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Traits of a Leader

Using Natural Effectiveness" to Sustain Strategic Momentum

Gayla Hodges asked: Copyright (c) 2008 Gayla Hodges Natural Effectiveness” revolves around your personal traits and characteristics. If we can measure how you work most efficiently and effectively (and we can), and then focus leadership around those characteristics and strengths, amazing things can happen. This is the core of our Natural Effectiveness” philosophy. It is […]

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Traits of a Leader

How to be a Great Manager

Ed Oakley asked: There are several traits that are vitally important for managers to develop and exhibit in order to be great manager, but in today’s world, the most important trait that a manager must success to be a great manager is leadership. In fact, without leadership skills and qualities, a manager will struggle to […]

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Communicating as a Leader

Find the Leader Within

Jacob Curties asked: The reason why you are reading this article is that you have the motivation to be a leader. Hence, you are already in the making. The search to become a leader would have given you ways, steps, essentials, etc. to become a leader and few close enough, might have given you idea […]

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Leadership Mistakes

Key Opinion Leaders – the Key to Successful Change Management

Tom O\’Dea asked: Introduction   Key Opinion Leaders are the most influential people in any group or organization.  If you’re going to lead people, especially a large number of people, you need the help of Key Opinion Leaders.   This article defines what and who Key Opinion Leaders are, and how to find them in […]

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Defining Leadership

Servant Leadership: Creating Space for Others to Learn

Lynn Rousseau asked:    ** What is Servant Leadership? **  Servant Leadership emphasizes collaboration, empathy, and the ethical use of power.  At heart, the individual is a servant first, making the conscious decision to lead in order to better serve others, not to increase their own power.  The objective is to enhance the growth of […]

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Feedback and Rewards

Life Experiences – a Great Teacher

manik mahesh asked:   Life Experiences – A Great Teacher Distinguish yourself #1 – #10 · Care as if it is your own Few people care as if its their own. This is a road less traveled · Do what you do but with passion Passion is a great catalyst to increase productivity · Build […]

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Traits of a Leader

7 Tips For Creating A Better You

Louis Bonaventura asked: I seem to lose count on how many times I’ve read and heard of celebrity marriages failing almost left and right. It seems strange that we often see movie and TV stars as flawless people, living the fairytale life of rich and famous. I suppose we all have to stop and face […]

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Improving Team performance

Improve Employee Performance by Focusing on What Employees Dislike

Barbara Brown, PhD asked:   As humans, we try to avoid what we dislike. As managers, you can use your knowledge of what employees dislike to encourage improved performance. How? By explaining to employees how doing a better job could help them avoid the things they dislike.  The good news is that you will know […]

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Feedback and Rewards

Build the Best Teams With Team Building Training Courses

John McLean asked: ding is an important aspect of modern businesses as there is so much emphasis on team working due to the majority of businesses having teams in each department. It is crucial that you get your team building training courses right as this can lead to the creation of teams that work well […]

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Leadership Mistakes

Leadership – The Power of a Clear Vision

Mark Shead asked: Many inexperienced leaders fail to sufficiently convey a vision to the subordinates they lead. If you are not skilled in telling everyone which direction to head you’ll have confusion. Worse yet, you’ll have a situation where people start creating their own direction. For some leaders their deficiency comes not from a lack […]