Why is it that some leaders have no problem gaining compliance from those he or she is trying to lead and some leaders have such difficulties? What leadership skills are necessary for successfully leading a team? The answer to these questions will bring a plethora of thoughts and ideas to your head as to what
I recently wrote an article titled “The Unexpected Perils of Balance“. A few days later a colleague, student and longtime reader emailed me a metaphor for balance. Let me quote Ann Marie Turner of Austin Texas directly: There was a kid in my third grade class – probably one in yours, too – who liked
Lazy Entitled Arrogant Selfish What do these words describe? They are the adjectives used to describe Generation Y or the “Entitlement” Generation. So how do you lead and train the so called “Entitlement” Generation if they exemplify these adjectives? HRResource.com says: “Most of them definitely do NOT need technical
Everyone is familiar with this statement, whether you’re the one saying it, or the one hearing it. Why do people say this? What makes people decide that they are completely comfortable with their current standings and don’t want to change no matter what? What is the result of this concept of resistance to change and
So the stock market dropped again on Wednesday GREAT! You may laugh, and think who in the world would say this about the DOW dropping 184 points. However, the drop provided me with an opportunity. I have the option to buy prime stocks that I could never afford before. For instance, Procter and Gamble is
All human beings need inspiration to perform at our best. And as I’ve starting encouraging you on Fridays, as leaders this is even more important to us. Let’s start with reading. You may be reading to education, edification or entertainment. All of those are valid reasons to read. But what about consciously, intentionally reading to
In today’s Powerquotes Plus our members received this quotation from the author Vash Young: “Any experience can be transformed into something of value.” Most of us would agree with this thought, and yet, when the experience has been challenging, hard, difficult or painful, it is harder to believe or remember. That is where we as
Members of our Remarkable Leadership Learning System (get a sample or a free trial in the right column) are learning about creating Customer Partnerships this month, and as a part of that process had the chance to listen to and interact with Steve Yastrow, author of We: The Ideal Customer Relationship in our Guest Conversation
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