Terry Starbucker

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7 Ways To Lead Without Uttering A Single Word

Terry Starbucker

It’s 2010, sneaking up on 2011 – I’m looking for a HECK of a lot more than eye contact and posture from my leader. and prepared; if you want employees to be organized, then YOU be organized; if you want employees to be nice to one another, then YOU be nice to them, in public and private. Thanks again.

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Leaders As Diplomats: A Short Course in Cross-Functional Communication

Terry Starbucker

Define your territories and “demilitarized zones&# - All too often, because of poorly defined roles and responsibilities within an organization, a lot of “toe-stepping&# occurs between different departments, because the lines of “ who does what &# are so blurry. That one act alone will make a HUGE difference.

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Those Dreaded Meetings and Why You Should Learn to Love Them

Terry Starbucker

It doesn’t matter if you’re the organizer, or a participant. However, I challenge organizations to be more innovative with the format of their meetings. Otherwise, they’re just a big, inncesary load on our shoulders and a miserable waste of productive time. Or click the “accept” button.

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9 Ways Social Media Can Make You A Better Leader

Terry Starbucker

Blogging about leadership organizes and crystallizes your thoughts – When I started writing about leadership on my blog back in 2006, I was surprised at how the act of putting things “on paper&# was so effective at taking the concepts in your head, organizing them, and converting them into quicker action.

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The One Question Every Successful Leader Must Answer (Even Before.

Terry Starbucker

It’s really a matter of giving meaning to the work that each person does, which leads to happier, more motivated, and more productive teammates. Everyone who works for us in the organization wants and needs purpose for what they do. But successful leaders must resist that temptation. Here’s a specific example. Great post!

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The Path To Business Greatness: 5 Steps To Bridging The Divide.

Terry Starbucker

How these two goals are connected by the company’s leadership is critical to building operational greatness – an organization that is working at high efficiency, with great enthusiasm and ever increasing productivity. The owners want consistent profits. Here are the 5 points: Values and Standards of Conduct.

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5 Things Every Business Leader Should Know About Social Media

Terry Starbucker

You need to set some ground rules and establish a usage policy, or perhaps end up scratching your head about the productivity declines. It’s truly up to each organization, individual or business to define what it is going to be to/for them. Social Media has its own language protocol, and “company-speak” isn’t one of them.

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