Leadership - Leadership Skills

Empowerment at Work

2008-06-14T15:29:48+08:00

The word "empower" has potency and strength. It's used frequently these, some say "overused." It's also misused. Similar to the concept of "motivation," the most common misuse of the idea of empowerment is that one person can empower another. Empowerment, as I use the word, is an inner-to-outer dynamic, most usefulwhen preceded by silence and awareness of inner guidance. Empowerment is not simply another way to "get" something, it's a condition that supports you in living life fully.

Empowered Persons

E...

Pennant Energy Boasts Proven Leadership, Strong Fundamentals

2008-06-14T15:28:34+08:00

By Katherine Young

With oil prices reaching heights like they did last week, hitting the $100/barrel mark for the first time in history, exploration juniors operating in Alberta like Pennant Energy (TSX.V: PEN) stand to capitalize from being in the right place at the right time. Accounting for the oil price, the Associated Press named in unshakeable view that global demand for oil and petroleum products will outstrip supplies, - and pointed, once again, to the energy demands of burgeoning economies in Ch...

The Critical Leadership Trait Needed for Success

2008-06-14T15:31:23+08:00

How to get people to do their best, always and everywhere, is a leader's challenge and opportunity? What key leadership trait must leaders' possess to get people to do their best?

Playwrights know this vital fact about human nature. Novelists know it. Politicians know it too. However, in the main, business people do not. There are exceptions, but they are rare. The few exceptions are the people at the top.

A famous playwright once said that most of his plays were about a race or a rescue. There must be...

Inspire to Lead and Lead to Inspire

2008-06-14T15:29:49+08:00

Inspiration comes at both ends of the leadership equation. Leaders are called to guide and lead from many different directions but there is always an element of emotion and inspiration. The call to act as a motivator, guide, teacher, and mentor is usually the first step in a process whereby an individual begins a journey to lead.

Many leaders describe this as an inner need to share their vision and influence it's emergence into the world. While it may be a product or an idea or a service, this vision is ...

Dream vs. Vision: A Mind-Shift For Visionary Leaders

2008-06-14T15:29:40+08:00

What is the difference between a dream and a vision?

The dreams you see while asleep at night are a metaphor for the kind of thinking that happens when you fantasize while awake. We often call this "day dreaming" or creative imagination.

The vision you see when you are awake and looking at reality with your eyes is a metaphor for the kind of thinking that happens when you look to your future with your mind's eye. The inner world (past, present and future) you see is built from your own assumptions or me...

Let the good times roll for mergers and acquisitions

2008-06-14T15:29:49+08:00

Seldom in the history of the mining industry has there been as much interest in mergers, acquisitions and takeovers as there is now.

Fuelled by the resources boom in the Asian mining industry, 2007 was a big year for mergers and acquisitions, and this activity shows no signs of slowing down.
The Asia Miner, the Asia Pacific region's premier mining and resources industry magazine, examines a number of the mergers and acquisitions that took place in 2007 and are taking place in 2008.

Mergers and acquis...

Leadership - Actions Speak Louder than Words

2008-06-14T15:29:48+08:00

Ineffective leaders don't understand that actions speak louder than words. The expect people to listen to what they say not what they do. If you want to be an effective leader you need to lead by your example--not just what you say.

I knew an ineffective leader who tried to lead by decree instead of by example. He would do things like mandate that the entire organization had to wear a particular dress code on Fridays which had previously been casual day. Then he would show up in sweat pants--completely di...

Interpersonal Skills - The Keys to Management and Leadership

2008-06-14T15:29:40+08:00

According to some research studies, the number one reason why managers and executives find themselves with a stalled or underperforming career is a lack of interpersonal skills. This might seem surprising, given the amount of training and attention given to technical skills and business knowledge, but the fact remains that there is more to career success than just knowing the facts.

Hard skills vs. soft skills
A typical business degree program or executive training program will focus on what are consid...

Use The Power of Leadership To Develop A Solid Home Based Business

2008-06-14T15:29:26+08:00

It's an exciting time when you're planning, launching and developing your new home-based business. There's no doubt that being in business for yourself can lead to personal liberation, a great sense of accomplishment and a huge bank account. Being your own boss, setting your own schedule and be responsible for your own destiny are not laughing matters though. It's not all glamorous. Over 95% of all home-based businesses fail within the first year. You have to be a leader in order to make it work.

Leaders ...

Leadership for the 18 Year Old

2008-06-14T15:31:57+08:00

How many 18 year old young adults out there are truly leaders today? Not many and this is a fact! Why do I say this? Well, first of all, I am the product of this education system and from the experience I had in the army, all I met was mostly failed leadership. How many 18 year old young adults out there are truly leaders today? Not many and this is a fact! Why do I say this? Well, first of all, I am the product of this education system and from the experience I had in the army, all I met was mostly failed ...

3 Essential Qualites to Harness Your Leadership Power

2008-06-14T15:21:46+08:00

Do you know the real meaning of CEO? Did you know that leadership and sales have something in common? There are three essential qualities you must know to harness your personal leadership skills and take them to a new level.

First, let us define leadership. Leadership is a process by which a person influences others to accomplish an objective and directs the organization in a way that makes it more cohesive and coherent.

It is my belief that leadership is really made up of two parts. The first part of ...

Are Business Values Becoming More Spiritual

2008-06-14T15:29:14+08:00

Having recently trained a group at a leading hedge fund in central London, there were a few articles on the wall regarding what they do businesswise. It mentioned that there was a charitable arm to the business, which was directly investing a portion of the profits into caring for children in Africa and India.

In the articles, there was debate about whether or not the fact there was a charitable purpose to investing some of the profits; the main attraction of investors to this fund was that it focussed o...

Powerful Teleconferences - Announcing 4 Ways Teleconferencing Saves Money for Your Business

2008-06-14T15:29:49+08:00

Business responsibilities can be excruciatingly exhausting and exceptionally rigorous. There are numerous tasks that involve much time and energy, which can be daunting and somewhat overwhelming at first glance. Delegating tasks to various employees can be quite confusing and troublesome without proper organizational tools. Conference calling is probably the most valuable tool for any manager or business. Meetings and progress reports have never been more easy and accessible to achieve. Communication plays ...

Discover How Your Team Can Learn about Winning Mentality

2008-06-14T15:29:49+08:00

As one learns about winning mentality, there can be many interesting lessons that one can learn from. Learning about winning mentality can provide excellent opportunity for individuals and team to develop in many different areas such as team building, positive thinking and overcoming adversity.

One of the most interesting lessons that one can learn from it is it requires individual to remain motivated even during difficult and challenging period. Having strong motivation and winning mentality is essentia...

Build Your Self Esteem - A Starters Guide

2008-06-14T15:29:14+08:00

Imagine yourself as a dart board. Everything and everyone else around you may become dart, at one point or another. These darts will destroy your self esteem and pull you down in ways you won't even remember. Don't let them destroy you, or get the best of you. So which darts should you avoid?

Dart #1: A Negative Work Environment
Beware of the "dog eat dog" theory where everyone else is fighting just to get ahead. This is where non-appreciative people usually thrive. No one will appreciate your contribu...

Achieving Goals through Management Systems

2008-06-14T15:29:48+08:00

Many leaders understand the importance of achieving goals, but have little skill at motivating their subordinates to meet these goals. Often leaders in this position end up blaming the people they lead. Most often the fault lies with the leaders in ability to focus effort toward a specific result. Achieving goals is the responsibility of the leader. The other people in the organization are following the leader, so if he is unable to motivate them to achieve goals, the fault lies with him.

A thriving leade...

Leading From Within

2008-06-14T15:29:49+08:00

Much like the lighthouse that provides guidance and direction for sea-bearing vessels, leaders must become the beacon of light in their own lives before they can effectively lead others.

As we have come to learn, true leadership is not about a title or a position in an organization. Nor is it about a person's genetic make-up, level of education or socio-economic status. Leadership is a way of being. Effective leaders are those who lead by a set of core values that reflect who they want to be in the world...

Leadership Marketing - Free Marketing Lessons

2008-06-14T15:32:01+08:00

In the last Lesson we talked briefly about influence, our attitude and how it could be used to sell more.

Friend, it's very important to understand this point:

When you have your own business you must lead your customers to make a buying decision. You must assume the role of a leader and use the influence you have to convince your customers...

The Secrets To Leadership Exposed

2008-06-14T15:29:34+08:00

Much has been written about leadership: rules, pointers, styles, and biographies of inspiring leaders throughout world history.

But there are certain leadership ideas that we ourselves fail to recognize and realize in the course of reading books. Here is a short list of things you thought you knew about leadership.

1. Leaders come in different flavors.

There are different types of leaders and you will probably encounter more than one type in your lifetime. Formal leaders are those we elect into posi...

5 Simple steps to building your self confidence

2008-06-14T15:29:49+08:00

Self confidence is a belief in yourself and what you want in life, because you know and trust that you have the ability to deal with the things of life. You will discover that with better self confidence, you will have a more positive mindset and have more faith in your decision and what you do, despite what others may have to say about you. Self confidence can be developed, so do not worry if you discover that you are lacking in it. With some practice and the following 5 steps, you will find yourself build...

Discover How You Can Learn to Motivate Your Team Effectively

2008-06-14T15:29:49+08:00

Motivating a team, fellow employees or subordinates can be an interesting experience. There are many methods and strategies that one can use to motivate others.

"Life takes on meaning when you become motivated, set goals and charge after them in an unstoppable manner." - Les Brown

First method that one can use to motivate others is to be a good listener. A good listener here means ability to listen with sincerity to ones' needs. For example, the needs here can include the opportunity for individuals to...

Success By Example

2008-06-14T15:29:49+08:00

Most new and emerging businesses face problems at one time or another, and can benefit from the help of a more experienced person. Traditionally the mentor has offered support for the business operator. However, 'Business and Lifestyle' coaches have taken over the role of mentoring and differ in one important aspect. They get paid for their services.

Generally it has been considered that mentors give their time freely, but that doesn't have to be the case. If a mentor gives their time to assist and suppor...

Generating Quantum Leaps By Doing the Right Things

2008-06-14T15:29:48+08:00

Our strengths often become weaknesses because we rely on them too heavily, habitually doing what we do best instead of seeking the best things to do. Someone said: If your only tool is a hammer, you approach every problem as if it were a nail.

Put down your old, familiar tools for now, or else find a different way to use them. Doing the right things, even very imperfectly, can bring about a quantum leap. Doing the wrong things, even if you do them to perfection, will never deliver your dreams.
What is ...

How to Become an Ideal Leader

2008-06-14T15:29:48+08:00

When you are at work, do you get frustrated because things don't seem to be happening the way they are supposed to be? You see people milling around but nothing gets accomplished. And in the daily hustle and bustle, do you feel that your goals remain just goals. Then maybe its time for you to stand up and do something about it.

Most people are content just to stand around listening for orders. And it isn't unusual to adopt a follow-the-leader mentality. But maybe, somewhere inside of you, you feel the des...

Breakthroughs Are Available If You Hold the Right Contest to Get Help from Outside Your Organization

2008-06-14T15:29:49+08:00

An emergency room (ER) nurse kept hearing complaints from patients who had been waiting for hours to see a doctor. After learning about creating breakthrough solutions, she began to keep track of how long it took various kinds of patients to get the attention they needed.

She was shocked to find that those who were too sick or injured to explain their problems but who appeared to be okay sometimes waited for more than 10 hours - - even if they needed immediate treatment. This nurse shared her concerns wi...

Are Team Building Events Effective For Large Groups?

2008-06-14T15:29:49+08:00

Sometimes you are faced with organising team building events for large numbers and by large numbers we mean groups of one hundred delegates plus. The question is, will any team building event be effective when you are trying to involve and engage every delegate at your conference or event?

The simple answer is yes, it can be very effective, in fact with large numbers the results can be absolutely extraordinary. If you can imagine a conference room filled with five hundred delegates and each and every dele...

Learning About Self Improvement

2008-06-14T15:29:49+08:00

Primarily, an optimist usually centers attention on having things done and looks at damaging incidents in a way that facilitates researching and growth; this is what keeps him on the path of self growth. Don't be ashamed to enquire if you're adequately articulating a word because any individual can make flaws but the most excellent strategy to get over this hitch is to laugh over it; do this more and your communication know-how will certainly be better.

You make every situation look extraordinarily bad or...

High Performing Teams

2008-06-14T15:29:49+08:00

Any high performing team will always demonstrate an element of pure class. They'll have the guns or the stars who have the ability to do extraordinary things - whose competence in the technical aspects of their work make them outstanding contributors to the team.

We all recognise the importance of having the right cattle?in the pursuit of high performance and getting results; but a group of individuals coming together for a common goal does not automatically constitute a strong and effective team. It runs...

Leadership - Successful People are not Necessarily Good Leaders

2008-06-14T15:29:49+08:00

Many people assume that if someone is successful it is because they have good leadership skills. Some people assume that if a business is successful it is because it has good leaders. Leadership isn't something that is particularly easy to pass on to other people. Sometimes a company is successful because a past leader was very skilled as a leader and the current leader simply has kept things running the same as before.

Great leadership is a rare skill. It is much more rare than most people realize. For m...

Growing Leaders in Professional Service Environments

2008-06-14T15:29:49+08:00

Simply speaking, leadership is about supporting people and teams to be successful. If you apply that to a professional workforce, the first consideration is around what constitutes success? Obviously, there are some hard measures around achieving targets, meeting budgets, producing outcomes for clients on time and to set specifications; but there are also some less obvious notions to consider around supporting staff to be happy?in their roles (wanting to stay working with and for you); providing stretch and...

Leadership - Leading through Example

2008-06-14T15:29:48+08:00

Leaders must lead by their own example. If subordinates see their leader doing one thing and saying another, they may follow the letter of the law and obey what is said without really following the spirit behind what the leader is trying to accomplish. Not following the spirit behind a rule can result in a very large loss in efficiency.

Leading through example is leading through intent not through directives. When people hear you say to do something they may follow what you say, but that is much less effi...

4 Steps To Activating Personal Transformational Leadership

2008-06-14T15:29:38+08:00

Perhaps the most fundamental characteristic of leadership, and therefore of transformational leaders, is personal leadership. The ability to define what you want out of life and how you are going to get there is the first step in developing leadership. With that being the starting point, it all seems pretty local, however there are other parts to the experience that are not always easy to access.

As a transformational leader there are many uncertainties to navigate. There will be times when you are shaken...

How To Build The Bridge As You Walk On It

2008-06-14T15:29:14+08:00

Becoming a leader is a fascinating, scary and profound process. Each person has their own unique path to walk. We all have specific strengths and weaknesses that we first need to uncover, and then work on. We all have our own challenges to overcome to become the person that are required to be to successfully navigate our path.

There will be many people that choose not to unlock their inner workings, due to the fact that we are driven by two processes - avoidance of pain and creation of pleasure. We will ...

Why Sales People Fail

2008-06-14T15:29:48+08:00

Are your sales representatives selling as much as you'd like? There are only two answers to that question and BOTH can signal grave danger ahead.

If you said "YES" or if ANY of your sales management team members even THINK the answer is "YES" then, on behalf of the shareholders of your company, "PLEASE RESIGN, you are NOT doing the job." The central task of every manager is to entertain a healthy DIS-satisfaction for things the way they are to follow and foster the belief that nothing IS or EVER WILL BE ...

Leadership - The Test of a Clear Vision

2008-06-14T15:29:49+08:00

Many leaders assume that everyone understands their vision. Often there is a big gap between their vision and what the people they lead see as the vision. Unfortunately many leaders don't take the time to actually find out how well they have expressed their vision to their team. They often assume that because they are in charge people listen and understand what they mean to say, even if it isn't exactly what they really said. They also assume that people will hear the same thing that they said. This isn't a...

Communicating Goals

2008-06-14T15:29:48+08:00

Leaders recognize that in order to lead effectively they need to give their followers success. Some leaders are concerned that if they reveal their goals to their subordinates there is the possibility that they might miss the goals. The leaders are concerned that they might lose credibility if this happens. While this is certainly a possibility, the risks of not presenting any goals to an organization are likely to be more detrimental that missing a goal occasionally.

If you think of an organization as a ...

Leadership Is Based On Values - Abilities of a Bigger Leader

2008-06-14T15:30:22+08:00

When we study on abilities we learn, of well simplist form, that ability is the set of knowledge, abilities and attitudes. If we go to the dictionary we can verify that the attitude is the way to proceed, to act, the behavior.

Thus being, we can affirm that the part most important of the ability its in our position. When the companies elaborate its pictures of abilities essences, those that represent its mission, principles and values, there see a series of earnings of the organization in relation its col...

Practice Kicking Yourself With Your Jerking Knee to Earn More Profit

2008-06-14T15:29:49+08:00

New circumstances are most often first perceived as a threat when budgeted profit or cash flow objectives are not met. Since such potential shortfalls are happening somewhere almost all the time in enterprises, the organization's first reaction is to look for relatively painless ways to cut costs to overcome the shortfall.

This tendency is reinforced by the likelihood that all the senior people in the company receive much of their annual bonus for meeting budgeted results. This so-called "incentive" crea...

Sales Force Management and Leadership: Increase Profitability By Understanding Your Sales Team

2008-06-14T15:28:55+08:00

Have you ever closely examined why some people are wildly successful at selling, meeting and exceeding every goal placed in front of them, while others lack either the self motivation or certain key skill sets to get them to their next level of growth and performance? After all, they all have the same product, the same tools, and the same compensation structure. They've all been through the same sales management-training program. In my experience of 25 years selling, building sales organizations and leading...

8 Tips To Conducting Business Meetings Confidently

2008-06-14T15:29:48+08:00

How many times have you conducted a business meeting and found yourself not in control? The unnecessary sidetracking discussions and sheer lack of interest on the part of the participants can really frustrate anyone. Would you like to have managed the meeting with greater confidence and have better control?

Many a time you attend meetings and there are people there who just are not interested in what is going on. These people just distract the whole meeting. Unfortunately, sometimes people who are invite...

A Leader's Guide to Resilience: Responding to Stress in the Workplace

2008-06-14T15:29:22+08:00

We live in turbulent times - times that challenge the business leader and call upon new and softer skills. Global, local and organizational factors all contribute to a workplace where stress is overtly present, or worse, flies just under the radar. As an inspired leader - one with relational intelligence - you will bring recognition, resources and resilience to your team.

To many, our world - including our business world - appears to be de-stabilized in an unprecedented manner. They note:

*The threat o...

Reservists - leadership skill training offers solution to UK businesses

2008-06-14T15:28:51+08:00

A lack of leadership skill training is widely accepted as a core weakness in general British management, and an area that needs to be urgently addressed.

This claim is supported by research conducted by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, which concluded that as many as 'two thirds of UK rganisations are suffering from a shortage of highly effective leaders - The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) shares this viewpoint, stating that good leaders, supervisors and managers are essent...

How To Delegate: One Key Step Towards Leadership

2008-06-14T15:21:41+08:00

You've made an unusual discovery - there's not enough time left at the end of the day. The corollary, of course, is your list of important things to do never gets smaller. In any company, the CEO's to-do list has the potential to grow infinitely.

What's a senior executive to do?

This is not simply a personal problem. Your company's future depends on what you do next. As you drive your organization beyond its current plateau, you must change the way you relate to your work. There are three stages to maki...

Leading Into the Future

2008-06-14T15:29:38+08:00

The subject of leadership goes to the root of organized human behavior. Leadership is so integral to who we are that it's difficult to imagine human history without it. Would great cities have ever been built without it? Would nations have been forged? Indeed, could any great endeavor have been accomplished without leadership? Very likely, no.

It is little wonder, then, that leadership continues to be a very high priority in modern organizations and promises to remain one into the foreseeable future. The ...

The Most Important Leadership Trait

2008-06-14T15:29:38+08:00

One leadership quality, above all, motivates and inspires men and women into action. Do you know the one key trait that carries the day and ensures your success in business? Do you have it? Can you recognize it in others? All great leaders have this quality. Read about it next.

Years ago, I attended a seminar on leadership. The seminar leader offered a significant amount of cash to anyone who would come up to the podium and speak about leadership for ten minutes. No one took him up on his offer. Would you...

Leadership and Details Make the Difference

2008-06-14T15:29:39+08:00

I was fortunate to have a one-on-one conversation with Mr. Dan Cathy, President and COO of Chick-fil-A. His company is a highly respected, successful 60 year old private business.

He commented to me that his leadership journey in Chick-fil-A evolved over time. He first aspired to the 50,000 foot level, meaning complete overview and strategic management of his company.

Now he is focusing on developing the front line employee and improving the processes where food is being served. He said that managing ...

How To Motivate And Inspire Your Employees To Be The Best They Can Be

2008-06-14T15:29:38+08:00

It would be misleading to make managers and supervisors think that there's a secret to motivating and inspiring their fellow employees. In fact, only the employees themselves can do that, and so the role of the management is to create and foster an environment in which employees are given the opportunity to seek personal motivation and inspiration in their jobs and careers.

This might sound harder than it seems, but the truth is that everyone knows how to create such an environment. If you asked yourself ...

Are You Ready To Be Promoted?

2008-06-14T15:29:49+08:00

Promotion is one of those things almost everyone wants after a successful job search. But no one is bold enough to ask for it.

If you're determined to get ahead after a successful job search and are willing to follow some simple steps, you can move the odds of a promotion significantly in your favor.

1. Under NO circumstances do you ever ask for a promotion!

2. Get yourself a mentor. Someone a level or two above you that you feel comfortable with . . . with whom you can talk and get advice.

3. Deter...

Stop Stalling and Make Breakthroughs Instead by Banishing Habits That Slow Down Improvements

2008-06-14T15:29:14+08:00

A businessman pondered how to grow his profits. He traveled the world looking for new products and lower cost suppliers. He ran every kind of sales promotion he could. But profits just got lower and lower every year. In fact, the harder he tried to improve the worse matters got.

A friend visited one day and looked at what the businessman had been doing: He was continually adding new items that offered little profit and attracted few sales. In the meantime, he was neglecting to keep in stock his highest pr...

The #1 Myth About Leadership Skills In The High-Tech Industry

2008-06-14T15:29:34+08:00

The number one, biggest, fattest, outrageous myth about leadership skills is, (are you ready? Here we go!) that leadership skills are soft skills?and are therefore not measurable to the bottom-line?profitability of a company.

This can only come from the so-called leadership Experts?who have been trained in 14th century leadership techniques and have not yet come into 21st century leadership.

When someone states leadership skills are soft skills and cannot be measured in terms of dollars as I've heard...

The Distance between Grace and the Consul's Box

2008-06-14T15:29:49+08:00

The Distance between Grace and the Consul's Box

I work along Roxas Boulevard in Metro Manila just across the US Embassy where it has been a typical scene to spot people in queue everyday as if there's a blockbuster inside a movie theater. Oftentimes, I simply disregard them for whatever reasons they have in yearning to go the land of the Free and the home of the Brave? I have read many times on the papers about the mass migration of our skilled professionals in search for better life in the US including ...

Essential Etiquette Tips for Effective Conference Calls

2008-06-14T15:29:49+08:00

Have you ever attended a teleconference call where there was background noise which made it difficult to enjoy the call? Have you been on a call where participants are talking over each other or someone is speaking and you have no idea what their name is? Maybe you could never contribute because every time the facilitator asked a question, there were one or two people who always jumped in and didn't stop talking, and the facilitator didn't have control of the situation.

For a conference call to be a pleas...

Top 7 Things Great Leaders Do

2008-06-14T15:29:49+08:00

Leaders all have different qualities but there are at least 7 qualities that are common to all leaders. If you want to be someone that people look up to and trust you can develop these qualities in yourself to strengthen your team and your business.

The first trait that all leaders share is that they are continually learning. They never assume they have arrived and that they know it all. They are always learning and asking questions and growing. The more they learn the more they realize they don't know so...

Managing Change and Negative Repercussions

2008-06-14T15:29:49+08:00

For the leaders of change activity, it will inevitably be necessary to deal with barriers, conflicts, resistance, and other negative effects. There is a tendency to see these as disasters?that will cause the change to fail. But by adopting a thoughtful and professional approach, most of the mistakes, barriers, and difficulties that change brings, can be overcome. Some negative repercussions will be inevitable: It will help, at the outset, to prepare yourself for the certainty that you will have made some mi...

Tips On Becoming A Leader

2008-06-14T15:29:49+08:00

When you are at work, do you get frustrated because things don't seem to be happening the way they're supposed to be? You see people milling around but nothing gets accomplished.

And in the daily hustle and bustle, do you feel that your goals remain just that - goals? Then maybe its time for you to take control and do something about it.

Most people are content just to stand around waiting for orders to be thrown at them. And it isn't unusual to adopt a "follow-the-leader" mentality. But maybe, somewhe...

Top 5 Reasons Why Employees Hate Their Bosses (And What Bosses Can Do About It)

2008-06-14T15:29:49+08:00

Every boss can't be loved by every employee. But that doesn't mean that every boss needs to be Michael Scott from NBC's The Office. Thus, in order to minimize resentment, a good boss should understand some of more common reasons why employers hate their bosses so they can respond swiftly and effectively.

1. Employees need respect. One of greatest complaints that nearly every employee has about their boss is a perceived lack of respect. Most employees feel their bosses don't respect their privacy, their ab...

Sustainable Business Growth - It Is All About Building Your Team

2008-06-14T15:29:49+08:00

Your business has potential. The idea that you had worked - and worked well. The business has really started to kick off and you are getting successful. It is a great feeling.

Beneath that great feeling is a level of unease. You know that what is keeping your business going is all about you - and the stresses and strains of that are starting to show. It's a feeling of exhilaration tinged with fear and disillusion. You know that you cannot keep up this pace forever. What happened to the success and what it...

The Seven Deadly Sins of Leadership

2008-06-14T15:29:48+08:00

Pride. Envy. Gluttony. Lust. Anger. Greed. Sloth. You either recognize these as the seven deadly sins or as themes for prime-time television. Nonetheless, you were probably taught as a child that these are bad and you shouldn't do them. For purposes of this article, do as you were taught and think bad when you commit these similar sins in the workplace.

As leaders, we are continually being introduced to new techniques and theories. Hammer & Champy's Business Process Re-engineering Model, McKinsey's 7-S F...

Managing Your Time - How To Prioritize Your Tasks

2008-06-14T15:29:38+08:00

Prioritizing Tasks:
The ability to choose and complete tasks in the order of importance highly desirable and more challenging for some business types than others.

In order to choose tasks you must be aware of as many chores and projects as possible. In order to do this, every planning session must have a list.

You Must Have a List!

List all your tasks, then rate them, and list them again in order. Then you can schedule them. When all tasks and projects are rated, use these additional filters to p...

How To Get A Charisma Makeover

2008-06-14T15:29:48+08:00

People these days spend a fortune on trying to make themselves attractive. Many of them even go so far as to have cosmetic surgery. A term that has become popular is total makeover, where a person seeks to improve every part of their physical appearance.

If you want to become successful you would be better served by having a charisma makeover than you would be by having a total physical makeover.

Why is charisma important?

Becoming successful always involves other people. Those people may be clients ...

Leadership Development - There Is Help At Hand

2008-06-14T15:31:45+08:00

Leadership development is one of the most popular learning and development topics within the training industry and has been for some time. Leadership development can be a hard area to address if employees recognise the need instead of the leaders themselves - after all telling a senior figure in any organisation that they need further development can be more than a little awkward. Having said this, leadership development needs to be addressed, as leaders play an active and vital role in any organisations' f...

Puppies Are Like Children, They Need Leadership & Guidance

2008-06-14T15:21:45+08:00

Dogs are very much pack animals? By this I mean, for a dog to function in a healthy and structured manner it has to have a structured in a well ordered environment. If a dog cannot recognize what the natural order of things in a house is i.e. the pecking order?for want of a better description then the dog will try and attempt to assert his own pecking order.

How many times have we seen a situation quite often to be blunt when pet dogs are really surrogate children and the entire house revolves around the ...

Financial Services Professionals: The Business of Busy-ness, is it Destroying Your Sales?

2008-06-14T15:29:48+08:00

Did you know that the word "business" actually comes from the word "busy"?
Financial services sales offers us several ways of keeping busy. In fact, three types of activities fill everyone's days - those which are income GENERATING ... income CONSERVING ... and income CONSUMING.

The challenge is staying focused on the right activities and in the financial services industry you are probably responsible for all three!

Income generating activities are the lifeblood of your business. They are where all t...

Ensuring Effective Leadership Choice in Organization

2008-06-14T15:28:51+08:00

This article will provide brief overview about the concept and definition of leadership, set of competencies required and choices of power available for leaders through which they can work for organizational benefits.

There is no second thought about the fact that like in normal social life, organizations cannot deny existence and effectiveness of leadership for organizational objectives. In the simplest way, leadership can de defined as influencing other to act towards the attainment of a goal (Rehfeld, ...

How to run a Staff Appraisal?

2008-06-14T15:29:40+08:00

One of the most difficult tasks a manager's has to perform is that of staff appraisal. Many management training programs and manager training courses conduct separate classes on this. Staff appraisal is like skating on thin ice. The result of a staff appraisal rarely satisfies the staff and the management. So, how to run a staff appraisal? At the outset it is important to remember that agreeing to the objectives of staff appraisal as well as making effective use of staff appraisal can improve the performanc...

What Successful Businesses Do To Be Successful

2008-06-14T15:29:49+08:00

How does a small company become successful? It is such a provocative question that it prompted me to do some research. Despite the bad news we so often hear about businesses closing or moving, I found some encouraging news. After interviewing and working with many small companies, common trends began to emerge regarding what they did to be successful. There are a total of fourteen principles and the successful companies implement most, of not all of these principles: attitude, sales, business strategy, mark...

Be Wise Like an Owl in Choosing Your Breakthrough Directions

2008-06-14T15:29:38+08:00

Owls are wise. They hunt at night when few others can compete with them for food. During the day when all the other birds are busy competing with one another, owls enjoy a nice snooze. As a result, owls always eat well.

I want you to be wise in the same way by picking the right time and place to pursue your breakthroughs.

A mistake that many people make is to focus on relatively unimportant activities in creating breakthrough solutions (ways of accomplishing 20 times as much with the same time, effort,...

Business Leadership Training: How To Lead Your Team Successfully By Exercising Guidance

2008-06-14T15:28:33+08:00

Leader, manager, foreman, boss.... These titles (and others) describe people who are responsible for getting a job done by directing others. The key point to remember is more than one worker must be involved in the effort for the project to be completed correctly. Therefore, the leader must be able to successfully guide each participating individual through his or her part in the process.

Often, the person in this leadership position has been recently promoted into it because of his or her proficiency at ...

Famous Leadership Styles - Contrasting Leaders and Their Methods

2008-06-14T15:29:34+08:00

Pictures of the well known and well to do are flashed across TV screens and adorn glossy magazine covers daily. We love celebrity. We watch their every movement, daydream about what it is like to live the life. Wonder how they got there. For those that worked their way to the top and did not happen on some moment of circumstance leadership was part of the climb to the top.

When thinking of leaders it is not only the good that come to mind. History has provided us with plenty of both from which to choose....

Leadership Skills - Methods and Practice to Improve Your Skills

2008-06-14T15:29:34+08:00

We have all heard it said, "There is room for improvement". Leadership is no exception. Effectiveness of knowledge in leadership is a key component. The need for education and development of the team as well as the leader is crucial to improve and maintain effectiveness. Instructional methods that teach the qualities of decision making, problem solving and communication are relevant to both sides of leadership, the leader and the follower.

The best leadership style is one that helps motivate people to pe...

What Leadership Development Can Do For You

2008-06-14T15:31:30+08:00

Trying to define leadership is not easy. Many of the world's most prominent philosophers have defined leadership and the conclusions that they have reached have had wide differences. One distinction is that leaders do not show people what to do but rather they tell them what to do and then lets their people surprise them.

This method was coined by influential Second World War general George S. Patton and despite being more than slightly barbaric he was considered a very good leader. Napoleon called a lea...

Success Leaves Clues

2008-06-14T15:29:48+08:00

In my study of people who have a knack for success, who seem to make the accurate choice at the best time, and who appear to constantly be in the right place at the right time, I noticed some essential success principles that they all use.

Their use of these principles is almost automatic. In other words, it is hard-wired into their nervous system. It is reflexive. It is an aspect of their subconscious programming.

No doubt there are many other principles responsible for their success, but these few wer...

Turn Business Model Leadership into Industry Leadership

2008-06-14T15:31:57+08:00

Most companies see acquisitions as the primary path to industry leadership. Yet seldom are such acquiring companies innovative with business models.

Will acquiring continue to be the best, fastest and cheapest path to competitive insulation? If acquiring survives as a path to industry leadership, how will it change?

Goldcorp makes an interesting study example. The company turned the gold mining industry upside down by holding a global contest to find more gold in its gold mine. The result was to add an...

How Speakers, Trainers, Coaches and Consultants Lose Money

2008-06-14T15:29:22+08:00

It's often been said, "You can't be all things to all people." So I accept the fact that as a speaker, trainer, coach or consultant, you can't offer every service or topic that your clients may want or need. But you need to get as close as possible if you want to gain as much as possible from that relationship and ensure an easier road to referrals!

The toughest part about the human development industry is FINDING a CLIENT. Providing that client with whatever service they wanted is the EASY part - the FUN...

Banish that Helpless Feeling When Trends Turn Negative

2008-06-14T15:29:38+08:00

People who feel helpless often react that way because they cannot locate any acceptable alternatives in their own minds. A good way to circumvent that problem is to find others who have had similar problems, and ask them what they would do in your situation. Undoubtedly, you'll get some ideas, and then you can test the more plausible ones on a limited basis to find out which ones actually work.

Alan G. Robinson and Sam Stern report that the Japanese national railway company was building a tunnel through o...

Thirteen Tips to Effective Upward Management

2008-06-14T15:29:48+08:00

Ever known a manager who held great respect of his or her team but was not respected by his or her management? Or maybe you've had a manager that just couldn't get things done effectively because he or she just didn't know how to "work the system"? Or even still, are you are a manager who is continually frustrated because you can't get your manager to do what you need him or her to do? If any of these sound familiar to you, welcome to the world of ineffective upward management.

Upward management is one o...

Getting Creative: Finding Great Ideas When You Need One! Part Two

2008-06-14T15:29:48+08:00

First, set aside analysis and criticism. They will be important later. Analytical thinking causes a creativity to stop. Once analysis and criticism enter the picture, people censor their thoughts and share only what they feel will be acceptable or what they can defend. Criticism in any form is the fastest way to kill creativity. Next, generate some good ideas to work with. Step back and look at the challenges you are dealing with from a distance. Force yourself to look at several different perspectives. Her...

A Personal Time Choice

2008-06-14T15:29:48+08:00

Our personal experiences with time often force us to draw sets of conclusions which seem to contradict each other. They set up a paradox in which it is difficult to see how both conclusions can be true. Yet, on closer examination, the conclusions often are both correct. For example, no one has enough time, yet everyone has all there is.

Often, one of the statements in a paradox is based on conventional wisdom, while the other statement challenges that wisdom by pointing out a deeper truth. No one has enou...

Achieve Positive Attitude Through Self-Discipline

2008-06-14T15:29:48+08:00

Attitude is defined as the way you dedicate yourself to the way you think. Think negative or think positive is a choice and a process. Negative is (unfortunately) an instinctive process. Positive is a learned self-discipline that must be studied and practiced every day.

To achieve a positive attitude, you must take physical, verbal and mental actions. Here are a few short chunks of attitude - awareness and actions - that will help put you (or keep you) on the positive path:

1. Admit it is the fault of n...

Can Transformational Leadership Play A Part In Solving The Human Crisis?

2008-06-14T15:29:14+08:00

You may have noticed the world is having some challenges with us humans at the moment. She is getting a bit hot under the collar, and probably wouldn't think too much about wiping us off her face, like she did with the dinosaurs. Considering that the dinosaurs lived for hundreds of thousands of years, and some still live today, I would consider them pretty adaptable. Humans seem to be having some big challenges with changing these days, and yet we have the arrogance to mock the dinosaurs.

So what is it go...

Conduct Your Own Leadership Seminar: The 10 Step Process

2008-06-14T15:31:40+08:00

The Value of a Leadership Seminar

Contrary to the opinion of many, leadership skills can be taught, and many effective leaders have learnt the various strategies needed to accomplish leadership. It is not something that you necessarily have to be born with, although of course life may be somewhat easier for those people if choosing leadership roles. So an advertised leadership seminar will not be there simply to hone the skills of natural leaders, it may be there to teach leadership skills to those withou...

Inspired Leadership can Sustain Motivation

2008-06-14T15:30:34+08:00

When people talk about motivation and how to achieve it they usually think along the line of trying to do or say something to create the required actions.

However, to create real long term motivation it has to come from within the person them self, so as a leader how do we achieve the ability to motivate other people. It has long been thought and still is in many companies that having a big meeting with all the top earners telling their story's, creates a motivated and energised group of Distributors. It ...

Novell Continues Linux Market Leadership in China

2008-06-14T15:31:30+08:00

WALTHAM, Mass., USA -- Novell holds a 25.1 percent share of the Linux market in China, surpassing other local and international Linux distributors. Novell's success in China reflects a strong commitment to Chinese open source development and to Novell's growing customer base in this rapidly expanding market.

"Looking back at China's Linux Market in 2005, we can see that Novell was no doubt the biggest star," said Qian Lei, Computer & Software Analyst, CCID Consulting. "Novell has gained good results from ...

Successful Leadership Strategies

2008-06-14T15:29:49+08:00

Ensuring Successful Analysis, by: analysing the operating environments on a regular basis, and additionally when major changes occur; using legal and ethical means to gather information; using experienced specialists to gather and analyse the information; using an appropriate range of information gathering tools and techniques; gathering information from an appropriate range of sources; ensuring that forecasts, trends, predictions, are supported by sufficient evidence. The objective is to carry out an analy...

Seven Reasons Why Great Leaders Are Not Part Of Their Team

2008-06-14T15:29:48+08:00

There has been so much emphasis, in recent years, on being a team player that many managers who work their way up through the ranks in an organization simply can't cut it as leaders. Why? Because no-one has taught them that once you are the leader you are no longer part of the team.

Let's look at seven reasons why great leaders are not members of their team.

Reason 1: Vision

Jesus wasn't one of the apostles he was the reason that the apostles existed as apostles.

The leader has to create the vision ...

COMPROMISE vs. SACRIFICE

2008-06-14T15:29:48+08:00

This is an invaluable distinction for the new revolutionary, the visionary, who is not focused on fighting over scarce resources, but looking to create the world she envisions.

ORIENTATION:

Compromise - 1. Giving up something important to gain something of higher value, yet feeling like you lost. 2. Choosing between two values in a way that wounds your spirit, drains your power and limits your vision. 3. Choosing from guilt, from fear or from a position.

Sacrifice - Giving up something important to ...

The Characteristics Of A Great Employee

2008-06-14T15:29:48+08:00

Some years ago a massive study was conducted in America, England and Australia to try to determine the most important characteristics of successful managers. They asked over 100,000 successful managers what they believed was their most valuable skill. The number one answer was hiring the right people.

If you want great success in your business then hire a great team. It sounds very simple but what constitutes a great employee? Here are seven qualities of a great employee.

1. A passion for their work.

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Build Market Leadership and Prosperity

2008-06-14T15:32:01+08:00

"Change the environment; do not try to change man."
-R. Buckminster Fuller

In this article, I introduce you to a new life-change question and answer that question.

The question was originally posed to me by Mr. Robert R. McEwen, then CEO of Goldcorp, a gold-mining company based in Toronto. Sitting in the back seat of my rental car, he leaned forward to speak to me and asked a question I had never heard before:

"Do you think a CEO would be better off working on improving the company's business model...

Helplessness Can Turn a Big Company into One Big, Unhappy Company

2008-06-14T15:29:38+08:00

The Helplessness Stall often follows the Wishful Thinking Stall. Here's an example of how that can occur. Sales and earnings at a large retail chain had been declining for years.

The chain's executives were continually forecasting a turnaround that never came - - that's the wishful thinking beginning of this painful example. After a decade of steadily sinking performance and continuing layoffs, the company's morale had reached the bargain-basement level.

Optimism had disappeared. Everyone feared addit...

Empowered Leadership

2008-06-14T15:21:41+08:00

It seems that every decade or so there is some new fad the runs through the business world in terms of supervision and in the world of diversity management, downsizing, outsourcing, generational work conflicts and the information age, things are even more complicated than ever before.

No longer does a one size fits all leadership model really work. We can't treat everyone the same and expect that everything will just work out?somehow. Managers and leaders must have a framework with which to manage their w...

How does one capitalize on Intuitive Skills in business?

2008-06-14T15:29:22+08:00

If you have ever been around someone with great intuitive skills, it can look almost like magic the way they seem to just know things. Perhaps your mother had great intuition, always knowing just when you needed a hug and just when you needed a push. In the world of business, too, there are people whose intuition is sharp and accurate, usually helping them toward business success. Leaders recognize the importance of intuitive skills and continually develop and refine this skill as part of their leadership d...

Lessons In Leadership: What NOT to Do from A Canoe!

2008-06-14T15:31:49+08:00

When it comes to fishing, my husband takes the lead. But his lack of leadership ability in a recent canoe trip on the Boundary Waters in Northern Minnesota offered wonderful lessons on how leaders can unknowingly screw up.

(1) Assign responsibility without authority.
Bill insisted that in order to cast his fishing line, he needed to be in the back of the canoe. I was to paddle as he cast and trolled his lure. The only challenge is that the ability to steer a two-person canoe is handled by the person ...

Look for the Benefit in Setbacks to Gain the Most Profit

2008-06-14T15:29:49+08:00

Your biggest customer calls to say that the firm is going into bankruptcy and won't be able to pay the six month's worth of outstanding invoices. You wish him well and hold your head in pain.

An hour later, you discover that your plant is in violation of OSHA (Occupational Health and Safety Administration) standards. You have to pay a large fine and buy millions in new equipment before you can restart operations.

If that weren't enough, your lawyer calls to say that a large sex discrimination suit has b...

Is Your Fear Of Public Speaking Hold You Back?

2008-06-14T15:29:49+08:00

A recent Gallup poll found that 40% of adults have a fear of public speaking. Comedian Jerry Seinfeld once stated that at a funeral, most people would rather be inside the casket than giving the eulogy!

Public speaking fear can cripple your career since it's almost impossible to be successful in business without having to speak to a large group at some point in time. But an excruciating fear of speaking can make this a painful experience.

Whether you call it performance anxiety or stage fright this cri...

FAITH vs. VISION

2008-06-14T15:29:40+08:00

Some people operate from faith, some from vision. Both are invaluable for tomorrow's leaders and creators. Learn the distinction between faith and vision, and how you can leverage each.

INTRODUCTION:

Before exploring the distinctions between these two concepts, consider that what is meant by any word is determined largely by the context in which it is used. So, rather than assuming you know what is meant here by faith and vision, look closely to understand the context in which we're using them.

One of...

The "Stuff" of Motivational Speakers

2008-06-14T15:29:34+08:00

Life experiences are the vehicles used by motivational speakers. Traveling the highway of life offers people opportunities and challenges that fuel these experiences. Rich histories of lessons learned can and do provide the material that is used in the creating and presenting of work of a motivational speaker. The pace of life is so hectic that seldom do people stop to reflect upon their experiences. Most are too busy to think about how they got to be where they are. Expert motivational speakers take the ti...

Success Through Recognizing Failure

2008-06-14T15:29:34+08:00

In the U.S. education system the goal is to leave no one behind. As a result a great many graduates have never been allowed to fail. This isn't because they are actually skilled or talented. It is because the system doesn't allow for failure. Without having a chance to fail, these students are deprived of one of the most powerful ways of learning. Without having a chance to fail, students are taught to avoid failure which means they avoid risk. Teaching students to avoid risk teaches them to avoid the very ...

Leadership - How to Challenge an Organization

2008-06-14T15:29:34+08:00

A good leader can take a team and accomplish things that no one believed was possible. In order to do this they must make incremental changes that are challenging, but not impossible. By giving their organization a string of successes they will build momentum and attitudes that will help them overcome even difficult situations in the future.

Good teachers take their students far beyond what the students think is possible in a short period of time. A good leaders do the same.

Teachers break the overall s...

Leadership Exposed

2008-06-14T15:29:22+08:00

Much has been written about leadership: rules, pointers, styles, and biographies of inspiring leaders throughout world history. But there are certain leadership ideas that we fail to recognize and realize in the course of reading books. Here is a short list of things you thought you knew about leadership.

1. Leaders come in different flavors: There are all different types of leaders and you will probably encounter more than one type in your lifetime.

Formal leaders are those we elect into positions or ...

Successful Team Motivation Part 1

2008-06-14T15:29:40+08:00

Einstein had an amazing ability to explain very complicated concepts and principles in very simple terms. In fact I've often thought that the ability to reduce complexities to fundamentals is key to higher thinking. An example of Einstein's reductivist abilities, and his sense of humor, he once gave this definition of Relativity:
When a man sits with a petty girl for an hour, it seems like a minute. But let him sit on a hot stove for a minute, then it will seem like more than an hour. This is relativity....

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