Management
The Leadership Challenge by Jim Kouzes and Barry Pozner Review
For more than 25 years, The Leadership Challenge has been the most trusted source on becoming a better leader, selling more than 2 million copies in over 20 languages since its first publication.
Read More7 Design Mistakes That Make Readers Trash Your Emails – Part 1
It’s heartbreaking to think that people are making snap judgments about whether or not to read your emails based on a quick glance. But they are. You are, too! Here’s how we all sort through our inboxes: We choose an email message We give it a two-second glance We decide if it’s worth our time…
Read MoreHappy Staff Are More Productive
We already knew that, but now a study proves it! A study at Penn State University in the USA examined the impact of moods on coming up with ideas. They divided participants into 2 groups – happy and sad! They found that happy participants came up with 50% more ideas than their glum counterparts!
Read MoreLeadership by William Pollard
Here is a very powerful insight into leading your people.
Read MoreKeys To Scheduling a Meeting
Many managers believe there is only ONE way to convey information or gain input from their Team – a meeting!
Read MoreEthos! Pathos! Logos!
The great Greek philosopher, Aristotle, believed when speaking to people true leaders have three pillars to their presentation, which when used together create trust. This trust will therefore allow you as a leader to create influence. Each pillar can be described as: ethos – demonstrating general moral character pathos – able to put others in…
Read MoreWhy Your Business Doesn’t Kick Goals
Can you identify why you don’t reach your business goals?
Read MoreRifles or Cannonballs: What do you fire?
Great by Choice, written by Jim Collins and Morton Hansen, is the follow up to, Good to Great. ‘Chapter 4: Fire Bullets; then Cannonballs’ is a wonderful way to remember that experimentation and prototypes are extraordinarily valuable when seeking improvements and progress. In the 18th Century, wise captains did not waste their cannonballs. They would shoot…
Read MoreBuild Business Character for Business Success
Dave Anderson from Learn to Lead suggests that a company that builds character around the following foundations will lead business growth and character growth: • Avoid half-truths – tell the truth, no matter how ugly, to earn your community’s trust. • Honour all commitments – keep the promises you make to maintain business integrity to…
Read MoreThe Leadership Checklist
Here are some great characteristics of leaders: • Good communications skills • Trustworthiness • Have enormous energy • Lead by example • Sense of humour – about themselves! • Self confidence and self esteem • Commonsense • Courage • Persistence • A vision and a plan to get there Think you have all these? Awesome…
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