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The Secret to Putting Your Best Foot Forward
How do you perform at your best? How do you start and finish your day with an attitude that looks forward to the next thing? The following secret is used by top executives around the…
5 Tips to Make You More Efficient
Today’s work environments are so stressful that if you’re not going to employ some form of a strategy you can easily be swallowed in the quicksand of work productivity. You may think that you are…
4 Important Reasons a Leader Embraces Change
There is a distinct difference between managers and leaders—one of them being how they deal with organizational change. A leader has an entirely different vision to that of a manager. Managers fear change because it upsets…
Advice for Future Leaders
Recently, for a magazine article on leadership, I was asked for my top three pieces of advice to future leaders: The first was to understand that Dale Carnegie totally had it right 80 years ago when…
How Do You Measure Your Effectiveness as a Leader?
There are many roads to Rio, so they say. But there is one overwhelming method of appraising the effectiveness of a business leader. Outcomes. We can invent lots of metrics to measure progress for a…
6 Secrets to Maximizing Your Day
When you’re running your own business, you don’t always have organized procedures in place to complete each project efficiently. You have to develop these systems over time as your company becomes more successful and profitable….
How to Become a Leader if You Struggle with Perfectionism
I had a conversation with a friend recently about her career. She’s in a situation where she knows she has a ton of qualities that would make her a great leader at her company. The…
7 Rules for Female Entrepreneurs to Live By
It wasn’t so long ago when the Spice Girls exploded onto the top of the charts, chanting their slogans for world peace and guuuurl power. These days, women are increasingly entering the world of business…
I Never Make a Mistake
Sometimes, to make a point, I like to make a bold statement that on its surface seems controversial, foolish or nonsensical. The intent is to cause people to pause and think. I often say “I…
Adding Team Building Value to Your Next Staff Conference
More and more organizations are looking at ways to incorporate fun and social team building activities into their staff conference programs. A great recent example and showcase of how this can be done effectively was…
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