Category: leadership
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Becoming A Leader By Showing Initiative
One of the primary characteristics of a workplace leader is that they show initiative. Companies like employees who work independently, help others, and are not afraid to go above and beyond what is expected of them. We look at how you can be recognized as someone who shows initiative.
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Are Your Employees Engaged, or Just Going Through The Motions?
A Gallup survey reports that only 15 percent of workers say that they are engaged while at work. If you are their supervisor, how should you address the problem? We have some tips.
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Critiques and Criticism: Never Easy – But Necessary
Even the most experienced managers find it challenging to offer critiques of their employee’s work. But if done correctly, constructive critiques can be beneficial and even motivational.
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Humility As A Leadership Skill
Of all the things students are taught in business school, the value of humility is not usually among them. Yet, that value is important to today’s leaders just as it has been to members of the Lakota nation. It proves we can find leadership lessons in many different places.
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Are You Grateful?
Showing gratitude for a job well done will pay many dividends with happier and more productive employees.
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Are You A Likeable Leader?
Would your colleagues consider you ‘likable?” It makes it easier to influence others if people see you that way. It may not come naturally to everyone, but there are some things you can do to win over people with whom you work.
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What We Can Learn From Amazon?
Analysts generally agree that part of Amazon’s success is its focus on the customer’s experience. They make it look easy, but they have carefully crafted leadership principles that guide their work. We can learn from their approach and adapt their ideas in our organizations.
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Be The Boss Everyone Wants
If you are the ‘boss’ how would people describe you? Do people want to work with you? Here are 5 things that will make you the boss everyone wants to work with.
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Earning Respect As A Manager
Everyone wants to be respected, but you have to earn it. You can’t go to the store and buy a bucket of respect.
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Leaders Are Readers: The Importance Of Developing the Reading Habit
Warren Buffet was once asked about his keys to success. He said it was because he read 500 pages every day. He compared it to compound interest. The more you read, the more you learn. But how do you fit it into your busy schedule?
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Who Has The “Real” Power In Your Organization?
Don’t underestimate how much capital you have – or could have. “There has been a shift in the way control is exhibited, and political capital is frequently more important than a person’s position on an organizational chart”
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How To Start A New Job As The Boss
Making a good first impression as a new boss is extremely important. Here are some tips that will help you get started on you new job when you are the boss.
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Testing Your Integrity
As a leader, you need to demonstrate your integrity if you expect your employees to behave the same way.
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Good Leaders Are Optimists
People feed off the attitudes of the people around them. If you want to be an effective leader, learn to be an optimist. It is good for your own health, but will also help your team have a better attitude about their work.
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An Executive Coach Can Be Your Guide to Greater Success
Good coaches provide advice and provide an objective analysis of problems managers face every day. As a result, you can move more deliberately and be more successful.
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What I Can Do About Racism
In difficult times like this, we need to provide leadership if we are serious about dealing with the problem of racism.
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Ten Tips To Help You Communicate Like A Leader
Just because you work in the communications field, doesn’t mean you are a great communicator. Here are ten tips that help leaders develop a strong communications strategy.
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Showing Appreciation During These Difficult Times
“Gratitude can have such a powerful impact on your life because it engages your brain in a virtuous cycle.”
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Leading Like A Boss
“Becoming a leader takes time and practice. It takes focus. It starts with a realization of the behaviors you need to embrace.”
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Show Leadership Through Your Words and Actions
On this edition of LEADERSHIP PLUS, being an effective leader is not about writing memos, it is about showing your leadership through what you say and what you do. Consider the behaviors you want to exhibit to your team.
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