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Communicating as a Leader

Improve Employee Performance by Letting Aspiring Leaders Take Charge

Barbara Brown, PhD asked: If you have an employee who wants to “take the lead” on every assignment, let him or her lead; even in a small way. Why? Because the more you allow employees to perform tasks they like, the more likely they are to do a good job on that particular task and […]

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Communicating as a Leader

What Is A Leader And How To Be One

Gregory Frost asked: A leader does not always have to lead. A leader can also be a follower. To be a leader, one will definitely have to have the qualities. Not every joker in the town can be leader. There are also leaders within us that have yet to be discovered. And that is the […]

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Communicating as a Leader

8 Key Character Traits That Make a Great Leader

Sacha Tarkovsky asked: There are certain character traits found in all good leaders and we have listed 8 key ones below. Some great leaders are born and it is their destiny to lead. On the other hand, there are other great leaders who made the time and effort to become one and you can to. […]

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Feedback and Rewards

11 Keys to Motivating, Managing, and Inspiring Your Employees

Colleen Kettenhofen asked: Ultimately, your employees will do what they see you doing. In this difficult economy, leadership excellence is more important than ever. The business environment is more competitive. Employees, business owners, managers and supervisors must perform at top capacity and produce maximum results. What are the core competencies necessary for being an effective […]

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Defining Leadership

How Do you Define Business Growth?

Mark Akerley asked: Ask any business owner if they have a growth objective for next year and you’re sure to receive a resounding “yes!” Revenue and profitability, of course, are the primary growth factors on the minds of most business owners as well they should be if you want your business to survive and prosper […]

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Leadership Styles

Streamlining Processes to Achieve Organizational Goals

jaya sinha asked:   In order to meet the organizational goals, individual goals first need to be met. And meeting up with individual goals requires effective planning and streamlining of processes to finally lead the organization towards business success. Often change management is enabled and certain standards are adopted to fulfil goals. But, before any […]