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Defining Leadership

A Leadership Tool to Encourage Thinking Outside the Box

Andrew Cox asked: Thinking outside the box is a critical PersonalSkill – one that will make the difference between success or failure. The real critical leadership skill is accessing the thinking of others to help see what possibilities lie outside the box  outside the individual world of thoughts and beliefs and biases. Try this […]

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Improving Team performance

Eight Effortless Exercises to Improve Tradeshow Performance

Susan Friedman asked: Tradeshow exhibitors have something in common with the rest of humanity: We’ll do what is easy, but avoid what those things we find to be or perceive as difficult. It doesn’t really matter what sphere we’re talking about: human nature dictates that more often than not, we seek out the smoother path, […]

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Feedback and Rewards

Compensate to Motivate Your Sales Team

Lee Salz asked: When I speak to business executives, one of the challenges I often hear is that their sales team is not doing the things they feel are most critical to the success of the company. I then ask to see their compensation plan. After a thorough read, I share my impression of the […]

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Improving Team performance

Team Building For Your Business

Naz Daud asked: For most successful businesses, team building is crucial because it enables the managers and owners to build relationships with their employees. Team building improves a business’ profitability in many different ways. It helps the organization’s staff members to get to know each other and interact better. They learn to value their contribution […]

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Conflict Resolution

Marital Conflict: Turning Arguments Into Opportunities

Richard Nicastro, Ph.D. asked: Once an argument has been settled, it’s human nature to tuck it away in the back of your mind so you never have to revisit it again. After all, why would you want to stir up all those negative feelings associated with the argument? It’s easy to think that only a […]

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Singers – Control Your Speech Habit

Kevin Sinclair asked: Ordinary people along with celebrities have one thing in common in order for them to be successful in life – their voices. The voice allows a person to express their thoughts and emotions to send across the message to people in society. Research shows that there are more than five million people […]

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Non Standard Leadership Techniques

How to Jumpstart your Next Writing Session.

David Parton asked: I have always enjoyed writing. Sometimes it’s a problem for me to just sit down and write something. There are days when I choose “procrastination” over “proactive”. Putting things off is common with everyone. I am very gifted in this area. 😉 Here are 4 areas to focus on to jumpstart your […]