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Micro Management

Stuart Learns That Micromanaging Spells Disaster!

Olivia Stefanino asked: Stuart had built up his electrical contracting company over five years – and was disappointed to find that the staff he had recruited did not seem to share his enthusiasm for the job. I asked Stuart to describe his company structure – and it became clear that right from the early days, […]

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Transformational Leadership

7 Gifts to Give your CEO

Michael Mercer, Ph.d. asked: In this holiday season, people love to receive gifts. Well, what gifts would your company’s CEO love to receive from you? Here are seven “gifts” you really need to go all out to give your CEO, according to Michael Mercer, Ph.D., a consultant and book author in Barrington, IL. As the […]

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Improving Team performance

Sucessful Team Building Techniques

John Morris asked: In business, it does not matter whether you work in a typical office a shop or a factory. You are built up of a group individuals with specific goals towards producing the goods that the company sells. This is what defines a team. From the most mundane task like answering a phone […]

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Transformational Leadership

H-F-L-team: Work At Home Assembly More A Money Drain

Douglas Miller asked: Before you send for information on an opportunity to build things at home that come with a guaranteed customer base, ask yourself why this offer is being made online and not given to people in the same neighborhood as the business. Understand there be a charge to send the pieces and parts […]

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Defining Leadership

Five Leadership Secrets for Challenging Times

sunil sharma asked: We consistently face new and ever growing challenges in the workplace such as reorganizing, downsizing, and “left out sizing.” We are faced with the question, “How do we lead in this storm of change?” It may seem difficult at times and the decisions we make define our short-term and long-term outcomes. I […]

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Feedback and Rewards

How to Make Friends With Your Loyal Customers

Kaitlyn Miller asked: You can’t make friends without talking to people. Even in today’s computer age, where people make “friends” online, they still interact in some way. As a businessperson, it is important for you to “make friends” with your most loyal customers. Doing so will not only benefit you through increased sales and positive […]

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Teamwork

H-F-L-team: Work At Home Assembly More A Money Drain

Douglas Miller asked: Before you send for information on an opportunity to build things at home that come with a guaranteed customer base, ask yourself why this offer is being made online and not given to people in the same neighborhood as the business. Understand there be a charge to send the pieces and parts […]

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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 […]