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Lead By Example: People Do What People See
Have you ever heard of John Maxwell? He is an author who has written multiple books on leadership, including the international best-seller "The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership." Maxwell says that leaders need to lead by example. As any parent will tell you, children...
Leadership Development – Leaders in the Making
Leadership is one of the most important factors in the success of any organization. Many questions arise like, "What makes an effective leader?", "How can I become a better leader?" While some people believe leaders are born and not made, others believe they can be...
People Management: You Can’t Build a Successful Business Without It
Your employees are a company's greatest asset. It is essential for a business to realize the value of its workforce and make efforts to retain those valuable people. Your employees' performance affects your business's bottom line, to say nothing of other factors like...
Empowering Leadership: The Key to Unlocking Human Potential
There are times in the business world when management theories shift. It’s like every few years or so there is some new trend that runs through the business world in terms of management and corporate leadership, downsizing, outsourcing, generational conflicts at work,...
Leadership Blind Spots: Uncovering Your Greatest Leadership Challenge
You've probably heard of the term "blind spot". We use it in traffic to refer to a blind spot in your car that you simply can't see behind you. Humans have blind spots in their lives and businesses as well, and these blind spots cause all sorts of trouble. We've all...
Lift Your Leadership Lid Through Daily Actions Part 2
In Part 1 of Lift Your Leadership Lid Through Daily Actions, I talked about ways you can increase your leadership skills by always being a student and studying people. This week, I’m talking about not just how to be a more effective leader but how to be an all-round...
Lift Your Leadership Lid Through Daily Actions Part 1
Best known for his internationally best-selling book The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, author and leadership expert John Maxwell writes that your leadership ability is the lid on your level of effectiveness and success. To reach a higher level of effectiveness,...
The Power of Vision – What Great Leaders Have That Sets Them Apart
The one thing great leaders have that sets them apart from the rest is vision; a certain ability that enables them to see what lies ahead of them. A vision goes beyond setting goals, as it inspires new possibilities and ways of thinking about what’s possible. A vision...
Five Undeniable Truths of Successful Leadership
There is a wide variety of different interpretations on what it means to be “a leader”. A countless amount of literature has been written about leadership: how to recognize it, how to improve upon it, and what leaders around the world have done that others can learn...
Creating a Culture of Engagement, Alignment, and Excellence
Many of us spend more time with our coworkers than we do with some members of our own families. For us to be content and fulfilled people, that time must be valuable in more ways than just to pay the bills. We don't just want a job. In addition to an honest wage, we...