Posts Tagged ‘Leadership’
10 Tips for Being a Likeable Leader Without Being a Pushover
Ideally, business owners should strive to be a likeable leader—yet not too likeable, lest they be mistaken for a pushover. Finding the right balance between the two can be tricky. Here are some tips for being a likeable leader without being a pushover.
Read More Employee Engagement is the Key to Working Harder and Caring More
More than 2,300 years ago, Aristotle said, “Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.” If this were written in today’s terms, it would fall under the heading of what we now call “employee engagement.”
Read More What Do I Do About Succession Planning?
No one can be certain what tomorrow will bring, so it is critical that every entrepreneur or manager has a successor in place. This is typically a two-step process: First, you have to find the right individual; then you have to provide training to ensure the person is prepared to handle the demands of the role.
Read More How to be a Clear Communicator
To the extent that one shares meaning with another, the two parties communicated. Anyone familiar with the academic side of communication can tell you, it’s very difficult for any two people, much less groups, to accurately convey meaning to one another.
Read More Does Your Personality Type Affect Your Business?
A group with different creative styles is beneficial when managed properly, since diversity in all forms brings about new ideas and innovations…
Read More 5 Steps to Building a Culture of Communication
It’s important to understand the gravity of effective communication in business, then build a culture around it. Putting great communication at the center of your business is the greatest way to ensure success.
Read More 7 Ways Small Businesses Can be Thought Leaders
You can picture your company leading the way and serving as an example for other companies—but you aren’t quite sure how to reach this level of success. You know that your company has the expertise and experience, but how can you effectively share that knowledge with professionals in your industry and your target market?
Read More 10 Tips to Create More Powerful Employee Engagement, Part 2
It’s essential that your team members know what’s expected of them. When they start, generally they’re given a job description but that’s not enough. Clear expectations set the standards and means there’s no confusion and everyone is working towards the same goal.
Read More Characteristics of an Effective Team
Whether it’s a band, a sports franchise or a company, chemistry is what makes teams great. Much of modern business thinking is centered on understanding what makes great teams tick. More often than not, effective teams share the following five characteristics.
Read More Doing the Right Thing When No One Else is Watching
Integrity: Sometimes we wonder if it exists anywhere anymore. The news can make us so jaded that we’re surprised when we hear that someone has actually done the right thing.
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