Building Momentum To Achieve An Extraordinary Year

I get a lot of emails.  To manage them, I have an email for several different accounts; work, blogging and personal.  There are some emails I skim through quickly, while others I ensure to read every line.  Michael Hyatt’s emails are those emails I tend to pay particular attention to.  Mostly, because he covers the … Read more

Leadership Integrity And The Decisions You Make When No One Is Looking?

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We make decisions every single day.  Some of them are big ones that might take some reflection before making them.  Other times, our decisions are made without much thought.  Then there are those decisions that involve a choice between right and wrong.  When you are a leader, you may be faced with these decisions more … Read more

14 Leadership Traits Of An Effective Leader

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There is no one effective leadership style.  In fact, 2 completely different leaders put in the same situation can both achieve amazing results. With all the different management styles and different types of leaders, is there “the best style”?  Without putting a finger to the best style, let’s look at the traits that make an … Read more

How Do I Lead Up And Influence When I Am Not In Charge?

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Leadership is about influence.   The most common type of influence is a leader’s ability to impact their team.  Sometimes however, you aim to Lead Up.  Leading up is about impacting your organization and even your immediate report, a.k.a,  your Boss.  You do not need positional power in order to lead.  You can still make a … Read more

Onboarding Best Practices To Improve Employee Retention [Infographic + Checklist]

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Employee retention is an important part of a company’s plan.  Companies that develop strategies to keep their employees engaged, motivated, with an ongoing employee development plan, win more than those who don’t.  Employee turnover is an expense that a company who wants to be healthy cannot overlook.  One of the first steps in reducing employee … Read more

You’ve Been Caught!  Bad Leadership Practices

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When I first got my leadership role, I was studying Business in school.  I learned several techniques and strategies on all areas of running a business.  School taught me about Finance, Accounting, HR policies and procedures, Economics and more.  What school didn’t teach me was the leadership practices that I adopted through self learning and … Read more

Are You Embarrassed By Your Company’s Employee Turnover?

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Have you ever looked at your employee turnover results and cringed with how high they were?  You are definitely not alone.  Long gone are the days where people found a job they liked and then retired with the same company.  In today’s environment, companies are being treated like revolving doors where employees come and go … Read more

The 11 Traps Successful Leaders Know To Watch For

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Markets and companies go through cycles all the time.  Sometimes, cycles return healthy profits and times are easy.  Other times, it can become difficult to stay in the black.  Do leaders get caught in cycles as well?  Are there traps that successful leaders avoid to stay “on top of the game”? Leaders are faced with … Read more

15 Signs Of Emotional Intelligence [Infographic]

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There used to be a common debate about what increased the chances of someone’s success.  On one side of the debate was the Intelligence Quotient while on the other side, the Emotional Quotient.  Since then, there has been more than one study on how important it is to continue to develop your emotional intelligence.  At … Read more

The Number 1 Error in The Mentor Relationship

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Have you ever worked really hard for something that you really wanted?  You try and try but only find yourself falling just short of achieving your goals.  So, you decide to look for a mentor that can push you that step further.  In school, that mentor might have been a tutor that helped you boost … Read more

The 6 Proven Practices Of Effective Leaders (Video)

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Whether it be successful Entrepreneurs, Business Owners or even athletes, successful people have practices that guide their success.   These practices help them hone their skills and drive their results further.  If I were to ask you who was the most effective leader you know, would it take you a while to come up with an … Read more