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John C. Maxwell and The Decision You Make Shape Your Life

By on Thursday, August 26th, 2010 | No Comments

Every day, we are presented with a clean sheet to write our life’s experiences upon.  Do you believe that?  In some ways, that is correct.  This day hasn’t been lived before.  We can do with it as we wish.  What does matter, is the decisions we have made in the past.  Each new day has [...]

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Are Ethics Really Important in Today’s Business World?

By on Wednesday, August 25th, 2010 | No Comments

There is a pervasive belief, in the world today, that to get ahead in politics and business a person can’t have principals.  Some people have high moral fiber in their home life and may even be pillars in the church, but when it comes to business they are unrecognizable as the same people.  I have [...]

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What Do Great Leader Do That Others Don’t?

By on Monday, August 23rd, 2010 | No Comments

There are advantages to leadership.  The leader set the goals, develops the game plan to meet those goals, and makes the decisions along the way.  Great leaders know this freedom comes with many rewards, but, also, a tremendous amount of responsibilities. Great leaders knows the ultimate “buck” stops with them.  Whether their team wins or [...]

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Do You Have Ownership of Your Career?

By on Friday, August 20th, 2010 | 8 Comments

There is nothing worse than the feeling of being out of control in our lives.  That feeling when someone, or something, has so much control over us that we are no longer free.  We don’t want our government, our job, or our relationships with other people to take our freedom away. People enjoy the feeling [...]

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How Can Criticism Improve Your Team’s Performance?

By on Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010 | No Comments

In my many years in business, I have discovered, what I believe, is one of the biggest mistakes many leaders of people make.  They try to change their people.  They believe focusing on individual weaknesses within the team will improve performance of the team.  They focus their energies and their criticisms on their people’s weakness, [...]

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5 Tips on Effective Leadership

By on Sunday, March 21st, 2010 | 1 Comment

Are you in, or aspire to be, in a management position with your company?  Does a group of individuals report to you on a regular basis?  If you are in that position, are you a manager or a leader? There is a difference between leadership and managing.  Many people in a management position don’t have [...]

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Can Fear and Intimidation be an Effective Management Tool?

By on Saturday, March 20th, 2010 | 5 Comments

Have you ever been in the situation where you are ruled by the time clock?  When you are late to work,  you are met with glares and threats from your management.  You better be on time or lose your job!  When production isn’t met, or you make a mistake,  you are threatened, once again, with dismissal [...]

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