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Everything you need to know about leadership, you learned in Kindergarten

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Leadership lessons at their core are taught in Kindergarten and here’s what I mean. In business we operate under the old adage of the loudest person is the one that gets heard. Say Please and Thank You. Use your listening Ears.

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You Are The Company’s Greatest Asset

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When he died the company did not have the direction or leadership it needed to maintain leaving the family with no savings, investments or business income. In other cases one or two employees may understand the majority of the processes in place for operating the business.

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You Are What You Say You Are….

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Leadership is an elusive quality and few people ever really get it, but as the figurehead of a company you are supposed to know what it means to be a leader and a motivator even if it wasn’t taught to you. Leadership is an elusive quality but interestingly enough the people who want it usually aren’t leaders. Lead by Example.

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Time For Women to Compete

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A recent study conducted by Zenger Folkman tested males and females in leadership positions in the workplace. They tested leadership skills from development to problem solving to innovation etc. With results like this why are more women not in top leadership roles? That is right Ladies. Make your goal specific.

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9 Ways Women Can Combat Workplace Negativity

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In industry today, we’re all operating in a pressure-cooker environment, laden with deadlines, quotas, and conflicting personalities. When the mood is bad in the office, you may not even realize you’re operating in a negative environment. All this stress, however, can lead to a hostile, negative office atmosphere.

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HP Headed to Hotel California?

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HP has not had a stellar track record when it comes to leadership and their choices have often gotten them into sticky situations. When it works, it’s wonderful but the operative word is when it works. For a small business, this is a huge operational problem. So let’s look. HP Has a Poor Track Record in Past CEO Selection.

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Back to Basics

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As owners we are frequently so busy keeping the doors open, we really don’t know how the company operates. Some of this is leadership 101, some maybe not so obvious but what is certain is that going back to the beginning is the key to any successful business. You hired them, so let them do their job.