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Universal Symbols—Five Intertwined Rings for the Olympics & Steeples For a Place of Worship By : Elda Titus Symbols are objects or pictures that represent a much larger idea Symbols have played a significant role throughout history in how ideas become and influence our culture Black History Month we Salute General William E. “Kip” Ward, U.S. Commander, United States Africa Command By : Earl Keaton During Black History Month we salute all of our military men and women serving our country On January 30, 2010, CNN conducted a live interview with General William E U.S. Military Code Talkers - The Navajo Unwritten Words By : Earl Keaton Words from the wise never had a cryptic meaning until the Navajo ‘Code Talkers,’ later romanticized by the movie Wind Talkers, became the saving secret code during World War II Recently, the National World War II Museum in New Orleans, were honored by a visit from four Navajo Code Talkers The Leader as a Mentor and a Director By : Tammy AS Kohl As a leader you must be many things to many people We have discussed in previous posts the need for a leader to be a visionary because involving people in realizing a compelling vision provides a beacon for the future and a standard of excellence Communicating Within a System: Appreciating and Respecting Individual Differences By : Samuel Johnson BA Like it or not we all live and communicate within systems A system being defined as a group of people with which we must interact on a regular basis Two Distinct Minds By : Tammy AS Kohl We have two distinct minds—our conscious mind and our subconscious mind Most of us are very aware of our conscious mind because we “seem” to spend a great deal of time there Top New Years Resolution Ideas and How to Start Preparing For Them Now By : Cathy Lopez Christmas is just around the corner and many individuals are starting to think about what kind of New Years Resolutions they will make this year With just a little over three weeks left until New Years the decision must be made soon and even sooner if you wish to prepare for those New Years resolutions 6 Ways to Make Better Decisions By : John Potter PhD One of the things about really effective managers and leaders is that they have to be able to make good decisions However, decision making is not always a simple process Conquering the Need For Instant Gratification By : John Hersey Most of us have important goals that we hope to accomplish Our intentions are good and our plans are often well thought out and well focused A Few Words to the Wise From the Wise By : John Hersey If you’ve never had the opportunity to listen to a motivational speaker, then you are really missing something The whole atmosphere is totally charged with positive energy, and everyone leaves pumped and ready to go out and conquer the world Be a Good Leader! Bring Out Your Inner Child! By : John Hersey Studies have shown that successful leaders have something very interesting in common; they all demonstrate certain positive personality traits that are normally associated with children If you consider yourself a good leader, check and see if these characteristics apply to you Benefits of a Good Coach and Mentor By : Seppo Lamsa A person heading into business for the first time, whether online or offline, will often find the waters murky and difficult to navigate It is easy to follow the wrong path and hit a rocky outcrop, before ever reaching the shore and achieving any sort of measurable success The Ethical Behavioral Range of Values By : Artur Victoria Participation in crime, as an example, can be viewed as the worst failure of the professional in terms of behavior antithetical to the public values of his or her profession However, crime represents only the tip of the iceberg of activities that fail to further the public values that justify a particular profession Ethics - Law and Citizenship By : Artur Victoria Laws are not self-enforcing Those to whom they are directed need to understand what they mean to them Ethics Regimes and Integrity Systems By : Artur Victoria The first requirement is to remember the critical role of the legislature in the integrity system People put too much faith in the capacity of a democratic legislature to prevent wrong-doing, we should never make the opposite mistake of rubbishing the integrity potential of democratic legislatures and put all our faith in independent or civil society 'watchdog' bodies Embracing a Critical Morality in a Profession By : Artur Victoria People view crime by professionals as particularly abhorrent, particularly heinous When an accountant steals from a client, a lawyer perverts justice and a doctor murders a patient, these crimes seem even more offensive Ethical Leadership Role By : Artur Victoria The role of leaders and leadership was acknowledged This has long been emphasized in business and the professions 5 Ways to Handle a Toxic Leader By : John Potter PhD We have all encountered toxic leaders and they exist in all walks of life from the business world, the military, government departs and even some entrepreneurs Toxic leaders are those individuals who because of their destructive behaviours and personal dysfunctional qualities inflict serious harm on the people they lead and their organizations 5 Ways to be an Emotionally Intelligent Leader By : John Potter PhD Our thoughts on leadership have developed considerably since the early part of the 20th Century when the Great Person Theories approach was in fashion It was thought in those times that you were born with leadership qualities and if you had enough of those qualities you automatically would be an effective leader Hiring With Personality Theory, New Evidence Revealed By : Samuel Johnson BA In today’s corporate world hiring managers often give as much consideration to an applicant’s personality as they do to educational background or professional experience When hiring for positions that are calculating in nature, an accountant, a technician, perhaps a computer programmer, a hiring manager will likely be looking for candidates who are reserved, focused, and task-oriented, with the belief that these character traits are important contributors for success in their line of work How to Build an Effective Team - 3 Key Areas to Consider By : John Potter PhD Teams and groups are not the same A group is just a collection of people with a shared interest How to be a Peak Performer in Business – 6 Ways to Excel at What You Do By : John Potter PhD Many years ago, two psychologists Yerkes and Dodson created an insightful law relating how people perform under pressure If a person is under no pressure at all they can be demotivated and run the risk of ‘rust-out’ Expatriate Engagement By : Steven Coleman Engagement is a fairly recent term in business In the past the talk was about “attracting, motivating and retaining” expatriate employees 5 Effective Ways For Overcoming the Fear of Public Speaking By : John Potter PhD Many people have a real fear of public speaking The irony is that almost everyone is comfortable talking to one or two people at a time but when that number grows, anxiety sets in 6 Highly Effective Ways to Motivate Your People By : John Potter PhD Throughout the centuries people have been interested in what motivates others to carry out behaviors as well as how to motivate themselves Abraham Maslow, Frederick Herzberg and Douglas McGregor to name just three gurus all had their own ideas of what enabled people to become motivated 8 Proven Strategies to be a More Effective Leader By : John Potter PhD Leadership is one of the most researched yet least understood aspects of human behaviour We all know a great leader when we encounter one but are often less confident about our own leadership ability and how to develop it Quick Steps to Learning Leadership Skills By : Roberto Sedycias Many people want to learn leadership skills to better improve their lives Having excellent leadership abilities can lead a better job, a promotion and even a new business if you want to be self-employed Investing Time Through Purpose, Values and Vision By : Tammy AS Kohl You will get more out of your time when you learn how to get more out of your life After you determine what you want, what you value, what you believe, and where your priorities lie The Power Within By : Tammy AS Kohl The Power Within The phrase you ‘create your own reality’ is something that many new age folks talk about, but what does it really mean, and how does it apply to you ‘Creating your own reality’ is your perception of how you view your world, how you interact with your world, and how you interact with yourself and others 11 Qualities of a Highly Effective Christian Leader By : Matthew Payne 1 Leaders should be enthusiastic Colossians 3:23 (New International Version) Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, People are more willing to be enthusiastic with a leader that is the same So go about your work with passion and your workers will follow your lead Simple Things That Affect Your Success By : Shirley Muhammad Everywhere you turn people are looking for the magic formula to achieving success and avoiding failure If a success pill or failure vaccination were ever made available, people would camp out in the nude overnight in zero degree weather just to get it A Call to Action: Resolving the Resolution By : Samuel Johnson BA When it comes to planning out one’s day, list making is a regular habit for most The action of simply jotting down the week’s grocery list or leaving a thoughtful set of “honey do’s” is common practice Lead Your Own Way By : Roberto Sedycias Some people are born with the innate ability to lead and to lead well Others may have to work harder to find it, but that ability does lie within each individual Magnify What’s Best and Focus on What’s Next By : Tammy AS Kohl The title of this blog comes from a principle theme within a book entitled Change The Way You See Everything by Kathryn D Cramer and Hank Wasiak Adapting Your Leadership Style By : Ryan Scholz Leadership is very much situational One capability that excellent leaders possess is the ability to adapt their leadership style to fit the situation The Five Commandments of Leadership By : Roberto Sedycias Self help on leadership is a tough job and needs to be done effectively, so that the matters do not take a bad shape Leadership needs high care in the conduct, especially in the presence of subordinates as every action in relation to work is being noted Not Everything is Leadership - Part 1: Power Wielding Vs. Referent Power By : John Dentico Imagine for a moment you are standing by the side of your house and doing some work on it Your Neighbor Bob comes over to see how you are doing The Power Within By : Tammy AS Kohl The Power Within The phrase you ‘create your own reality’ is something that many new age folks talk about, but what does it really mean, and how does it apply to you ‘Creating your own reality’ is your perception of how you view your world, how you interact with your world, and how you interact with yourself and others Is An Ultimate Leadership Guide The Answer? By : Simon Oates In the past 10 years, there has been a huge cry for ultimate leadership guides to come flying off the British and American presses Why is this Can An Ultimate Leadership Guide Ever Exist? By : Simon Oates Leadership often comes across as a vast and confusing topic There are many reasons why this is the case: - Personal Development is an unscientific process, and therefore clear and simple techniques are hard to validate Should All World Leaders Speak in English? By : A Nutt Language allows people to communicate, learn, and grow which is the fundamental underpinning of society’s progress In recent years, more people have begun discussing the question of whether all world leaders should speak English Support Your Cause With a Petition Online By : Allison Ryan You can easily create a petition online and make it available to people all over the world In this way you can collect a huge number of signatures in support of the cause Start a Free Petition to Get the Support You Need By : Sarah Martin You can start a free petition online and not have to pay for the creation or the hosting Online petitions have the potential of collecting massive numbers of signatures and support for your cause Guidelines For Starting a Petition By : Sarah Martin When you feel that a situation needs to be changed, there are ways of bringing this issue to the attention of the authorities with the power to make the changes One of these ways is to start a petition in which you collect signatures of all those affected Getting the Petition Signatures You Need By : Sarah Martin Every petition needs signatures to show that there is support for this issue and to hopefully get the powers to be to make the changes you suggest How many petitions you need depends on many factors Browse Petition Samples to Help You Create Your Own! By : Sarah Martin There are numerous petition samples available online to give you ideas of the types of petitions you can create and to teach you how to write an effective petition For example, if you are looking for a petition for an issue associated with the environment or animal welfare, you can read the samples available and sign your name in support of the cause What is a Citizen Petition? By : Sarah Martin A citizen petition is a way of asking for changes on an issue that concerns you Under the First Amendment of the Constitution, citizens have this right to make their views known and to request that government agencies or departments as well as private businesses and enterprises take a second look at laws and regulations that affect them in a detrimental way Tips to Make Petition Writing Easier By : Sarah Martin There are many online sites that make petition writing and the collection of signatures much easier than it was in the past By creating an online petition, you have access to supporters of your cause all over the world How to Make a Petition By : Sarah Martin Every citizen should know how to make a petition This is one method of initiating change that has proven effective for centuries Leadership - 4 Surefire Ways To Improve Your Influence By : Simon Oates Leadership and influence are often mistaken as being the same thing They're heavily connected - I agree, but influence is merely one strand, one element - one segment of being a great leader What Can We Learn From Obama's Leadership Style? By : Simon Oates Obama is without doubt one of the most effective leaders we have seen so far this century, and is already well on his way to becoming the contender for 'leader of the century' The hype behind this man is huge, the media coverage at an almost obsessive level - but yet there is a significant amount of sincerity in the voices of his followers Three Choices For Time and Money By : Ryan Scholz In the kickoff session to my leadership development engagements, I ask participants to identify five goals, either personal or professional, that they want to accomplish in the next twelve months Then I ask them to identify the key obstacles that stand in the way of achieving the goals Protecting Supervisor Credibility By : Ryan Scholz Employee loyalty depends primarily on the relationship between the employee and his or her immediate supervisor While the supervisor’s skills and attitudes play an important role is establishing credibility with subordinates, management practices can also have a significant impact Polished! Create Your Professional Image By : Paula Pace Polished Create Your Professional Image Paula Pace The best laid plans – college, graduate school or MBA can smack into a brick wall at the first corporate social event Performance and Compensation By : Ryan Scholz One of the most complicated and frustrating issues that most senior leaders face is how to use pay practices as a way to improve company performance The first comment that I will make is that there is no perfect system—if there was, then everyone would be using the same system and thousands of employee compensation consultants and experts would be out of work Performance Appraisals and Performance Management By : Ryan Scholz I am currently involved with a client in facilitating the development of a new performance appraisal system for the company It has given me the opportunity to benchmark best practices and to research the entire area of performance management Leading Through Values By : Ryan Scholz One of the biggest barriers that senior leaders face in delegating and taking work off their plates is having the confidence that people below them will make the right decision In the absence of confidence, leaders tend to get involved in many more decisions than they need to Implementing Change By : Ryan Scholz As we endured this past election season, change is a word that we heard a lot Everyone seems to run on a platform of change, yet I wonder if politicians really understand the change process An Overview Of The Environmental Issue Petition Process By : Allison Ryan If you have an environmental issue that you feel needs to be addressed, there is a petition process that all citizens are required to follow You do need to do your research about the issue and contact your local government authority to find out more about the project and express your concerns Finding The Hole In The Boat: The Four Essentials Of Strategic Thinking By : John Dentico Is your organization spending too much time seemingly rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic Are the senior decision makers consistently voicing the need to make substantial change in the face of a complex and dynamic environment yet no real change takes place Why You Need to Upgrade Your Leadership Strategy Now (and How You Can do So.) By : Simon Oates Recession Recession Recession Its the word being thrown most around organisations atm, but how should it directly affect leadership styles used in organisations, and the leadership development programmes it offers to its employees The Cure for Management Overload By : Ryan Scholz It is not easy being a leader today Most organizations have eliminated layers of management and the average span of control for managers has increased significantly Good Feng Shui Begets Better Feng Shui By : Amy U. Goodmann Some people seem to have everything going in their way It can be said that they have the “Midas touch” Ten Questions Every Leader Ought To Be Asking By : Lisa Haneberg If I read another article that starts with, “during these tough times,” I am going to scream Let’s get with it, leaders, these times are why we exist Selecting Winners By : Ryan Scholz Early in my management career, I had the opportunity to participate in a management development program that my company created for young managers with great potential The company was headquartered in Dallas, so one of our speakers was Gil Brandt, who at the time, was VP of Player Personnel for the Dallas Cowboys Real Team Building By : Ryan Scholz When you hear the term “team building” , the first thing that may come to mind are things such as ropes courses, a weekend retreat, or some other form of recreational activity that is intended to build camaraderie among a group and inspire them to work better together In my years of business and consulting experience, I have never seen such activities take a dysfunctional group of people and turn them into a high performance team Leadership Coaching Vs Leadership Training Vs Classes - Find Out Which Is The Clear Winner By : Simon Oates In this recessionary period, many business leaders across the world are turning to a variety of solutions to help them build a solid set of leadership to help them (and their business) weather the recession as well as possible Leadership isn't just a simple case of charisma + confidence + likeability How To Easily Become Leader When Abroad By : Simon Oates If you're sufficiently 'middle' in 'middle management', then you will have probably experienced the pleasure that is What Is A Leader? By : Sue Dehmel Did you know that leadership impacts everything Do you have what it takes to be a true leader What Should Senior Leaders Spend Their Time Doing? By : Ryan Scholz A challenge for small business owners like myself is spending enough time working on the business Most of our time is spent working in the business Be a Better Leader Using NLP By : Gemma Bailey “Leaders are born, not made” is one of the common misconceptions that have prevailed over centuries Better leaders CAN be made… one hundred percent Understanding the Petition Process By : Sarah Martin When you want to submit a petition about some issue that has importance for you and a region, you do need to understand the petition process in order for it to be effective Government agencies have a specific petition process (http://www Tips on How to Be a Leader Through Hypnosis By : R. Lions Generally speaking, there are two sects in the society One sect is that of leaders who lead and the other sect comprises of the followers who follow the leaders What Is A Leader? By : Sue Dehmel Brief Summary: Did you know that leadership impacts everything Do you have what it takes to be a true leader In Hard Financial Times the Soft Skills of Emotionally Intelligent Leadership Matter Even More By : Shaun Killian In these times, whether you are trying to save your company or your career, the soft skills of emotional intelligence pay hard dividends There is ample evidence linking emotional intelligence to effective leadership Is the 'Modern' Leadership Model Dead? By : Simon Oates With the economic recession in full swing, the fortune 500 seeing an 84% drop in profits, and unemployment rates rising One has to ask the question: "Is our trusted leadership model dead Developing the Most Powerful Tools of Leadership By : Christopher J Thomas What makes a good leader We need to understand the basic of leadership development Important Leadership Qualities By : Christopher J Thomas A leader is one who leads and his ability to influence and at the same time motivate all the people around him and to control their minds and achieve all of the desired objectives is what is meant by leadership So, in order to lead it is very much important that one should have certain leadership qualities in him Award Plaques For Long Term Recognition By : Mary Braun When you are looking at award plaques, one of the things that you are going to be considering is the type of plaque that you are giving, and what it is going to recognize for the person who wins it One way to use award plaques is to use them for long term recognition Seven Secrets For Innovation Leaders By : Stephen M. Shapiro Want to lead your company to the top of its field First, you must foster a culture of innovation Leadership's Six Questions For Business Success By : Dr. Al Coke Leading and managing a business is not a complex process As practitioners of the art and science we choose to make them difficult Employee Awards What Are They By : Mary Braun Before you decide that you would like to try using employee awards, you first must figure out what they are and what you can use them for In order to be sure that you have made the best decision when it comes to your employee awards, you are going to want to think about the awards and what, exactly, they do How to Overcome the Recent Tide of Hatred and Become an Admired Business Leader By : Simon Oates Around the world, there has been a recent backlash against corporate executives Citing massive bonuses and minimal oversight - critics have attacked business leaders and have brought the reputation of being a senior manager crashing down What Corporate Awards Are You Giving Out? By : Mary Braun When you think about all of the different resources that your company has, which do you get the most value from Is it from the machinery or is it from the people who work for you Future Leaders By : Marshall Goldsmith Many qualities of effective leadership - characteristics such as communicating vision, demonstrating integrity, focusing on results, and ensuring customer satisfaction - will never change But five new factors have emerged as clearly more important in the future: 1 Try Feedforward Instead of Feedback By : Marshall Goldsmith Providing feedback has long been considered to be an essential skill for leaders As they strive to achieve the goals of the organization, employees need to know how they are doing Coaching For Behavioral Change By : Marshall Goldsmith My mission is to help successful leaders achieve positive, long-term, measurable change in behavior The following process is being used by coaches around the world for this same purpose 3 Ways To Boost Your Leadership Skills And Project Your Career By : Simon Oates Its now an economic and statistical reality that we're living in a recessionary environment With large corporations recruitment departments shrinking and some even making redundancies, career prospects have never looked so bleak Award Plaques By : Mary Braun Show your employees how much you appreciate them by giving them personalized award plaques for their outstanding work or accomplishments During these times of slow economical circumstances it is more important than ever to show your gratitude towards the employees that you have working for you How to Make Your Team a Motivated Powerhouse By : Simon Oates Creating an inspired, motivated, and more importantly; productive team is an easier task than you would expect You simply need to use the right techniques and teamwork tips Being A Successful Leader Using Ethical Decision Making - Artur Victoria Research And Studies By : Artur Victoria Being a leader you have to train your skills on decision making Because of my extended experience I can help giving these reflection topics The 7 Habits of Incredibly Successful Entrepreneurs By : Simon Oates Entrepreneurs are some of the most powerful individuals in society Not simply because they're wealthy Public and Corporate Awareness Education and Training– An Artur Victoria Proposal By : Artur Victoria In the public and private sectors there is a lack of proper ethical preparation on CEOs and senior executives, Middle Managers & Supervisors and new New Employees Some topics how to organize their formation using E – Learning short courses • It is not possible to "train" people to behave ethically, merely to make them aware of the issues, the benefits of integrity and the penalties for transgression; • Must mention but minimize the negative and not be accusatory or confrontational; • Needs not only to deal with the obvious, but the unconscious behaviours that people do not always associate with ethics; • Emphasis given to how ethics can permeate other systems and processes, eg: IT, selection & recruitment, use of property, cash handling, supervision of staff, EEO etc 7 Tips on Leadership For Young People By : Simon Oates As a teenager, I KNOW how hard it is to feel like you 'fit in' during high school, college or university That’s why I've prepared this brief list of tips on how to lead as a young person How Should Leadership Within a Business Change in a Recession? By : Simon Oates We are currently facing a crisis unlike anything we've experienced before It doesn't matter whether you look at the financial markets, the housing market, or SMEs, the story is the same How To Improve Your Leadership Skills By : Simon Oates This quite guide on how to improve leadership I hope will be an inspiration to some of you further explore the world of personal development, and realise more of our potential by improving ourselves and the way we deal with the world Some describe leadership as a form of management technique, while others see it as a more complicated invisible social hierarchy that transcends job titles Conquering the Iceberg By : Simon R Cooper In my latest book, Brilliant Leader, I make the point that a person's capability can be summed up by considering an iceberg Some of an iceberg is visible but most of it is below the surface College Fundraisers - Characteristics of a Great Team Leader By : Jessi McCafferty Any type of effort or endeavor should have a head organizer or a leader The leader is the one in charged of making sure every part of the plan is in effect and that everything is taking place according to plan 36 Proven Ways to Motivate Employees By : Arnold Sanow The Real Reason Employees Work: 36 Proven Ways To Motivate If you still think money is the #1 motivator Leadership Tips For Hotel Managers By : Nick Nikolis As a person who guides or directs others in the hotel management field, it is important to understand what leadership requires and what some of the different styles of leadership are If you can understand what kind of leadership style you have, it will become easier to take on the role of leader and change your style based on the needs of your employees
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