah, I had not been going in the ...
Views: 1541(4 votes) - Powerful, Successful, Ambitious Women - by Submitted on Apr 04, 2012 from Sarah HathornFor more than 30 years I’ve coached and mentored women who are top-caliber Fortune 500 executives and high-level entrepreneurs. Meanwhile during that whole time I was either a Fortune 100 senior executive or the founding CEO of my own successful consulting firm. Many things have changed for ...
Views: 1540(1 vote) - ***Timeless Leadership Principles in a Changing World - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com Articles"There are no new truths, but only truths that have not been recognized by those who have perceived them without noticing. A truth is something that everybody can be shown to know and to have known, as people say, all along." — Mary McCarthy, author and critic I write these words as I sit in ...
Views: 1539(34 votes) - 3 Clear Steps to Radically Change Your Life for the Better Today - by Submitted on Mar 27, 2012 from Valencia RayCollaborative leadership, networking, team building and communication skills are all considered valuable and vital to business success in the evolving workplace. Typically, when a person decides that he or she wants to learn skill sets related to these areas, they proceed to learn techniques. ...
Views: 1539 - Leaders Play the Hand That They Are Dealt - by Submitted on Sep 23, 2012 from Vernon MyersIn a card game, the dealer shuffles a deck of cards and deals a card out to each player. The players don’t know what cards they have until they pick up their cards and turn each card over to assess its value. Just like card players, oftentimes, leaders don’t know what resources they have ...
Views: 1538 - Managing Towards The Simplicity Just On The Other Side Of Complexity - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2011 from William CottringerManaging Towards The Simplicity Just On The Other Side Of Complexity By Bill Cottringer “I wouldn’t give a fig for the simplicity on this side of complexity, but I would give my life for the simplicity just on the other side of complexity.” ~Oliver Wendell Holmes. The main purpose ...
Views: 1538 - The key to effective leadership, learn about “The L.Q. Star” - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2011 from Shakti PradhanEvery person desires of becoming a good leader one day, though many of us don’t know the right approach to the perfect leadership. The combination of the 5 elements of the star, when applied in your life will guide you to become the leader that can bring change to the world! 1) ...
Views: 1538 - IT'S HARD TO FIND A RICH HERMIT - by Beyond the knowledge of business and it's complexities - way beyond the expertise of advertising gurus and marketing mavens, there is a place where the seeds of success germinate. Find this place and success and real happiness will be yours.
Why do I say it's hard to find a rich hermit? ...
Views: 1537 - Performance Evaluations: What's the Point? - by Submitted on Sep 01, 2009 from Marnie GreenPerformance evaluations are one of those things we just do in organizations. And often we don't really know why the heck we're doing them. I recently asked a group of employees why we do performance evaluations. I asked, "Why do we bother to design fancy forms, conduct training, and write ...
Views: 1537(4 votes) - The Trifecta of Growth - by Submitted on Aug 15, 2010 from Erik TherwangerEveryone wants to improve their results, especially when it involves their income. Sales associates, business owners, managers, and leaders, attempt to structure their day to experience growth. I meet with people each day who are committed, dedicated, and passionate about building their ...
Views: 1537(2 votes) - Time Mastery - by Submitted on May 01, 2011 from Liz UramIf you could reduce your staff’s wasted time by just five minutes every hour, productivity would jump 8.3 percent. Efficiency levels would also rise as staff members began to devote more time to completing critical tasks. The advantages of efficient time management go beyond squeezing more ...
Views: 1535 - 3 Things Women Can Do to Prevent Their Talent Down The Drain. - by Submitted on Jul 26, 2014 from Belinda MJ. BrownThere is a difference of vision between men and women that is not taught in any school At an early age I discovered that women and men had to compete, at least that what I was told, and awkwardly for my friends, I chose as a woman to compete against men in male dominated industries. 18 ...
Views: 1534(2 votes) - Creative Problem Solving For Increasing Workplace Productivity - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2011 from Rick CarterIncreasing workplace productivity is a major source of stress in the workplace. Management is under pressure to get more done in less time at less cost. Workers are under pressure to learn new technologies, or new procedures with out-dated technologies. The resulting stress can be crippling, ...
Views: 1533(6 votes) - Did Great Leaders Also Stumble? - by Submitted on Jun 13, 2013 from Joshua NyamacheDid the great leaders in the Bible stumble? Don't tell me that you have never stumbled in your life because you'll be lying. Come on, how did you feel? It is good that you didn't get yourself stuck but you took the courage and moved on with life. This is how life is and we will always be ...
Views: 1533(1 vote) - How to Build an Indomitable Spirit - by Submitted on Mar 21, 2011 from Roseanna LeatonI am sure that you, like me, have been closely following the events in Japan which are currently unfolding. The horror of having to deal with a huge earthquake, closely followed by a tsunami and a potential radiation leak from a nuclear plant would for most of us be almost too much to bear. ...
Views: 1533(2 votes) - Leaders Ask For Resources to Accomplish the Mission - by Submitted on Sep 13, 2012 from Vernon MyersAs the leader of an organization, you need resources to accomplish your mission. As you execute your daily mission, you may identify gaps or shortfalls that impede mission success. How should you deal with these challenges? If your organization is nested within a larger organization, you ...
Views: 1533 - 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: 1533(3 votes) - Decision-Making Rule #1 - by Submitted on Dec 12, 2004 from Robert (Bob) CannonAs I have studied a number of books on decision-making, it has been encouraging to find that academicians have validated my own experiences. One example goes back to a time, when I was working in a company that had an incredible product but some problems with delivering products on time. It was ...
Views: 1531(2 votes) - Key # 4 to Unlock your Potential and Achieve Success: Seek Personal Development - by Submitted on Feb 02, 2011 from Maria MartinezWe have talked about taking care of yourself, taking risks, and be prepared as the first three keys to unlocking your potential and achieve success. The next key (4th in the series) talks about how being prepared. Despite the uncertain economic climate, I think we are living powerful times ...
Views: 1531 - Ideas on How to Create a Solid and Cohesive Group - by Submitted on Sep 07, 2014 from Cecile PeterkinDid you ever have to manage people who just can’t seem to put their trust on one another? If yes, then you have an idea of how draining and difficult it is to build trust among your team members. And while there isn’t any way you could do this easier, you really have to try to achieve this goal. ...
Views: 1530 - How to Negate Workplace Negativity - by Submitted on Apr 18, 2012 from Sarah HathornThe corporate arena is filled with master complainers constantly trumpeting their naysayer attitudes. People are worried about their job security or upset that they haven’t been promoted, so they have a tendency to be hypercritical or resentful and drag others down. Their ideas are reinforced by ...
Views: 1529 - Get to Know Pete Carroll - by Submitted on Oct 05, 2013 from Rand GolletzSeveral years ago, Pete Carroll was the head football coach at the University of Southern California. During his tenure, the school won three NCAA championships. In the last 20 years, only Nick Saban has enjoyed a better record as a college football coach. Pete left USC in advance of a ...
Views: 1528 - Communication - by Submitted on May 08, 2007 from Marshall NorthcottIn life there are skills that would be advantageous to have, skills that you should have and skills that you will never achieve greatness without. The ability to communicate effectively isn’t something you can rely on others to do for you in a leadership role. It isn’t a task that you can ...
Views: 1527 - It Takes More Than Effort to Get Results - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2006 from Kevin EikenberryRead the title again, carefully. It doesn’t say “it takes more effort to get results.” It says “it takes more than effort to get results.” Ah, the difference a word can make. In the world I grew up and live in, hard work is considered a high virtue. I’ve read children's books that spoke of ...
Views: 1527 - Instant Leaders Overnight - by Submitted on Jul 07, 2009 from Kevin BurnsThe Global Leadership Forecast 2008/09 researched 12,208 business executives and 1493 Human Resource professionals across 76 countries. Seventy-five percent of executives surveyed identified improving their leadership talent as their #1 priority for organizational success. But the vast majority ...
Views: 1525(2 votes) - Five Approaches to Being More Proactive - by Submitted on Dec 28, 2009 from Angie ThompsonAt a 10-year class reunion, four friends gathered to visit. Tina and George reflected on the differences in Steve and Angela after they walked away. "They were both so smart and outgoing when we were in high school," George said. "Yeah, they were both voted Most Likely to Succeed, remember?" ...
Views: 1524(1 vote) - Setting the Bar Higher As a Top Sales Manager - by Submitted on Dec 18, 2009 from Ralph BurnsI just love the "corporate sales buzzwords" don't you? Some of my personal favorites: "We need to start thinking outside the box" "Let's take a deeper dive on that..." "We need to give it 110 percent!" "Let's create a win-win for the customer" "It's all about change management" "Let's ...
Views: 1524(1 vote) - 5 simple ways to permanent prosperity - by Submitted on Sep 28, 2012 from Haingo Heriniaina RajaonarisonSome people believe that it takes luck to get out of poverty and live a prosperous life. Actually, there are millions of poor individuals and families all around the world. But why is there poverty in some rich and developed countries? Simply because wealth is not acquired automatically. There ...
Views: 1523(1 vote) - Build Great Habits (And Bust Some Bad Ones) - by Submitted on May 24, 2010 from Dave NealBest-selling author, John Grisham, was a practicing defense lawyer in 1984 when he began writing his first novel, A Time to Kill. Because his job demanded 60 to 70-hour weeks, he came to work several hours early for three years to work on the book. Some mornings it was the last thing he wanted ...
Views: 1523(3 votes) - Business and Family Safety and Health Rating - by Submitted on Jan 19, 2010 from Raj GavurlaFor good reason, practically every endeavor in life is rated. I've seen ratings on who or what's #1 in business, industry, NFL, NBA, MLB, person of the century, athlete of the century, technology, restaurant, university, neighborhood, travel destination, best looking, best movie, best book, etc. ...
Views: 1523(2 votes) - Business Leadership: Leading with Social Responsibility - by Submitted on Aug 03, 2011 from Karen KleinwortOver the last several years that I've been working with business owners, entrepreneurs and those seeking to begin their own businesses, there seems to have been an underlying theme revolving around leadership. I recently wrote an article ("The Meaning and Essence of Business Leadership") and ...
Views: 1523(2 votes) - Three F's Of Mental Chaos In Leaders: And The Fifteen Minute Cure! - by Submitted on Nov 06, 2008 from Sue StebbinsFog – Fear – Fixation Are you plagued with the distress of mental chaos? Do you feel like there is perpetual fog in your brain that you can’t seem to clear out? Are you afraid to fail? Do you feel trapped in your current environment, with no way out? If so, you are NORMAL! ...
Views: 1522 - 5 Keys to Unlocking Your Leadership Part 3 of 6 - by Submitted on Dec 01, 2017 from Michele MolitorThis is the 3rd post in my series to give you the Keys to Unlocking Your Power and Presence as a Woman Leader. What’s needed to create better work-life balance and well-being so you can shine more brightly? Here is the second step you need to know in order to expand your power and presence as ...
Views: 1521(2 votes) - Getting out of the Box: 7 Tips for Overcoming Business Mistakes - by Submitted on Nov 27, 2017 from Michele MolitorNo one has the perfect business strategy for starting a business without encountering a certain number of challenges and outright failures. If you’re new to being an entrepreneur (or have even been one for years) know that there are always going to be challenges that arise, mistakes that ...
Views: 1521(2 votes) - The Leader Without Followers - by Submitted on Feb 16, 2011 from Rich MiltonThe turn around of events for everyone has a purpose whether it’s from bad to good, or good to bad. And a leader may think he is a leader now, may not be really a leader after all. That’s why there’s a purpose for every turn of events in our lives. Everyone around him regards him with ...
Views: 1521 - 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 ...
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