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How to identify poor leadership programs

Whenever we think of leadership, we turn to the Internet to learn more about it. However, all you have to do is to read this article to learn more. There seems to be a real deficit in good leadership and a large surplus of poor and pathetic leadership in many businesses today. One can easily...
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How to delegate: one key step towards leadership

You’ve made an unusual discovery – there’s not enough time left at the end of the day. The corollary, of course, is your list of important things to do never gets smaller. In any company, the CEO’s to-do list has the potential to grow infinitely. What’s a senior executive to do? This is not simply...
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Four questions about leadership

I hear four questions asked about leadership often.  This article gives a short answer to each of these important questions. Why Does Leadership Matter? Parents universally hope that their children develop leadership qualities.  They know that leaders are people who are effective in what they do, are respected by others, and typically rewarded for those...
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Thinking on your feet

How to set powerful goals you can achieve

In order to set powerful goals that are achievable, take some time to research the dreams you have to find out if they’re even doable. You do want to challenge yourself some but you don’t want to make the goals so hard that you experience only failure. To ensure maximum success, make sure that your...
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Are you a victim of vagueness or a champion of clarity?

It is estimated that our brains receive information through our senses that result in some four billion neuron impulses per second. Of these four billion pieces of information we are only consciously aware of about 2,000. That’s only 0.00005%. It’s happening to you right now. I bet, until I mention it now, that you were...
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Are you a leader or a slacker?

Do you claim to be a Leader in your business or your field of expertise?  I have noticed that many people claim to be Leaders, but I consider them Slackers instead.  A Slacker is someone that basically likes to give instruction or direction, but takes no action on advancing themselves or their business. Does this...
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An effective style to use in public speaking: audience participation

An effective public speaker should be able to utilize devices that will be able to capture the attention of the audience. One effective means for them to give you that much needed interest is this: get them to go on stage. Make them participate. When someone is on stage and he or she happens to...
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Abe Lincoln: an extraordinary leader

Perhaps noted as one of the greatest United States presidents of all time, Abraham Lincolnís early life may not have reflected his potential greatness. He failed in business. He lost election to the state legislature, Speaker of the House, nomination for Congress, appointment of land officer, U.S. Senate twice and nomination for Vice President. After...
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A leader should be willing to take responsibilities

Who would forget the ever-famous line of Peter Parker’s grandfather, “With great power comes great responsibility.” The society expects Spiderman, a comic book, TV, and movie superhero, to be responsible for saving his town, or even the world, in some instances, from evil because he has super powers. From all the episodes he appeared in,...
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A good leader knows the team’s colours

Leadership can be a very challenging task. As leaders we donít always get to choose who is on our team. In fact very often a leader inherits a team, of which most of the members have been there far longer than the leader, and may even know more about the work than the leader. Whatever...
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