Posts Tagged ‘Leadership’
Do People Follow When You (Think You) Lead?
Let’s get personal. Do you think you’re much better than a marginal leader? Well, here are a few tests for you to help come to an answer. And a few tips for you if you fall a bit short. Why do people follow their leader? Dictators are not great leaders in the long run. People…
Read MoreDo You Act Like an Eagle Scout?
You may have been a Girl Scout or a Boy Scout in your youth. Certainly, you are aware of the top rank in each—the Gold Award for girls and the Eagle badge for boys. Scouting teaches leadership and even if we were not members in our youth, there are lessons for us all. Be prepared!…
Read MoreWhy Your Business Needs Lead Management Software
Leads are the lifeline of any business. However, when leads are coming from multiple sources, businesses may find it difficult to manage them. This is where lead management software comes in. Lead management, also referred to as contact acquisition management is the tracking and management of prospective customers of your business. Lead management can be…
Read MoreWorker Management: Say No to Micromanaging and Yes to Technology
To 4 in 10 U.S. small business owners, becoming their own boss has always been their dream. And while the journey is far from easy or glamorous, they say it’s rewarding and well worth the risk. There is, perhaps, no stronger indication of success than when a business is ready to hire. While more help…
Read MoreHow Idea People Can Transform into Visionary Leaders
A popular approach for aspiring entrepreneurs these days seems to be to corner anyone who will listen, with a pitch on their current “million dollar idea.” The initial monologue usually ends with the question “How much money do you think this is worth?” In my opinion, ideas are a commodity, and are really not worth…
Read MoreLeading by Example: How to Create Dynamic Leaders in Your Business
As an entrepreneur, your business is like your child… You were there during its creation and you watched it grow and blossom into the successful business it is today. But just like raising a child, you had help along the way in growing your business. It’s not easy starting your own business and building it…
Read MoreReal Entrepreneurs Must Make Good Decisions Quickly
Every so often a promising entrepreneur seems to freeze in the oncoming headlights and gets run over by his competition. Why is it that his idea which seemed so fundable only months ago fails to attract investors today? The team is the same. The company’s market is the same. The only change might be a…
Read MoreDeveloping Leadership Skills as a Small Business Owner
Leadership is a crucial skill to develop when you own a small business. Oftentimes small business owners feel the weight of the world on their shoulders and it can show in their management tendencies. Instead of trusting the people they hired to get the job done, they micromanage and obsess about getting everything perfect, often…
Read MoreAre Leaders Responsible for Employee Burnout?
Think you are setting the right example by working all hours and rewarding your employees when they do the same? Perhaps this isn’t you at all, but you can’t understand why your employees seem burnt out? The Guardian reports that burnout has become a sinister and insidious epidemic. Last year CNBC reported that nearly 40…
Read MoreAre Your Chairman and CEO the Same Person?
Here’s one that targets most any company that has taken investments at any stage, as well as more mature companies. Why would you split the positions? More and more today, shareholder organizations recommend that the positions of chairman and president (or CEO) be split, so there are checks and balances at the board level in the…
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