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Leadership begins with things you do. It’s not a magical set of qualities that some have and some don’t. It is built upon intentional choices and skills developed and honed by doing. You may or may not have a title that signals “leader.” It doesn’t matter. You can lead from [...]

Is morale, productivity and energy down in your company? Do your employees need motivation? Great leaders inspire and guide employees, motivating them to greater heights. Dave Lavinsky, author of  Wiley and Start at the End: How Companies Can Grow Bigger and Faster by Reversing Their Business Plan and  co-founder of [...]

Shakespeare famously wrote in Twelfth Night, “Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.” People often apply that quote to leadership, but only part of it applies. Leadership is something anyone can do (and leadership is something you do), but it must be learned [...]

Partner selling is a very logical approach to selling in today’s electronically connected world. We all like to do business with people we know and trust. This simply makes a buyer more confident in their purchase. If you sell from the perspective of serving customers as a partner, rather than [...]

The American Society for Training & Development has put together a Workforce Development download. The download aims to provide companies cost-effective ways to increase engagement and success within its organization. Learn more here.

Yahoo! is ready to tackle its challenges with a new CEO, Marissa Mayer. The hurdles the company and yours face in this down-economic and competitive climate are well known. Success will take rebuilding from the ground up. Stan Slap, Chief Executive Officer of slap, the international consulting company renowned for [...]

While you might be tempted to slow down for the holidays, resist the urge! Joe Pine and Jim Gilmore, authors of the international best-seller The Experience Economy and Authenticity, are gearing up for their new Workshop series. On November 13, 2012, Joe and Jim are hosting day-long sessions in Cleveland, [...]

In member recruitment, the primary driver that you must completely understand is “member-only” value. Trying to convince a person to pay money to join your organization to get what they are already getting is just nonsense. Not to Get Lost in the Weeds For over a decade, I have been [...]

Many years ago the great innovator, Buckminster Fuller introduced the term ‘synergy’ wherein synthesis (creation) is joined with energy to create a form of alchemy. With human beings this simply means that when we work the way we are capable of working together, one plus one no longer equals two. [...]

When you get right down to it, leadership is making decisions. The way we show up every day, our effort, energy, and attitude – in other words, our CHOICES – are the real indicators of leadership. Emerson said, “What you DO screams so loudly I can’t hear a word you’re [...]

It’s not just what you say, it’s how you smile, how you sit and how you shake hands. Body language can convey more than you’re aware of. In the recent debates, much was made about how the candidates interacted with each other. Little things like eye contact and how they [...]