Getting Leadership Direction: 3 Reliable Sources

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Steve Goble

Directions?  I Don’t Need Directions!! As you look back at the first few months of 2011, ask yourself these important questions: What is the road that you and your business have been traveling down? Are your profits up? Have you made preparations for your vacation this year? Can you afford to take one? If you’re [...]

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Leadership: Idealism vs. Realism

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Eleanor Biddulph

Balancing the emotional, psychological, and empirical aspects of what it takes to be a strong leader is always at play in the minds of those who study leadership. For me, I recently took a journey through the aspects of what it means to balance idealism and realism. In his newest book, “Poke The Box,” Seth Godin shares [...]

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Leadership Follies – Clearly Speaking

Posted on November 11, 2010 by Anil Saxena

Have you ever been in a business meeting or conference and hear someone in the audience whisper loudly “BINGO!” If so, they were probably entertaining themself by playing along in an under-the-radar-game called Buzzword Bingo. There is nothing more confusing than to try to figure out exactly what is meant by jargon-laden sayings. Early on, [...]

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Leaders Living Their Choices

Posted on October 4, 2010 by Anthony Roberts

As I travel the country training leaders, it still amazes me how many people say the actions of others make them angry, upset, or disappointed. People believe the actions of others MAKE them act out in a certain manner. Of course, when we put some thought behind it, we realize no one has the ability to [...]

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Do You Listen with Your Eyes?

Posted on April 23, 2010 by Gwenn Andahazy

Do You Listen with Your Eyes? I had just finished providing instructions to one of my team members. As was customary, she took notes and nodded. I concluded the conversation with my usual line, “Are you ready to get started?”  Her enthusiastic “Yes” was belied by the furrow in her brow and her reluctance to [...]

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Leaders: Abandon Ship or Row to Shore?

Posted on March 31, 2010 by Mandy Russell

What is it that makes a high performing team? Imagine this… You have just started your new job post and you are about to meet your new team. If it feels like the first day at school for you! But take moment and think about your team. Just imagine how they are feeling. Is it [...]

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Leadership Balance: It’s About Spinning Plates!

Posted on March 18, 2010 by Mandy Russell

“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving.”  Albert Einstein Leadership is about spinning plates, both in the workplace and outside of it. as a leader, our daily business goal is to create compelling vision and allow our future leaders to devise stretch-goals that drive business growth. We motivate, [...]

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