The “greats” all have one thing in common; they all employ these five leadership skills to ensure their success: adaptability, relationship building, integrity, a learner’s attitude, and generosity toward followers. Let me give you a quick review of what Dr. Dave Martin says about each…
“If you listen for the whispers, you won’t have to hear the screams.” This Sioux wisdom is a valuable thought for leaders to heed. Peter Nultry says, “Of all the skills of leadership, listening is the most valuable, and one of the least understood.” Tom…
Every great leader has developed their own very unique style of leadership; to become an authentic leader, each one of us must develop our own leadership style. But keep in mind it is not the style of leadership that is important; to be a successful…
There is only one feature that will separate your company from all of your competitors: The people. One good employee can help you keep customers for life while one bad employee can push customers away. So it becomes important to every business to retain employees,…
Every company has a lid on its growth potential based on the skills and effectiveness of the leader. How skilled are you as a leader to move your company forward? Do you possess the knowledge and leadership skills to enhance other people’s talents to augment the…
When you can really connect with other people everything about your business relationships improve – your influence, your productivity, your teamwork. If you struggle to find a way to communicate effectively with people to form strong connections, you will not be able to reach your…
Think of the meaning to these five simple words, “I didn’t have enough time.” Why is it that some people never have enough time to establish clear-cut goals or daily priorities – yet successful people always manage their time productively to achieve their goals? Efficient…
People need to feel important, and what better way to achieve that objective than to develop a consistent employee recognition program. Recognition motivates employees to become their best self. Employee recognition is easy to implement and the benefits are undeniable, so there is really no…
Employees want to be successful in their jobs. A leader’s role is to enable them to be successful. It is probably one of the most important leadership skills an effective leader must execute properly: to enable others to be successful. Do you enable your followers…
To be an effective communicator you must be sincere in your belief that listening is critical to your success. To practice successful business communication, you must be a good listener; to be a good listener, you have to truly value the viewpoints of others. I…