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Communicating as a Leader

Qualities of Resourceful Leaders

Andrew Cox asked: ul leaders get more done with available resources than less resourceful managers. It results in outcomes that far exceed expectations. It’s critical for organizations challenged by competition, technology, suppliers, customers and the economy. The ability of an organization to leverage their resources to provide excellent service, to meet and exceed commitments and […]

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Non Standard Leadership Techniques

Tapping Into the Source of our Creativity

June Stepansky asked: Creativity is like algebra: a thought from column (A) plus a thought from column (B) becomes the new solution (AB), creating something extraordinary out of something ordinary. Creativity is the electricity that breaks down barriers and moves mountains. ——————————————- Being creative is a necessary part of any artistic project, but it can […]

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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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Traits of a Leader

The Critical Leadership Trait Needed for Success

Bob Bergeth asked: How to get people to do their best, always and everywhere, is a leader’s challenge and opportunity? What key leadership trait must leaders’ possess to get people to do their best? Playwrights know this vital fact about human nature. Novelists know it. Politicians know it too. However, in the main, business people […]

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Non Standard Leadership Techniques

Is Your Creativity Supported or Stifled at Work?

Ann Vanino asked: “The new corporate contract is that we’ll offer you an opportunity to express yourself and grow, if you promise to leash yourself to our dream, at least for a while.” – John Sculley, former Apple CEO Creativity is self-expression. One of my favorite business books is David Whyte’s The Heart Aroused: Poetry […]