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Heres The REAL Reason Bush Won: The Dark Night Of The Leadership Soul
George Bush won the election because he was finally able to break out of the presidential bubble and give "leadership talks" on a consistent basis.
Women in Leadership - How to Get Promoted
It is often much harder for women to get promoted than men. The most common characteristic of successful women is that they know how to express their excellence in a male dominated environment. How do they do it?
Beyond Authority: Debunking the Top 3 Leadership Myths
Have you noticed that across the business world people are recognizing that we are fast outgrowing the thinking and language of hierarchy, but we're also struggling to create a new, more collaborative future? The challenge for all is to figure out how to operate in this emerging paradigm?the one that our own efforts are helping to shape.
Mentors and Coaches: How to Be A Great Mentor
Though out your career you may be asked to become someone?s mentor. Mentoring is a rewarding activity for both you and the mentee ? it is a great way to give back while sharing your experiences and wisdom. And it?s very flattering to be asked and can appeal to our ego. Too often people agree, feeling very honoured by the request, before giving the role much thought. There is a significant investment of time and effort required to be a good mentor. If you do agree to become someone?s mentor you must realize that you have the ability to make a dramatic positive or negative impact on that person?these guidelines will help to ensure you fulfill your role well.
Two Vital Abilities Any Leader Must Have
As a business owner, you are a leader whether you like it or not. Whether you like it or not you have to guide your group in order to expand your organization. And whether you like it or not, there are some difficult situations that you have to confront and handle -- hopefully in a way that inspires confidence in you from your staff.
5 Tips to Help You Win Big & Become a Village Hero
A few years ago, I returned to my impoverished village in Haiti. Many in the village came to see me?the tiny and diseased child they didn?t expect to make it. Some of them used to call me Souyen and kokobay?words that mean ?crippled.? A man from the village, Alfred, reminded the people how they treated me. ?Today? He said, ?He returns as our village hero.?
The Three Factors of Leadership Motivation
Leaders do nothing more important than get results. But you can't get results by yourself. You need others to help you do it. And the best way to have other people get results is not by ordering them but motivating them. Yet many leaders fail to motivate people to achieve results because those leaders misconstrue the concept and applications of motivation.
3 Es For Leaders - Engage, Empower, Encourage!
"Enflamed with the study of learning and the admiration of
virtue; stirred up with high hopes of living to be brave...
and worthy..., dear to God, and famous to all ages."
- John Milton
3 Ds For Leadership Action... Dedicate, Direct, Dialogue!
"...And winged hope, with heart of fire, To gain the bliss
of thy desire." - William Winter
Take the Road Less Traveled
"Two roads diverged in a wood, and I,
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference."
- Robert Frost
People Problems -- Understanding the Dueling Paradigms
You?ve spent the last 12 years riding your technical skills up the corporate ladder.
Trust - The Most Vital Component in Leadership
"Trust is the emotional glue that binds followers and leaders together."
People or Objects? - - You Decide
"How you think determines how you act. How you act, in turn, determines how others react to you."
Who Needs Heroes?
When we were talking the other day we started to think about our heroes when we were young. After we had discussed the usual film star and sports stars that we idolised I remembered Derek. Derek was a couple of years ahead of me in school and he had everything; he always got straight ?A?s? and was formidable on the football field as well as one of the fastest over 100 metres. What?s more he didn?t appear to work at it. When the rest of us were ?slaving? away at our homework or sweating buckets trying to impress on the football field or athletics track he just turned up and got on with it. A natural, was how one of our teachers described him.
Ten Ways Women Can Visualize Themselves As Leaders
Women should not be afraid of or feel guilty about taking a leadership role--in their organization, in their community, in their own lives. What could you accomplish if you were leading your life instead of simply living your life?
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