Leadership

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30 Inspirational Zig Ziglar Quotes That Can Change Your Life

If you achieve legendary success as an athlete, you are awarded a place in the “Sports Hall of Fame”.  In Leadership and Personal Development, there is not a “Leadership Hall of Fame”.  If there was, the name Zig Ziglar would be part of it. Zig Ziglar was a motivational speaker and trainer.  Author of over […]

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Not Having That Performance Conversation Is Costing You Money

It is not an easy thing to do.  It is much easier not to do.  Having a difficult conversation about an employee’s performance can be a challenge.  When you push-off having that conversation because, “you don’t have the time”, or because “you are afraid it will demotivate and make performance worse,” the only person you

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Celebrating 100 Blog Posts And What I Learned Throughout The Journey

It started off as a dream.  As a child, I often imagined what I would do for a living.  There were two professions that particularly intrigued me; becoming a teacher and a writer.  I got my first full-time job as a salesperson at Future Shop selling TV’s, VCR’s (remember those?) and Camcorders.  I moved my

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 7 Ways Leaders Can Make Difficult Conversations Easier

Throughout the years, I have had dozens upon dozens of difficult conversations.  From laying people off, to discussing attendance issues, to conversations on performance.  None of these conversations were easy.  There were conversations that ended up going smoothly and those that left me feeling like I missed the ball.  The best ones were those where

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What the Best Companies to Work For Can Teach Us About Employee Engagement

Why is employee engagement such a popular topic?  The cost of having a disengaged team can be disastrous to the success of your company.  What can we learn from the TOP Companies about employee engagement? The keyword, “best companies to work for” has an average of 33,000 monthly searches according to a recent search on

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24 Inspirational Leadership Quotes and How I Got Inspired From Post-It Notes

One of your many leadership responsibilities is to motivate and inspire your team.  If you keep this as one of your focuses, you’ll soon realize you will get an incredible return on your investment.  If inspiring and supporting your team is one of your true priorities, you will find that you in turn will be

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