Elita Torres

What’s The One Important Key To Being An Effective Leader?- A Leadership Exercise

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business people discussing in a meeting

There is the type of leader that we are, and the type of leader that we would like to be.  How do you bridge the gap?  I have had several conversations with managers and leaders who have tried to convince me that lack of time is the reason why they didn’t have a development conversation … Read more

How Great Leaders Inspire Action – Simon Sinek Ted Talks [Video]

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I wrote recently about starting with the Why with personal development when trying to improve on a skill. I wanted to share with you a video from Simon Sinek that masterfully explains Why in more detail. In this video, Simon discusses the pattern that all successful leaders have in inspiring action. According to Simon, all … Read more

Why a Customer Centric Environment Is Crucial To Your Success

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Petinos restaurant i

If you are in business, you know that you are not alone. No matter your market, there are competitors vying for your customer’s business. Customers have more and more access to information through social media and the internet. They can easily research the vast array of options they have. So how can you differentiate yourself … Read more

Key Effective Leadership Traits – Roselinde Torres on Ted Talk [Video]

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In this video, Roselinde Torres shares a study of 4000 companies that were asked about the effectiveness of their leadership programs.

She further questions:

Why is the leadership gap widening?

What are the successful leaders doing?

It is true that companies invest so much money in leadership programs without seeing an increase in effective leadership.  Is it in the program itself or in the follow-up of the training program after?  A topic for a future blog post.

Roselinde suggests you ask three questions in order to measure your leadership effectiveness:

  • Where are you looking to anticipate change?
  • What is the diversity measure of your personal and professional network?
  • Are you courageous enough to abandon the past? Even abandon a practice that made you successful.

I particularly enjoy question 3.  Too often we stick to the same methods because it worked for us in the past only to fail to realize that it is no longer an effective method.

What questions do you ask to measure your leadership effectiveness, or the effectiveness of others?

Motivational Quote On Personal Development And The Power Of Belief

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Think of the last time someone believed in you so strongly that it gave you the power to do more than you thought possible.  Perhaps that someone was a boss, a parent, a spouse, a friend, a teacher or anyone in your circle.  How strong was that Power of Belief? I can still clearly reflect … Read more

Why We Win When You Love What You Do (And you Should, Too!)

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Person on Mountain

What drives our motivation?  There was a study that measured two kinds of motives for engaging in any activity:  internal and extrinsic motivation Internal or Intrinsic Motivation: engaging in behavior because it is personally rewarding.  In essence, engaging in an activity for one’s own benefit and not a reward. Participating in a sport because you … Read more

7 Great Tips About The Importance Of Taking a Vacation

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beach vacation and relaxation

To vacation, or not to vacation?  Summer is here and it’s vacation time.  Surprisingly, not everyone automatically plans to take a vacation. Here are some stats: There was a Google Consumer Surveys conducted in the first few days of 2015. They asked 1,500 American adults how many vacation days they took last year. Nearly 42 … Read more

FOUR STEPS IN DETERMINING YOUR PERSONAL PHILOSOPHY

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4 steps in determining your personal philosophy

In my previous post, I defined Personal Philosophy as; “the most basic beliefs, concepts and attitudes of an individual or group.”  I also discussed, the importance of understanding your personal philosophy. In short, Our personal philosophy Fuels our Attitude. Our Attitude determines the quantity and quality of our Actions. Our Actions determine our Result. If you … Read more

THE IMPORTANCE OF UNDERSTANDING YOUR PERSONAL PHILOSOPHY

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Compass and your philosophy

Why do two people, who are put in similar circumstances, arrive at different outcomes?  The major difference is not in the circumstance.  The major difference is in their personal philosophy. Philosophy:  the most basic beliefs, concepts and attitudes of an individual or group.   What we are today is a result of the main dominating … Read more

MY BLOG MISSION – Do not judge a book by its cover

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Blog Mission Statement

I committed myself to updating my blog on average 3 times per week.  I was excited when my launch date arrived on June 18th 2015.  I even started new Twitter and Facebook accounts to drive traffic to my blog.  When I saw the next day that I have 30 visits, I was excited until I … Read more

HOW LEADERSHIP, PERSONAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT ARE TIED IN

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People who achieve leadership success in their fields, those that reach the top levels, understand a key concept. In order to achieve any leadership success, they must first focus on their personal development and growth. They develop a conscientious plan for their personal growth first before they can work on the growth of others. There … Read more

IS LEADERSHIP YOUR PASSION

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Pasion

Multiethnic People Discussing About Passion    In order to be an effective leader, you need to be passionate about your role as a leader. You need to have the leadership skills necessary to inspire people to want to achieve more.  How do you know that being a leader is one of your passions? There are … Read more