Tag: leadership
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Are You Wasting Time On The Job?
Recent government statistics show a trend that employees are spending more time on non-work activities while on the job. Let’s look at the problem.
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Leadership Library: Lead Yourself First
The focus for becoming a great leader is usually on how you relate to the people around you. But the book, “Lead Yourself First” takes a more introspective approach.
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Leadership Library: “The Effective Executive” by Peter Drucker
According to management guru Peter Drucker, there are five habits that effective executives need to develop. His book, “The Effective Executive” outlines each of them.
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Leadership Library: The Leadership Challenge
The book, “The Leadership Challenge: How To Make Extraordinary Things Happen In Organizations,” is a best-selling book that has been providing advice to managers for over 25 years. Yet, not everyone has learned its lessons.
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Leadership Library: “Leadership In Turbulent Times”
We can learn a lot about leadership by studying great leaders. Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin profiles four political leaders in her book “Leadership: In Turbulent Times.”
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Top Tips To Avoid Burnout At Work
If you are burned out at work, you are not alone. Many Americans say they have too much to do and not enough time to get it all done. But stress will cause health problems. So, follow these steps to deal with your burnout.
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Tame Your Calendar and Increase Your Productivity
If your calendar is out of control with meeting after meeting, I have some ideas on how you can use it more effectively.
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Why Are Some People Difficult To Manage or Work With?
Some work colleagues are easygoing, while others always seem to want to throw obstacles in the way. Managing or working with difficult employees are key frustrations in the workplace. Why and what can you do about it?
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The Power of Writing Things Down
“Every idea you have and everything you need to do should be written down.” That’s the subject of today’s LEADERSHIP PLUS.
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4 Tips For Communicating Your Vision
Even though you might have a vision for your organization or department, it is not always easy to convey it to others. We can learn how from observing Presidents Kennedy, Eisenhower and others.
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Waiting For Others To Do Their Jobs
I’ve developed a system to keep track of tasks that I’ve assigned to others so that deadlines are kept. It’s also a good way of keeping tabs on promises that people make to me.
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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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Respect, Disrespect, and Insubordination In The Workplace
Respect in the workplace is a two-way street. What happens when you face someone who never shows respect, or is insubordinate?
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Leadership Lessons from a U.S. General
While you and I don’t take our troops into battle, this is wise advice for everyone who wants to be an effective leader.
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Appropriate Relationships With Employees
Leaders learn how to coach their employees. That means getting to know them so they can determine how they can best motivate them. But everyone is different, so it’s important get to know what makes them tick.
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Four Tips For Leading During Covid
We had hoped that Covid would be behind us by now. But now that its ramifications continue, leaders should focus on things to keep their employees healthy and productive.
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How Has Your Workday Changed Since You Started Working From Home?
A new research report presents interesting findings about how Americans have adapted to working from home. Some of the results may not be what you expect.
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Use Your Calendar For Increased Productivity
Manage your calendar, or it will manage you. To begin, I suggest that you use your calendar correctly. Protect your calendar so that meeting requests can be prioritized.
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Evaluating Your Skills As A Communicator
Leaders spend most of their days communicating with different stakeholders. Yet many employees complain that the directions they get from their bosses are often unclear. Moreover, even if the instructions are clear, sometimes expectations are vague.
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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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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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Why I Won’t Ever “Retire”
I decided that what I wanted to use the knowledge I gained by making my own mistakes to help the next generation of leaders in public media – and in other non-profits – prepare for the tasks they face
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