Do you know what your leadership purpose is? If you want to drive a high-performance organization, you must find ways to make employee performance meaningful. Sadly, many executive teams focus on numbers instead of words when trying to motivate people to achieve more. Carrots and sticks may work in … [Read more...] about The Quest for Leadership Purpose
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Do You Know Yourself Well?
How well do you think you know yourself? Self-awareness is key to success in work, life, and relationships. “Knowing yourself, and knowing the forces that affect the people who work for you, holds the key to being a successful leader.” ~ Kenneth M. Settel, MD, Clinical Instructor in Psychiatry, … [Read more...] about Do You Know Yourself Well?
BizBook Nuggets, Vol. I, No. 8 Book Notes
Emotional Expressiveness for Leaders – Book Notes from Leadership Presence: Dramatic Techniques to Reach Out, Motivate and Inspire, by Kathy Lubar and Belle Linda Halpern Notes Chapter 6 – Emotion Drives Expression Great leaders move us. They ignite … [Read more...] about BizBook Nuggets, Vol. I, No. 8 Book Notes
Ebooks
How to (Finally!) Start Your Expert Ebook... Sometimes the key is to just start, to take that first step. It gets the brain working and starts generating creative ideas. I don't know how many times I've heard some pretty smart leaders tell me they want to publish a book... but... … [Read more...] about Ebooks
Shift Your Mindset:
Choose “Thrive” Instead of “Survive”
Do you ever wonder why some very smart people don’t live up to their potential? Maybe even you are included in this category. It may come down to mindset.
Mindset is “an established set of attitudes held by someone,” says the Oxford American Dictionary. It turns out, however, that a set of … [Read more...] about Shift Your Mindset:
Choose “Thrive” Instead of “Survive”
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How to Voice Your Values
It can be extremely difficult to express your personal values at work, especially when confronted with questions of right vs. wrong. Issues become thornier when you’re facing a choice between degrees of right vs. right. Most of us want to bring our whole selves to work: our skills, ambitions and … [Read more...] about How to Voice Your Values
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Conversational IQ: 5 Conversational Blind Spots
Is there such a thing as conversational intelligence? It could be that some leaders are naturally more adept at the art of conversation. It’s certainly true that we all could improve our ability to engage and influence others through conversations. “Human beings are the most highly social species … [Read more...] about Conversational IQ: 5 Conversational Blind Spots