Leadership

From Basics To Mastery

Kerri Salls — 2007-07-27

For all of us, emotional intelligence encompasses five basic areas of mastery. They are:

- Knowing your feelings and using them to make life decisions you can live with.

- Being able to manage your emotional life witho

Three Key Elements To Improving Leadership

Kerri Salls — 2007-07-27

Great leadership is the key to success. Great communication is the key to great leadership. Think of any great leader in modern time: Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Jr, and John F. Kennedy come to mind immediately. They were powerful leaders because the

To Reach Your Potential, Think In Terms Of Improvement

Kerri Salls — 2007-07-27

Based on John Maxwell's The Success Journey. Here are 10 Principles to becoming a dedicated self- developer. I'll be reflecting on this as I take a break this week.

1. Chose a Life of Growth -- When you sincerely dedicate yourself to

Why You Need A Board Of Advisors/Mastermind Group

Kerri Salls — 2007-07-27

This week I?��ve had a lot of discussions with people about Mastermind Groups. All large corporations have a Board of Directors to be sure the company stays true to their mission, hit their numbers and fulfill their responsibility to stockholders. Sma

Attitude Determines Altitude

Kerri Salls — 2007-07-27

Your attitude determines your altitude ?�C in business and in life. You can?��t change someone else?��s attitude for them. But this powerful adage is a great reminder that you can put in front of anyone who needs an attitude adjustment. I want to talk a

You Are Your Own - President

John Di Lemme — 2007-07-23

Congratulations! You are the president of your own nation, and it is called "Imagination". This particular nation is the driving force behind your life and is the underlying factor for your future. You need to realize that you have an enormous respon

The ABC of Superlative Leadership

Eric Garner — 2007-07-23

If you want to make the move from managing to leading, from being a professional to being an inspirer, from being one of the team to being a leader of the team, you need to know the ABC of Superlative Leadership.

A is for Appreciative

Vision: How Leaders See The Invisible

Eric Garner — 2007-07-23

The one thing that distinguishes great leaders from also-rans is the power, depth, and breadth of their vision.

Vision is a strange concept. It??s much more than just a goal or purpose. Goals simply state what we aim to achieve. Vision

How To Turn The Dream Into A Reality

Gina Gardiner — 2007-07-23

The first step is to understand that in order to achieve success you must take action. Inertia is the most common reason for lack of success!

What is your dream? Your goals for the future? What do you want to achieve in your life in th

Premature Articulation

Gina Gardiner — 2007-07-23

Ask anyone about what makes a good leader and they are sure to put the ability to communicate high on the list of necessary skills. Yet all to often communication is simply seen as the ability to speak.

Listening ?�C actively is an inc

Effective Listening

Gina Gardiner — 2007-07-23

All too often we are far more enthusiastic about talking than we are listening. Yet it is so vital if we are to communicate effectively. Most break downs in relationships are caused because people talk at each other without really making contact. Unl

Champagne Coorks Are Popping To Celebrate Your Promotion!

Gina Gardiner — 2007-07-23

Many people are stuck in dead end jobs, resentful that they are passed over for promotion. They know they are capable of more but something is holding them back.

You want to succeed ?�C What should you do?

The first thing

Mission: How Leaders Create The Greatest Version Of What You Can Be

Eric Garner — 2007-07-23

A statement of mission is one of the most powerful things you can do, whether you are running a major corporation or a small team. It expresses the purpose for the organisation?��s existence, its raison d?��etre, and becomes the rallying point around w

What Kind of Leader are You?

Barbara White — 2007-07-23

You are a leader if someone is following you. This could be as simple as one person watching you and following your example and encouragement, to being a leader in your home, your community, your workplace or even your nation. Leadership can take man

The Pygmalion Effect

Eric Garner — 2007-07-23

A team does as well as you and the team think they can.

This idea is known as ?��the self-fulfilling prophecy?��. When you believe the team will perform well, in some strange, magical way they do. And similarly, when you believe they won

Six Important Managerial Skills for Leadership

Barbara White — 2007-07-18

A mark of a good leader is to provide constant motivation to his team to maintain an excellence and quality in results. A good leader is always looking for ways to improve production and standards. Here are six skills you can develop in working to at

Leadership: Is It For You?

Noel Matthew — 2007-07-18

Leadership is something that is fundamentally part of a society. It is necessary in any good society that someone stands up and takes charge. Leadership is essential, we know that, but does that mean everyone out there is a leader? The fact of the ma

Ten Relationship Traits And Skills For Good Leadership

Barbara White — 2007-07-18

An important aspect of good leadership is the ability to work and relate with others. There are ten qualities that characterize successful leadership in the area of relating and communicating with other people.

1. Availability
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Are You a Leader or a Slacker?

John Di Lemme — 2007-07-18

Do you claim to be a Leader in your business or your field of expertise?

I have noticed that many people claim to be Leaders, but I consider them Slackers instead. A Slacker is someone that basically likes to give instruction or direc

Lead by the Right Example

Kevin — 2007-07-18

We?��ve all heard that leaders should lead by example; that people pay more attention to our deeds than our words. This is completely true. What is implied by this truth, but not always articulated, is that people will follow whatever example we set.<

Four Questions About Leadership

Kevin — 2007-07-18

I hear four questions asked about leadership often. This article gives a short answer to each of these important questions.

Why Does Leadership Matter?

Parents universally hope that their children develop leadersh

Narcissistic Leaders

Sam Vaknin — 2007-07-18

"It was precisely that evening in Lodi that I cam to believe in myself as an unusual person and became consumed with the ambition to do the great things that until then had been but a fantasy."

(Napoleon Bonaparte, "Thoughts")
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The Art Of Leadership

Ron Fory — 2007-07-18

The art of leadership is sought by virtually everyone. It is claimed by many, defined by a few, and exercised by the unheralded, depending on the source you use. In fact, we know a lot about leadership; it is the application of leadership that create

The Best Managers Are Leaders Too

John Wright — 2007-07-18

I was flying home several months ago from a management-leadership program I was teaching for a company in Phoenix, and I struck up a conversation with the gentleman next to me on the plane. During the conversation, I asked him if he considered his bo

Leadership Is Action... Not Position

Willie Jones — 2007-07-18

People respond to good leadership! Period! It is in all aspects of our lives, not just business. A mother is a leader in her home; a son may be leader of a team sport or a daughter the leader of the debate team. A group relies on the person in charge

MASTERMIND TEAM: DO YOU HAVE ONE?

John Di Lemme — 2007-07-10

The key to life is to be around the people who will empower you to reach the next level in life! In order to exceed your present reach, you need to be around people who will help you stretch a little farther. The secret to a productive mastermind tea

Leadership Just by Being Yourself

Peter J Fisher — 2007-07-10

Leadership is all about being yourself and demonstrating personal authenticity rather than learning some formula from a text book. Aspiring leaders therefore need to be true to themselves; not slavishly following other?��s ideas. Role models can be po

Team Building: Developing A Team To Rely On

Sandy Baker — 2007-07-10

Team building is very important when it comes to managing people. People are simply more willing to work together, when the atmosphere encourages it. For many organizations this is quite necessary for the business to run well. When everyone gets alon

A Good Leader Knows The Team?��s Colours

Barbara White — 2007-07-10

Leadership can be a very challenging task. As leaders we don?��t always get to choose who is on our team. In fact very often a leader inherits a team, of which most of the members have been there far longer than the leader, and may even know more abou

Ask Don't Tell Leadership: Why Do I Need A Business Plan?

Gary B Cohen — 2007-07-10

Why you need a business plan!!!

Q: In last week?��s column, you gave advice about starting a business, and you kept preaching about writing a business plan. I own a business, I don?��t have a plan, and I?��m doing just fine. What?��s the b

Ask Don't Tell Leadership: When To Start Your Own Business?

Gary B Cohen — 2007-07-10

When to start your own business?

Q: After working at one company for 10 years, I would like to begin my own business. What issues do I need to consider, and how do I know when it is the right time to take the ?��big step??��

Ask Don't Tell Leadership - How Do I Create Accountability As A Leader?

Gary B Cohen — 2007-07-10

Dear Coach,

Question: I own and run a company, but my leadership skills are sometimes lacking. My Senior Team refers to me as ?��Mr. Softy,?�� because I fail to discipline those who breach company policies. I am having particular difficu

Ask Don't Tell Leadership - What If I Lose Control Of My Staff As A Leader?

Gary B Cohen — 2007-07-10

Question: I am a sales manager for a business services firm in Minneapolis. I am responsible for all new business revenue for my company and I have 5 sales people that work for me. Of the 5 sales people only one is a star performer. The issue I am ha

Abe Lincoln: An Extraordinary Leader

Sean North — 2007-07-10

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, nominatio

Act on Some of the Facts

Sean North — 2007-07-10

Making any decision without having all of the information and facts beforehand can be very tough. I spoke with a young man recently and he told me that some of his professors had changed the rules on him in the administration of his classes. The syll