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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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Feedback and Rewards

Team Performance and Emotional Intelligence: Emotional Intelligence Training

Bill Benjamin asked:   Team Performance and Emotional Intelligence “In the world today there is plenty of technology, plenty of entrepreneurs, plenty of money, plenty of entry capital. What’s in short supply is great teams.” John Doerr, Legendary Silicon Valley Venture Capitalist   Teams with high levels of EQ, http://ihhp.com/what_is_eq.htm, consistently outperform those with strong […]

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Feedback and Rewards

What Makes A Great Working Environment?

Wally Bock asked: We know a lot about what a great working environment is. In a great working environment the mission is being accomplished and morale is high. It’s the “user” side of the two key leadership objectives: accomplish the mission and care for your people. Most people know exactly what I mean by a […]

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Traits of a Leader

Leadership Development Training To Improve Your Skills

Abhishek Agarwal asked: There is a popular saying that there are persons who are naturally born to lead. However, a majority of people dispute this thought. Most assert that leaders can be developed also. This in reality is partially true. In short, it may be safe to believe that while quite a few people have […]

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Communicating as a Leader

Managing Effective Meetings: A Powerful Tool for Leaders, Part I

Ed Oakley asked: Anyone can hold a meeting. Forming a work group and conducting a productive meeting, however, is a greater challenge. This article has tips for meetings that get results. Determine the outcome or objective of the meeting Having a clear purpose goes a long way to ensuring a successful outcome. Ask yourself and/or […]

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Women in Leadership

Women.you Need a Mentor!

Kerrie Halmi asked: One obstacle that women create for themselves in Corporate America is not asking for what they need. At a conference I attended, a female CEO told the story of how when she became CEO, the men lined up outside her office to ask her to be their mentor. She said not one […]

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Improving Team performance

Tips for Developing Great Teams in an Organization

William King asked: The people working in every office often talk about developing a team, team work, their team, etc. but very few people actually understand just how to build an efficient team or work as a team effectively. Being part of a team is essentially feeling like you belong to something which is bigger […]

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Problem Solving

Creating Collaboration: A Process That Works

Greg Giesen asked: Over the years the term collaboration has lost some of its luster by becoming synonymously linked with words such as cooperation, synergy and teamwork. Although these words are each an important component of collaboration, they are not of equal value. Collaboration, as a term, is much more than simply a characteristic of […]