Archive for the ‘Leadership’ Category


9 Things That’ll Put the Smack Down on Your Leadership Style!

We all love success stories!  Stories about people who have beat all the odds and have won the prize of doing something extraordinary with their lives.  In the days of old, ballads would be sung of their successes.  We, as leaders, may not be going for the rousing lusty  ballad, or the cover of Newsweek [...]

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Leaders – How to Get Your Team’s Motivation to Go Viral!

There are different types of teams in the world.  Each team is lead by a leader.  Some teams are wildly successful.  Everything they touch turns to gold.  While other teams seem to wallow in mediocrity, never rising above the norm. What makes teams so different?  One difference is the level of motivation.  The successful team [...]

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5 Tips – How to Use Vince Lombardi’s Back to Basics Technique to Explode Your Business

Going back to basics was the hallmark of the great Vince Lombardi.  Those of us who enjoy hearing success stories on our quest for self improvement are very familiar with this legendary American football coach.  He was the head coach of the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League from 1959-67, winning five league [...]

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Secret Leadership Tip – Build a Partnership with Your Team

There’s a little secret to effective team building. A leader has 3 choices; either know this secret and uses it, know this secret and don’t believe it or use it, or is completely clueless to the secret. What is this little powerful secret? It is to know your team mates and treat them like your partners in business. This means knowing more than just their name and position in your company. Sounds easy doesn’t it?

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Leadership Style – Is It Better To Have Control of Your Team?

Leadership is a challenging way of life. Some people either don’t want to put the effort into learning to lead or they haven’t a clue why leadership is different. Leadership is a very effective management style. But, not the only management style. Let’s look at the differences between a controlling manager and a leader.

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Leadership – Is it Important to Be a Good Follower?

I was thinking about what it takes to be a good follower. Kind of a contrary thought, isn’t it? Because, anyway you slice the pie, leadership gets the most press.

The leader, is the out front guy, who takes the flack or receives the praises. As we all know, the leadership proficiency meter can go from bad to great with many stages and steps along the way. Is it completely out of vogue to be a good follower?

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Successful Team – 5 Tips a Leader Must Know

Effective teams work because the leader has the group’s loyalty. Done incorrectly, the leader will lose the trust of the team.

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