How to be a Leader of Influence — Active Listening
"One of the most important — and gutsiest — things you can do as a boss and leader is to shut the hell up and listen.” – Kate White Great...
"One of the most important — and gutsiest — things you can do as a boss and leader is to shut the hell up and listen.” – Kate White Great...
When business people hear “Let’s schedule a meeting,” they react the same as they would when they hear “Let’s schedule a root canal.” Do you spend many of your days...
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“Whether you’re an early career professional or a C-suite executive, remember you were invited to the meeting because your perspective is valuable. So, take ownership of your role in the...
“Leadership is one of the most observed and least understood phenomena on earth." — James MacGregor Burns Given the results of some recent research, this no longer appears to be...
"Presence is more than just being there." — Malcolm Forbes What is presence and why is it so essential to leadership and beyond? Presence is in the eye and ear and gut...
“The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant.” ― Max De Pree As a...
"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. – Aristotle Doing the right thing can feel simple when life is calm. However, that our...
I’ve heard a lot of candidates tell me they’re desperate for a career change, but when it comes to it, all they’re really searching for is to be more valued...
"Rogue Recruiter" David. E. Perry shares inside information on how to hire the best. Hiring is never easy. It requires more than finding the best candidates. Hiring for a key executive...
Sandra Peterson, Group Worldwide Chair at Johnson & Johnson believes resilience and empathy are the most important skills you need in leadership. However, you are not likely to learn much about...
What’s More Important for a CEO Self-Awareness or An MBA? The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars but in ourselves.” — William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar Since the 1950s,...
11 Tips for Career Success Who wants career success? You do, of course. You spend more of your valuable waking hours at work than you do anywhere else. Career satisfaction is...
Your second task to actually listen to their response. The overwhelming question in the business world is how to motivate a generation that seems “impossible to motivate.” Millennials. Companies go...
As long as you learn them sometime, right? Crucial lessons are full of wisdom because they often have to be learned the hard way. However, the hardest part about that process...

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