5 Reasons Why Creativity Matters to Leaders -
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Kevin Eikenberry
Two of the most popular topics of workshops and business books are creativity and leadership. Both are popular because at some deep intuitive level most everyone knows they are both are worthwhile skills to have and to develop. However, while both are important and valued,...
The Best Gifts Ever -
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Kevin Eikenberry
I don`t know about you, but I can pretty easily make a top five list of gifts I`ve received for my birthday or Christmas. Some things stand out for their usefulness, some for the thought that was behind them and some just because they were...
How to Become Well Connected -
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Kevin Eikenberry
You look at the conference brochure and survey the list of keynote speakers, the various topic tracks, look at the schedule of other events and learning opportunities, and decide to invest your money or budgeted dollars on attending the event. All of these criteria are...
Will You Graduate or Commence? -
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Kevin Eikenberry
Across the country each spring thousands of graduation events are held. They are celebrations of accomplishments, the reaching of goals and more. Interestingly, these events traditionally are called two different names as if they were synonyms: Commencement and Graduation. As will be pointed out by...
The Leadersip Trait Initiative -
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RONALD KIRBY
The Leadership Trait Initiative Initiative is an expectation that every leader expects but requires training and positive leadership to make it clear what initiative really is. There is a major difference between initiative and decision making and people can become confused quite easily....
4 Steps to Getting and Keeping “A” List Clients -
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Cookie Tuminello
“Whatever we expect with confidence becomes our own self-fulfilling prophecy.” - Brian Tracy Last week, we talked about letting go of “D” List Clients, but this begs the question, “How do you get “A” List clients?” Believe it or not, it is not that hard....
The Power of Networking -
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RONALD KIRBY
The Power of Networking Have you noticed that your customer base hasn’t increased in the past few months, do you have a plan? We are prone to feel safe and comfortable in our network of people but to grow your business you have to...
Over-emphasis on Reward and Punishment -
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Craig Nathanson
Employee recognition Does this sound familiar? It’s a Friday and another day at the office. Today is employee recognition day. As usual once a month the department manager gathers the whole group for a one hour meeting. Employees come to the faceless conference room and...
What is a Citizen Petition? -
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Sarah Martin
A citizen petition is a way of asking for changes on an issue that concerns you. Under the First Amendment of the Constitution, citizens have this right to make their views known and to request that government agencies or departments as well as private businesses...
Tips to Make Petition Writing Easier -
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Sarah Martin
There are many online sites that make petition writing and the collection of signatures much easier than it was in the past. By creating an online petition, you have access to supporters of your cause all over the world. These people simply go to the...
How to Make a Petition -
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Sarah Martin
Every citizen should know how to make a petition. This is one method of initiating change that has proven effective for centuries. Quite often situations develop where the actions of another has an impact on a group of people or their surroundings in which they...
Are You Getting The Success You Want Out Of Your Business? -
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Cookie Tuminello
"All my life I've wanted to be somebody, but I see now I should've been more specific." - Jane Wagner, Playwright Every business is started based on a dream. We get a great idea for a super product that will help thousands of people, or...
Leadership - The Goals and Objectives of running Team Meetings -
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Kate Tammemagi
A Team Leader, at any level, is responsible for building a high performing Team. The main tool or process for the Team Leader to build their Team is the Team Meeting. Unfortunately, in the real world, meetings are not always interesting and productive affairs! Meetings...
Success and Failure Are Learning Experiences -
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James Dicks
Back in the glory days of NASA, during the Apollo missions to the moon, the famed Flight Director, Gene Krantz coined the phrase that “failure is not an option.” And with that attitude, he and his staff overcame some devastating problems and made history. But...
Leadership Responsibilities Concerning Drugs and Alcohol, symptoms of drug alcohol abuse -
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RONALD KIRBY
Leadership Responsibilities Concerning Drugs and Alcohol There are issues concerning drugs and alcohol so frequently that it is in the best interest of any organization to provide frequent training to everyone in a leadership position on how to recognize abuse. Leaders have to...
Effective Leadership Strategies for Chief Operating Officers -
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Sparxoo
As a c-level executive, the Chief Operating Officer is expected to be involved in the day-to-day operations of a company. Companies large and small have a chief operations officers in some capacity. While established companies will have a COO position, emerging entrepreneurs assume the position...
Performance and Compensation -
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Ryan Scholz
One of the most complicated and frustrating issues that most senior leaders face is how to use pay practices as a way to improve company performance. The first comment that I will make is that there is no perfect system-if there was, then everyone would...
Effective Leadership Strategies for Chief Marketing Officers -
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Sparxoo
According to Greg Welch of Spencer Stuart, the average Chief Marketing Officer tenure in 2008 was 28 months, up four months since 2004. In comparison, the average CIO lasts 38 months, and no other c-level executive checks in under 46. Earlier this year, Forbes.com discussed...
Performance Appraisals and Performance Management -
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Ryan Scholz
I am currently involved with a client in facilitating the development of a new performance appraisal system for the company. It has given me the opportunity to benchmark best practices and to research the entire area of performance management. As I found with a previous...
An Overview Of The Environmental Issue Petition Process -
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Allison Ryan
If you have an environmental issue that you feel needs to be addressed, there is a petition process that all citizens are required to follow. You do need to do your research about the issue and contact your local government authority to find out more...
