By: Stephanie Valentine | 2010-03-31 | Leadership Most of us avoid making mistakes whenever possible, but mistakes actually have great value. Some of the captains of industry truly praise the art of making mistakes. Read about them here. read more
By: Ralph Burns | 2010-12-23 | Management You need to set the tone and set out a vision of where you want the team to head, over-performance from a sales performance standpoint. As far as leading and motivating, it comes down to individual tactics and techniques that you need to use with each one of your sales people because they are all motivated by different forces. read more
By: Scott F. Paradis | 2010-09-15 | Politics By abandoning our roles as governor and government we have abrogated our most basic of duties - our most precious of liberties - that right won with blood - the opportunity for self government. Looking to Washington for leadership, that is relying on professional politicians to lead in a system driven by money and special interests, is a recipe for disaster - a disaster coming into more precise focus every day. read more
By: Gaylen Thornton | 2010-03-27 | Management When a person is hired or promoted to a management position where people are required to report directly to them, inherent in that action is accountability for those employee's performance and productivity. This often comes as a surprise or shock to a manager when they receive their first performance review and it is less than satisfactory. A sales person is solely responsible for himself or herself and the work they perform. Once promoted to management this accountability for what others may or may not accomplish is new territory for them. read more
By: Marlene Caroselli | 2010-03-29 | Management "The main dangers in this life," asserted Nancy Astor, the first woman to serve in England's Parliament, "are the people who want to change everything-or nothing." There are dangers associated with extremes; thus, the moderate, middle-of-the-road approach to change is often the wisest. But if you are using it exclusively, you may be jeopardizing your career success. read more
By: Loretta Love Huff | 2011-10-15 | Management I just delivered a two-hour training to executives and senior managers to help build their competence in coaching their staff to achieve results.It’s tempting for people who have risen to high levels to leverage the wealth of their experience and tell people what to do. read more
By: Ron B Kirby | 2010-03-28 | Management People are placed in leadership positions typically because they have displayed outstanding leadership skills. There are some that feel once they are placed in a position of leadership that they have to make major changes. What do you look for in a leader? read more
By: Jason Fadien | 2010-11-20 | Personal Finance Documentation services such as paralegals or typing services, or other non-lawyers will complete your bankruptcy documentation for a fee, but they cannot advise you on legal matters nor offer any services once a bankruptcy has begun. read more
By: Dr. Jim Sellner Ph.D. | 2010-04-04 | Management Micro- Managing in the Details vs. Leading For Sustainability December 29, 1972: Eastern Air Lines Flight, 101 crashed into the Florida Everglades, 101 people died. It was the first crash of a wide-body aircraft. The deadliest crash in the United States up to that point in time. read more
By: Tom Sheinberg | 2010-10-14 | Data Recovery It can happen to anyone. all you users who are struggling to fix problems with ErrorNuker installer - take the time to peruse this brief article. It's not necessary to hire an expensive technician - do yourself a favor and follow these quick guidelines - you'll see what an easy solution there is. read more
By: Duncan Brodie | 2010-03-29 | Team As a leader you recognise that more can be achieved collectively than you could individually. Yet in my experience, leaders often make mistakes that stifle rather than encourage performance. Are you making one or more of these mistakes? read more
By: Superrooster84 | 2010-11-05 | Business The CEO or Executive Director is ultimately responsible for setting the culture of the organization. Are you developing a culture of courage or cowardice in your organization? read more
By: Simon Teague | 2010-03-28 | Leadership Recent studies reveal 71% of people would fire their boss if they could. In reality what happens is people either fear, disrespect or leave their boss. What's going on behind the scenes is a growing movement of unproductive, uninspired and disengaged employees. read more
By: Kevin M. Burns | 2010-03-31 | Leadership Log into any business networking site, like LinkedIn or Ryze, and almost daily will you see someone asking a question attempting to determine the difference between Leadership and Management. Just because someone has been given a supervisory title does NOT mean they are in a leadership position. This article describes how Leadership is an Attitude - Management is a position. read more