2010

Terry Starbucker

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7 Ways To Lead Without Uttering A Single Word

Terry Starbucker

Home About Me About This Blog Starbucker’s Amazon Store TerryStarbucker.com Ramblings From a Glass Half Full 7 Ways To Lead Without Uttering A Single Word by Starbucker on October 3, 2010 There is much written about the words leaders need to use, both in speech and on paper, to be effective. Words are certainly important, but there are other, more subtle messages that leaders send every day through their actions (or inactions) in the workplace.

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Why Just A Little Zen Can Help You Be A Much Better Leader

Terry Starbucker

I can get away from myself sometimes. That state of being where things are happening so fast and furiously that all I do is react, instead of think. It’s during those times that my leadership suffers. Because I’m “ not all there “ I become a mile wide and an inch deep. My teammates don’t get the benefit of any fully developed and reasoned thought and analysis.

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Rule #1: Human First, Then Leader

Terry Starbucker

As soon as we are labeled as a “leader&# , especially one in the executive suite, there is a very strong tendency to put ourselves on a pedestal. After all, we are on a higher rung on the ladder, right? If we’re not careful, this “higher level&# thinking can also have an effect on how we interact with our teammates. Suddenly, we’re more aloof, more reserved. “I’m the boss now – I cannot ‘mix it up’ as much with the team.

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A Leadership Checklist: 10 Things To Do Right Now To Make It A.

Terry Starbucker

Home About Me About This Blog Starbucker’s Amazon Store TerryStarbucker.com Ramblings From a Glass Half Full A Leadership Checklist: 10 Things To Do Right Now To Make It A Great Year by Starbucker on January 3, 2010 As a leader, I’ve learned that getting off to a great start in a new year is very important. Over the course of my career I’ve assembled a very handy annual New Year’s “Checklist&# that helps get me focused and ready for the challenges to come in the

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I'ma Blogger? Nope, I'm A Writer

Terry Starbucker

Home About Me About This Blog Starbucker’s Amazon Store TerryStarbucker.com Ramblings From a Glass Half Full I’m a Blogger? Nope, I’m A Writer by Starbucker on September 16, 2010 “ I’m a blogger ” I was at a conference, and we were having a catered lunch. I sat down at a table of strangers with my plate full of food, and when asked “ what do you do “?

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9 Ways Social Media Can Make You A Better Leader

Terry Starbucker

Home About Me About This Blog Starbucker’s Amazon Store TerryStarbucker.com Ramblings From a Glass Half Full 9 Ways Social Media Can Make You A Better Leader by Starbucker on September 12, 2010 For leaders that are looking to improve themselves as they aspire to greatness, there is a wealth of learning opportunities to be found in the world of Social Media.

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Leaders as Teachers: Two Things You Absolutely, Positively Must Do.

Terry Starbucker

Home About Me About This Blog Starbucker’s Amazon Store TerryStarbucker.com Ramblings From a Glass Half Full Leaders as Teachers: Two Things You Absolutely, Positively Must Do To Be Effective by Starbucker on May 9, 2010 As someone who loves to read, I can get leadership advice from the strangest places. Several years ago I was casually looking through one of my wife’s piano study books and came across Emil Liebling.