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How often have you suffered through an endless, boring team meeting? The clock seems to go backwards. A 90-minute agenda, if there is one, takes a half-day to cover. People drink bottomless cups of coffee hoping to stay engaged. When the meeting is over, a jailbreak ensues. Eight people contribute four days of time with […]
October 25, 2010
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 […]
October 15, 2010
There are times that people in the workplace are very active and very passionate with what they are doing. Those are times of boom and amazing productivity. Yet, there are also times that motivation is low. Morale reaches rock bottom and the people simply lose their focus in working. When this happens, the output is […]
October 11, 2010
It has been said that one person cannot motivate another. Motivation comes from within each person. Motivation is an individual desire. It is up to the individual to motivate themselves to set goals, try, succeed, learn and grow, to move forward. Leaders create an environment that inspires others. It is with this inspiration that motivation […]
October 8, 2010
Are you a leader or a manager – is there a difference? Do you know what it is? Does it matter? Whilst there is much emphasis on the management aspect of change, much of the underlying cause of the catastrophic 70% failure rate in ALL change initiatives is directly attributable to a lack of leadership…. […]
September 17, 2010
Leadership versus management, which is more necessary to operating a business? The answer is both are necessary to the success of your business. But what makes a good manager? Or what makes a good leader? Are the skills of a manager similar to those of a leader? The relationship of management to leadership is important […]
September 6, 2010
There are distinct differences between leadership and management. Sometimes you are able to keep them separate, and sometimes you must act as both manager and leader. Here are the differences between leadership and management, as well as some tips on integrating the two. Leadership and management are two different concepts and actions. In many organizations, […]
September 3, 2010
Change is a constant. It’s always been with us, it always will be, and it’s never easy. That’s something that doesn’t change. But the challenge of dealing with it is greater today because the pace of that change is accelerating. Only fifty years ago, we had decades to adjust to significant changes. Today we often […]
August 23, 2010
1. Find The Obvious – Drucker looked for the obvious things in order to identify people’s greatest needs. It takes discipline to find them…and will lead to tremendous opportunities in your small business. 2. Help Employees Grow – Show the employees of your small business how to learn. In the knowledge economy we have today, […]
August 13, 2010
Introducing change can be a pretty messy affair, and may well open a Pandora’s Box of never ending problems. The main resistance to change is people, for people are creatures of habit, and tend to prefer staying within their comfort zone, the status quo. As such, it is pertinent that as leaders and managers, we […]
Leadership Lessons 
November 1, 2010
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