Joseph Lalonde

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

This is a contributed post to JMLalonde.com. For more information on contributing a post, please see our contributing policies. Photo by Pixabay from Pexels: [link]. As a business owner, keeping your employees motivated is one of the most important things you can do. The more motivated they are, the more work they can get done and the more money you will make.

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Joseph Lalonde

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

This is a contributed post to JMLalonde.com. For more information on contributing a post, please see our contributing policies. During the summer vacation, children do not have to worry about school, so they have more time to play and relax their minds. Despite this, many parents have trouble finding a balance that allows them to keep their kids physically active while also maintaining a healthy lifestyle over the summer break.

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Joseph Lalonde

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

This is a contributed post to JMLalonde.com. For more information on contributing a post, please see our contributing policies. One of the best ways to ensure you are successful as a business owner is to build and cultivate trust. It’s important that you do so within your company walls as well as with your customers and other business leaders. How far you can get in your career depends on this and will impact what you’re able to achieve.

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Joseph Lalonde

NOVEMBER 5, 2022

This is a contributed article. See our Guest Posting guidelines to learn more about contributed content. Protecting your business should always be one of your main priorities, but figuring out how to develop a full business security plan can often seem like a particularly tricky task. Fortunately, it doesn’t have to be as difficult as you might imagine to make sure you can protect every aspect of your company from top to bottom, as this guide contains some of the best ideas that you can utilize

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Joseph Lalonde

OCTOBER 16, 2022

My latest book, Reel Leadership, is now available on Amazon. If you love movies and leadership, you will love this book. In 2002, the live-action Scooby-Doo movie ( get your copy here ), directed by Raja Gosnell and screenplay by James Gunn, was released. It starred Matthew Lillard as Shaggy, Freddie Prinze Jr. as Freddie, Sarah Michelle Gellar as Daphne, Linda Cardellini as Velma, and Neil Fanning as the voice of Scooby.

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Joseph Lalonde

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Our tasks can seem so daunting. We’ve got to clean the whole house. The financial statements must be completed. Or we have to lose 40 pounds. Wow… When you think about the whole, the issues before us seem so monumental. We don’t know how we’re going to get things done. Let me tell you. You can get things done by doing just a little.

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Joseph Lalonde

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

This is a contributed post to JMLalonde.com. For more information on contributing a post, please see our contributing policies. Diversity in the workplace is becoming increasingly important as businesses strive to create a better work environment for their employees. A diverse team is a successful team, and it’s essential to have a variety of voices at the table when making decisions.

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Joseph Lalonde

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

People are stubborn. Once they have a belief, they struggle to reimagine something new. Now, if people are stubborn, leaders can be hard-headed and impossible to change! Not really. However, it is how we feel sometimes. We hold tight to our ideals. We believe we know best. Photo by Paul Skorupskas on Unsplash. Yet, we don’t. We are not perfect.

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Joseph Lalonde

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

This is a contributed post to JMLalonde.com. For more information on contributing a post, please see our contributing policies. Leadership is more than just giving orders and being the boss. To be an effective leader, you need to be able to motivate and inspire your team to do their best work. Here are eight ways you can be a better leader at your job: Via Pexels. 1.

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Joseph Lalonde

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

A Reel Leadership Article We’ve heard the fictional story of the women warriors of the Dora Milaje in the movie Black Panther. Imagine if they were real. They may have been. The Woman King is based on a true story. The film looks at the Agojie, a band of warrior women that protected Dahomey in the 1800s. They were fierce, deadly, and violent. They were also very effective.

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Joseph Lalonde

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

This is a contributed post to JMLalonde.com. For more information on contributing a post, please see our contributing policies. Photo by Miltiadis Fragkidis on Unsplash. Over the years, there has been a lot of discussion about whether or not sporting events will continue to be popular. Some people argue that with the rise of technological advances, people will no longer want to go to live sporting events.

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Joseph Lalonde

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Communication is a critical aspect of leadership. You have to clearly communicate multiple things to those you lead. Some of the pieces you have to communicate may be: The vision of the organization. Your team’s mission. How to effectively complete a task. The love you have for your team. A business presentation to the board of trustees. Sharing why your products cost what they do.

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Joseph Lalonde

AUGUST 25, 2022

Pay-per-click (PPC) advertising is a great way to drive traffic to your website. By bidding on relevant keywords, you can appear at the top of search engine results pages (SERPs) and get your site in front of potential customers when they’re searching for products or services like yours. And this can happen more quickly than it can from an SEO campaign.

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Joseph Lalonde

AUGUST 2, 2022

You need a bigger house. You deserve a faster car. You have to have a larger salary. For so many of us, we live in a world of needing, deserving, and having to haves. What is this world? It’s the world of discontent. Photo by Nora Hutton on Unsplash. Are You Content? Are you content? That’s a big question to ask. For me, most of the days, I think I am.

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Joseph Lalonde

JULY 12, 2022

Have you ever been around a Debbie Downer? You know the type… They’re always in a funk. Their day never goes right. Someone is always trying to bring them down. It’s a vicious cycle. It’s a cycle that pushes people away. Most people don’t want to be near a Debbie Downer. Their negative attitude is […].

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Joseph Lalonde

JULY 7, 2022

While nothing can beat the feel of an actual book in your hands, sometimes you have to compromise. My compromise has been to pick up audiobooks. I’ve heard from many people that they enjoy this method of reading as well. Audiobooks allow readers to follow the story on the go. You can listen to audiobooks in your […].

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Joseph Lalonde

MAY 31, 2022

According to Country Living, today is Global Running Day. The purpose of Global Running Day is to encourage people to get out and run. I know, I know, most of you are groaning and dreading the thought of running. However, I have found running has multiple benefits. Especially for leaders. That’s why I want to […].

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Joseph Lalonde

MAY 29, 2022

A Reel Leadership Article. The new Top Gun: Maverick flew into theaters on Memorial Day weekend in what could be the best sequel ever to be released. After years of days due to COVID-19, we were treated to a masterpiece of a movie. Tom Cruise reprises his role as Pete ‘Maverick’ Mitchell. Maverick is a former Top Gun student. […].

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Joseph Lalonde

MAY 24, 2022

Identifying and growing potential leaders can be tricky. You may not know what to look for or what you can do to develop these up-and-coming leaders. Despite this, you have to be able to identify and grow new leaders. These new leaders will be the ones to take your organization to the next level. Who […].

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Joseph Lalonde

MAY 17, 2022

As a manager, you are in a unique position to be a leader. Yet not all managers possess great leadership skills. And team members may be naturally gifted. However, you can teach yourself and your team and learn from them to be the example in management to encourage better leadership in those underneath you. Common […].

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Joseph Lalonde

APRIL 28, 2022

As a small business owner, you know that it takes more than just a good idea to be successful. You need to be able to lead your team and make tough decisions to navigate through challenging times. To develop your leadership skills, you need to understand what they are. Leadership skills can be categorized into […].

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Joseph Lalonde

MAY 1, 2022

A Reel Leadership Article. Memory is the latest Liam Neeson movie. If you don’t know who Liam Neeson is, he is famous for his role in Taken and other films where he has a specific set of skills. Memory follows the same formula. Liam Neeson’s character, Alex Lewis, is slowly losing his memory. His career is an assassin for […].

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Joseph Lalonde

APRIL 26, 2022

In December, I released my book, Reel Leadership. It was a continuation of the work I’ve done on the blog. Since the Reel Leadership articles tend to receive the most feedback and visits, I wanted to create a fantastic book that people would love. For the most part, the feedback has been positive. People have enjoyed […].

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Joseph Lalonde

APRIL 5, 2022

A significant problem in many businesses is trying to determine who is ultimately responsible for a project’s success. The problem isn’t in that there’s no accountability but in the realization that too many people are responsible for the results. In their book What The Heck Is EOS?, Gino Wickman and Tom Bouwer explore the topic of accountability […].

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Joseph Lalonde

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

When you think of love, you may not think of leadership. However, February is the month of love. Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. And, at least for part of February, I wanted to take a look at the ways leaders can lead with love. Love doesn’t have to be mushy. Love can be […].

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Joseph Lalonde

JANUARY 27, 2022

It’s time for another book list for leaders. This month will continue to share more books from the cohort that helped me write Reel Leadership. These books were all written by new authors who had something to say. Through the teaching of Professor Eric Koester, many of us were able to complete our manuscripts and publish […].

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Joseph Lalonde

JANUARY 11, 2022

It’s easy to look at someone else and think “Man, they’re good. They always do the right thing. They always make the right decision.” It’s easy to think everyone else is good while you’re not. We get this way in our hobbies. We don’t want to pick up a pencil to try our hand at sketching. The […].

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Joseph Lalonde

JANUARY 10, 2022

A Reel Leadership Article. Have you ever felt like an underdog? Were you picked last for sports or business? Sometimes we feel like no one wants us. That’s how the football player Kurt Warner (Zachary Levi) felt. He knew he was good. He knew he could play. Yet, the teams in the NFL didn’t want him. American Underdog tells […].

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Joseph Lalonde

JANUARY 6, 2022

Ryan Bodenheim passed away on December 20th, 2021. He was only 44. He had so much left in life to give. One of the projects he was working on was a comic book titled SPARK. It was a post-apocalyptic title for the comic book company Bad Idea. Bad Idea is a small, scrappy comic book […].

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Joseph Lalonde

JANUARY 2, 2022

A Reel Leadership Article. The cast and characters from the original Sing animated movie return in its sequel, Sing 2. The world is still pretty much the same for these characters. But the second go-around is almost as fun and enjoyable as the first. Sing 2 is an animated musical in a world of animals. There are pigs, gorillas, […].

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Joseph Lalonde

DECEMBER 16, 2021

No one likes to go through a struggle. Struggles challenge us. They pull at our inner-most being. Yet, there’s something special about struggles. They shape us into who we are. I recently came across this quote by Arnold Schwarzenegger. Schwarzenegger is quoted as saying: Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and […].

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Joseph Lalonde

DECEMBER 7, 2021

If you own a business, then you have to do everything you can to protect that asset. Many small business owners and leaders tend to overlook this aspect of their business. As far as they are concerned, they feel that, as long as they have the business and are running it, securing their business from […].

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Joseph Lalonde

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Although, offices are opening up and people are going back to work in the office, work in the post-covid world has changed. If the reaction to the new Omicron variant is anything to go by, we can expect to keep seeing frequent precision lockdown strategies implemented across the globe for the foreseeable future–at least, until […].

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Joseph Lalonde

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

Technology is continuously evolving. Various solutions are created to assist in improving daily activities. Businesses are no exception to the good of technology, so many businesses undergo digital transformation to stay updated. Becoming a digital leader in an ever-evolving digital world is beneficial and can bring your business the growth and success it strives for. […].

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Joseph Lalonde

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

A Reel Leadership Article. Ghostbusters: Afterlife is a sequel to the original Ghostbusters movies. You know the movies starring Dan Aykroyd (as Dr. Raymond Stantz), Bill Murray (as Dr. Peter Venkman), and Harold Ramis (Dr. Egon Spengler). There was a fourth Ghostbuster that came along named Ernie Hudson (as Winston Zeddemore). The new Ghostbusters movie picks up years after Ghostbusters 2. […].

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Joseph Lalonde

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

When you think of your failures, do you cringe with regret? Do you squeal with glee? Do you hide your head in shame? Failures often give us an inferiority complex. They make us think we’re less than, a loser, or finished. Failures bring us down. But should they? Should failure make you feel horrible? I […].

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Joseph Lalonde

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Leading requires us to be able to see the big picture. This can be hard if we’re mired in the minutia of the daily grind. We can easily zoom in and lose the big picture. What can we do to zoom out and see the big picture again? There are 3 things I want to encourage you […].

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