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At this stage of my business development I have been making it a point to study some of most Successful Entrepreneur of our time.
As a one of my old business coach one said:
“The key to success is to find someone that has what you want and do what they do”-Dani Johnson
Long gone is the ... Views:2716
Due to the competitive nature of the world today, Developing Leadership Skills are crucial to the success of any business.
True leadership cannot be appointed or assigned, Developing your Leadership Skills is the only way to get people to follow you. There is a common misconception that ... Views:1198
In order to stay competitive and profitable, many companies are unable to offer customers a price that’s significantly lower than their competition or value that’s significantly higher. Often only its salespeople can make a company stand out from a multitude of other businesses that offer ... Views:1050
This is the third part of a three part series on Sales Training Tips taken from our book "The Agile Manager's Guide to Customer-Focused Selling":
Sales Professional's Tip #9 - Set Goals. Wise people have said, "Time waits for no one," "To waste time is to waste life," and "Time is the stuff ... Views:983
This coming month, members of the Remarkable Leadership Learning System will be focused building their creativity skills. These are of course important skills for leaders to possess – both for them personally and to support the creative ideas of the rest of their team.
Think about it this way ... Views:652
“Everyone has a boss…,” from the President of the United States, to the assembly line worker in a factory. Leadership and accountability go hand-in-hand, you can’t have one without the other, in fact, leadership without accountability is akin to a dictatorship; accountability without leadership ... Views:1160
This is the second part of a three part series on Sales Training Tips taken from our book The Agile Manager's Guide to Customer-Focused Selling":
Sales Professional's Tip #5 - Use Your Selling Time Wisely
Use the hours between 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM to speak with prospects and ... Views:981
Below are some sales tips from our book "The Agile Manager's Guide to Customer-Focused Selling":
Sales Professional's Tip #1 - Improve Your Listening. Customer are comfortable with and trusting of salespeople who are excellent listeners. To listen better:
Prepare questions in ... Views:1031
The creative process is advanced in the direction we desire - or not - by the power of our words. Words energize our thoughts. Words are our thoughts spoken out loud; they set the trajectory for our thoughts. They are one step closer to determining the actions we take. Guard your thoughts; they ... Views:1053
Below you will learn more about the four behavioral styles: Dominance, Influencing, Steadiness and Conscientiousness. Learn the goals and fears of each style, what they tend to overuse and how each style can be more effective.
DOMINANCE – Focuses on Controlling the ... Views:1024
Research shows that we filter out or change the intended message of what we hear in 70% of our communication. That's a lot of the time! If we filter out or change it that often it is REALLY important that we learn how to send and receive messages to make sure we are being heard and are hearing ... Views:1124
There are few things as sad as when a person discovers the importance of his relationships too late in life. Too late, because so many years were wasted on the wrong priorities, pursuing success in the workplace at all costs, being caught up in endless conflict, platonic relationships, jealousy, ... Views:1079
Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage - Anais Nin
Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; Genius will not; Education will not. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent - Calvin Coolidge
It is the conversations we have with ourselves ... Views:837
This paper tries to emphasize on the importance of developing a strong organizational culture for getting enduring success & growth & suggests best practices for enforcing a strong culture. This paper also emphasizes that simply drafting & articulating the vision, mission, & core values will not ... Views:1030
Giving feedback to a subordinate on how to improve their performance can often leave you feeling uncomfortable-like you are walking on eggshells. That is because most of the time we talk at rather than with the person.
In traditional communication, we usually start with one of two approaches. ... Views:739
In this day and age, everyone sells. From the receptionist who answers the telephone to the accounting clerk who deals with a client’s billing inquiry, everyone sells. It is vitally important for each person to understand a few of the important relationship skills used by top ... Views:912
Good results come from strong self-management habits. The important point to remember, though, is that self-management habits are learned behavior. They can be changed. Your self-management habits may control your destiny, but you can control your habits. The first step is to change your ... Views:842
Here is a suggestion for your next sales meeting. Create a list of all the job functions of the people your sales team members need to reach. These can include decision makers and decision influencers. Then, on a flip chart or white board, brainstorm as many business issues you can for each ... Views:850
Change is the theme of our times. We can either embrace it and proactively create the change we want to see or allow it to randomly come upon us. Either way, change will continue to be a part of our lives. Neuroscience can help us as leaders to learn how to optimally operate our truly amazing ... Views:877
Change occurs constantly and your business must learn to adapt. From the telegraph to the cell phone, the personal computer to the Internet, companies have access to newer and better tools to do business in the 21st century.
However, many organizations find success, even moderate success, yet ... Views:1092
I have used juggling as a way to relax, to start conversations, I’ve used it as a metaphor to teach lessons in training, and as a result have taught hundreds of people how to juggle as well.
Since I learned that Saturday was World Juggling Day, I decided to share some connections and ideas ... Views:861
I’ve spent the last several days in Las Vegas. I am typically there 3-5 times per year on business. On this trip, several things happened in the first couple days that are lessons for us as people and leaders. So let me share each of these moments with you – and what we can all learn from them. ... Views:602
Did 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:1246
Even though you are talented, you cannot hope to succeed in your professional life until you possess excellent leadership skills in you. However, having leadership skill is something that everyone desires to have, but most of the people lack. Here in the article, we have brought some magnificent ... Views:625
Sleep is apparently a little known secret to good leadership that is critical to high performance and well-being. It is not just for beauty rest; there are plenty of leadership and health reasons for getting a good night's sleep.
It has unfortunately become acceptable and even encouraged in ... Views:949
For many people, the ability to lead is a learned skill developed through years of trial and error and observation of those around them they consider to be good leaders. However, the capacity to lead is ingrained in some people, and the best way to discover any potential leaders within your ... Views:679
Though some aspects of good leadership such as confidence and problem solving skills may be taught in leadership courses, there are some things that simply must come about naturally to have the desired effect. The benefits of the most important leadership traits are obvious, though the actual ... Views:810
I live in Indianapolis, Indiana – the only town in America that doesn’t have Memorial Day weekend - we have Race Weekend. This doesn’t mean we don’t honor those who gave their lives for our country (in fact, we honor them in more ways than most), it just means that the last weekend in May is ... Views:770
Mark Twain once said, If you want energy go out and give it to someone else. Over the years I have been fortunate to lead not only businesses but several volunteer organizations. The ones where we had the greatest success is where all of us were creating energy.
Yet, many self-employed ... Views:904
If you have flown anytime in the last several years you have heard some version of this announcement:
At this time, we request that all mobile phones, pagers, radios, and remote controlled toys be turned off for the full duration of the flight, as these items might interfere with the ... Views:744
A real change leader is courageous in dealing with personal growth - changing one's self. Let's be clear here; personal growth is not about 'fixing yourself'. It is about learning and growing to reach more of your true potential. A leader will need to acknowledge her or his fear and keep moving ... Views:828
Perhaps noted as one of the greatest United States presidents of all time, Abraham Lincoln’s early life may not have reflected his potential greatness. He failed in business. He lost election to the state legislature, Speaker of the House, nomination for Congress, appointment of land officer, ... Views:824
The world has never seen a great leader in the world or in business who has lacked commitment. If you want to be an effective leader, you have to be committed. Why? True commitment will attract and inspire people. They are attracted to your conviction.
To lead others you have to believe ... Views:1001
The world has never seen a great leader in the world or in business who has lacked commitment. If you want to be an effective leader, you have to be committed. Why? True commitment will attract and inspire people. They are attracted to your conviction.
To lead others you have to believe ... Views:1001
The world’s high profile and top earning companies are not immune to the everyday challenges that the rest of the business realm experiences. They too can suffer a hard time maintaining highly talented employees; even the cream of the crop in the most senior positions can end up leaving their ... Views:3096
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 ... Views:893
CEO DISEASE & MOTLEY FOOLS
Since this publication may be read by many CEOs – “Chief Energizing Officers”–, I’ve chosen the above title for the article. The truth is: we all suffer from CEO disease and need motley fools. Feedback from motley fools is the breakfast of champions. I will ... Views:1103
Spring cleaning is a phrase that is usually relegated to the home, but it is just as relevant to the well-being, productivity and future of a small business or a large corporation.
Spring cleaning is the practice of cleaning a home from top to bottom, especially after long hard winters in ... Views:2977
Spring cleaning is a phrase that is usually relegated to the home, but it is just as relevant to the well-being, productivity and future of a small business or a large corporation.
Spring cleaning is the practice of cleaning a home from top to bottom, especially after long hard winters in ... Views:2977
There is something intriguing and hot about people who act incredibly successful even before seeing any results. I have this eternal admiration for so many of my cyber pals and authors who radiate self-confidence, love and success through my computer screen. This leadership posture is not by ... Views:884
When the social media movement came along with the promise to build my tribe, I truly hoped it would pass me by. I was already working crazy hours to build my business and doing the things necessary to build relationships – attending local workshops, lunch and learns and nearly every mixer in ... Views:1010
A cornerstone of resiliency is adaptability: the skill of finding multiple solutions to an event, challenge, or opportunity. The emphasis is on the word "multiple". The more options one can create, the greater is one's resiliency quotient.
However, innovative thinking requires a different ... Views:872
Quite frequently aspiring entrepreneurs dream of starting a new business, but they don’t know what kind of business to start. They think that they must come up with a novel idea – something that no one else has ever thought of or seen.
However, new businesses don’t have to be started on a ... Views:1278
As the economy took a downslide, I have seen a lots of friends come to me asking how they can get a job for the company I work at. They didn’t want to take just any job and start at the bottom. My question back to them is why not? The answer I got in return was generally they had an MBA and ... Views:1217
"People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing - that's why we recommend it daily."
~ Zig Ziglar
For the CEO, it is always a challenge to motivate his employees and also keep them motivated. Motivated employees are at the forefront to take up new challenges, adapt ... Views:1757
Politics is acquisition, management & distribution of power’, this is what I learned in my International Relations class in University. But, how to acquire and manage power?
I will take a look at this question with the help of 8 different terms that have been defined on CNN website in ‘eight ... Views:719
Remember the movie The Devil Wears Prada? In case you don’t, it’s the one where Meryl Streep plays the single minded magazine editor. She lives for her power within the fashion industry. She can make or break an upcoming designer’s career as well as the ones of her subordinates. Self serving and ... Views:1193
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On May 6, 1954 the world heard that number.
That was the time that Roger Bannister ran the mile at the Iffley Road track in Oxford.
It was the first time someone ran a mile in less than 4 minutes.
Legend has it that doctors thought the 4 minute mile was a barrier that humans ... Views:712
Here’s an interesting question I received on Linkedin from Richard Sink who asked:
“What lessons can you share with us about strategies when trying to turn your ideas (be it for social good or professional gain) into a reality?”
Hi Richard,
Great question. I work with start up’s on ... Views:1281
Last week I shared my one line response to a popular question I am often asked — “What’s your advice on achieving fast business growth?”
“Never try to do it alone” is always my response.
If you enjoyed reading about the 3 powerful leadership principles that helped operations manager Beth ... Views:993