Greetings Leaders! Do you find yourself in the frustrating position where people just won’t listen to you, even though you think you have good ideas that will help your company, organization, or the individual? If you do, don’t lose heart! There are definitely some things you can do to change this.
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Greetings Leaders! As consumers and customers, I’m sure all of us have had both good and bad experiences with customer service. There are businesses and establishments that we remember fondly, usually because someone there went out of their way to make our experience delightful. On the other hand, there are businesses that we would never
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Greetings Leaders! I often wonder why some companies have great leaders, and others don’t. Any company worth mentioning has a leadership program, yet not all companies have great leaders. Why is that? Here are five steps you can take to ensure you and your organization are developing great leaders.
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Greetings Leaders! I was faced with a very uncomfortable situation last week. Someone said something about me that was not true which resulted in a very bad outcome for me. I do not know who this person was, but they had the ear of someone important, and that is all that matters. Have you ever
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Greetings Leaders! This may seem like a rhetorical question to you, but the answer is important on several levels. On an organizational level, it is vital, because managers and leaders are very different kinds of people. Both are needed in an organization, but if you have the wrong people in the wrong slots, disaster awaits.
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Greetings Leaders! When I entered the Navy as a 26 year old Ensign many years ago, I thought I knew how to lead. I was college educated, had a few years of life experience under my belt and had just finished at the top of my class at Aviation Officer Candidate School. I was ready
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Greetings Leaders! This is the 14th post in the Path of the Honorable Leader series. The Honorable Leader knows that in order to be effective, his actions and behavior must be consistent. He must always be approachable, steady in his demeanor, thoughtful in his actions. Much like a tree blowing with the wind, he can
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Greetings Leaders! For you Star Trek fans, I’m sure you’re familiar with the Kobayashi Maru scenario. In both the original Star Trek series and the movie that was released in 2010, Kirk faced a computer simulation developed by Spock while at Starfleet Academy. The simulation was created as a “no win” scenario to teach the
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Greetings Leaders! In today’s tough economy, many project managers are facing the dilemma of changing industries and I often get asked about this when teaching project management classes. Can project managers (PMs) switch industries? My answer… it depends. It depends on your individual situation and your goals and aspirations. Before I give you advice on
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The other night in class, we were discussing leadership and I asked the class if anyone could become a leader. The point I was trying to make was that while most professions require some sort of qualification before they allow someone into their group, there is no test for leadership. Physicians, Doctors, Lawyers, Engineers, Teachers,
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