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You Have to Get the Cows Out of the Creek First
Monday, November 7th, 2011
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It’s Not My Fault! Really? Then Stop Making Excuses
Saturday, September 24th, 2011
Learn the top 5 ways to stop making excuses
Albert Ellis, was an American psychologists, who in 1955 developed Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) once said, (more…)
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Your Business Is You – Is that a Good or Bad Thing?
Monday, August 22nd, 2011
Let’s be clear; effective leaders know that working “On” Your Business really means working on “You”
We have all heard about the importance of differentiating between working “on” your business versus working “in” your business. The concept is often discussed when I am presenting to business leaders as a business motivational speaker. Heck, I use this statement in much of my work as a business coach with my clients. However, I am quick to point out that when an owner or leader gets better, their business automatically follows and also improves. So, you are your business and your business is you. But, is that always a good thing? Let’s look at some indicators that will help you answer the question for you and your business. Okay, you know the drill – answer the question based on reality, not what you might “hope” it would be. (more…)
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5 Great Ways to Run You and Your Business into the Ground
Saturday, May 14th, 2011
Leadership – Being a Master of Your Circumstances as Opposed to a Victim of Them
Here are five of the top ways business owners and even business leaders and executives can run themselves and their businesses into the ground. And, if they are guilty of any of these five habits, more than likely they will be unable to retain good employees they have working for them – an accelerant for burning the business to the ground.
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Put Yourself in “Time Out”!
Monday, February 21st, 2011The keyword here is “self-discipline”
“That’s it! You need a Time Out!” This is a common expression that a parent will use when their child has either done something bad or is on the verge of doing something bad. I know…I have heard my son and daughter-in-law use it with our 3 year old grandson. I read on a parent help site the following – “Time out is a very effective discipline technique.” The key word here is discipline or as you will read later on “self-discipline”.
“Time Out” is also an action or tool that sports teams use to either take a breather or discuss where they are at a particular moment in a game; to discuss a possible change in strategy and / or tactics or, slow down the surge or momentum of their opponent. Depending upon the sport, each team has a set amount of time outs they can use during the course of a game. When used correctly and at the right time, it is not unusual to see a shift in the momentum of the game in favor of the team who called the “time out”. (The same holds true with 3 year olds).
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Do You Have What It Takes To Be “The Boss”?
Monday, September 27th, 2010
He was called “The Boss”. He was born to lead and achieve. He was driven to succeed. People only had two reactions to him – they either liked him or disliked him. There was no middle ground. Say what you want, even if you disliked him and disagreed with his approach, one thing was always perfectly clear – you always knew where he stood on an issue (by the way, in my mind this is key for any effective leader). He was George Steinbrenner.
To describe his management style as unique and colorful, would be an understatement. His style worked for him. It may not work for you. Regardless, every “Boss” has a unique style – some work and some don’t. However, Steinbrenner did get results (and made many players very wealthy in the process) by winning 11 penants and 7 championships after he bought the team in 1973. At the end of the day, business results do matter.
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Lessons In Leadership: Do You Delegate (Or, Do You Collect Other People’s Problems)?
Tuesday, September 14th, 2010
Wikipedia tells us that delegation is the assignment of authority and responsibility to another person to carry out specific activities. However the person who delegated the work remains accountable for the outcome of the delegated work. Delegation is supposed to empower a subordinate to make decisions, i.e. it is a shift of decision-making authority from one organizational level to a lower one. Sounds good but at this point you “control freaks” are ready to slit my wrists for sharing this stuff! But, in the face of this danger, I’ve decided to keep going.
Wikipedia goes on to state that delegation, if properly done, is not abdication (ok, control freaks now say with passion”yeah right!”). The opposite of effective delegation is micromanagement, where a manager provides too much input, direction, and review of delegated work (control freaks are now thinking – “Is there any other way?”). In general, delegation is good and can save money and time, help in building skills, and motivate people. Poor delegation, on the other hand, might cause frustration, and confusion to all of the involved parties. Or, to say it another way – when done poorly, “It can be a living hell”!
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Leadership – Ramping It Up With Your Team
Sunday, July 18th, 2010
Over the span of my corporate career, I learned that as a leader, it sometimes is a significant challenge to get your team to share your passion and desire to ramp it up and take it to the next level. You can sometimes end up in a fierce struggle to either push them or pull them over the goal line. Neither of those approaches were my first choice, although I did have to do some of both. It sometimes ends up that we settle for something less or worse – and we give up trying to lead and end up just managing.
The scope of the projects I was asked to lead were significant – i.e. creating regional service centers; consolidating operations; launching new product lines. Regardless of the scope or size of the project, the steps needed to “lead” were identical to those to be followed in smaller projects. When mentoring other executives, these steps always found their way into our discussions on leadership and ways to effectively boost team performance. These same discussions have relevance today as I coach business owners on what they need to do to lead their team. Here are the five key steps you should be taking to lead – (more…)
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