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Increase Your Probability of Promotion
How can you increase your probability of promotion so that when the next opportunity arises, you are seen as the ideal candidate to earn the promotion?Visibility and Intention: An individual working for one of my clients was passed up for a challenging new assignment. Her boss didn’t know she was interested in the new job. […]
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A client did an experiment. In their food processing plant they measured the time it took for a rumor to spread from the front office to the shipping dock. It took only 20 minutes. In the meantime managers get frustrated when their message takes weeks, months or years to spread throughout their organization. Why People […]
MoreBe a Better Leader Podcast
Now is your change to take your leadership learning to a new level with the Be a Better Leader audio podcast. A podcast is just a fancy term for an audio file that you download to your computer and either listen to it on your computer or transfer to your iPod or mp3 player. No […]
MoreIs There Melody in Your Message?
Sometimes I catch myself humming Christmas carols in July or repeating the chorus from the latest overplayed pop song on the radio. Usually it is the basic melodies that are the easiest to recall and repeat. Pure music lovers likely can get lost in complex melodies while the rest of us hum our happy tune. […]
MoreLeadership: How Approachable are You?
One characteristic of an effective leader is how approachable he or she is. Being approachable leads to being informed about both good news and challenges. If people feel comfortable coming to you then you will have an opportunity to influence them. Two facial expressions that keep others from approaching you: 1. Angry Face – Terry, […]
MoreKeeping students positive about the future
I received this web inquiry from a shop teacher in an area being particularly hard hit by the automotive industry downturn. Check out my ideas and feel free to add your own comments. “I am a shop teacher in high school. I would like to keep my students motivated in the school setting because they […]
MoreLead Change Don’t Manage It
Managing Change is an oxymoron. Change is not something to be managed. By definition, management is focused on efficiently applying resources to achieve pre-determined standards. Deviation is something to be reduced or eliminated. Change, on the other hand demands deviation from standards towards something new. If your organization is experiencing change right now, it’s interesting […]
MoreLeadership That Comes Too Late
There’s nothing like a full blown crisis to finally bring out the leadership that was missing in an organization. General Motors is finally having to confront the reality of becoming a smaller company with two profitable divisions and a lot fewer employees and dealers. The CAW and UAW have been humbled into becoming the partners […]
MoreLeadership Wizard radio feature ends
It was August 2006 when I received the good fortune to be a weekly guest on one of Canada’s top rated news stations AM800 in Windsor, Ontario. Jason Moore, News Director and Keith Chinnery, Program Director made it happen and the profile I received in Windsor/Essex was incredible. Morning Drive hosts Mike Kakuk and Lisa […]
MoreTo Twitter is not to fritter
Likely you have heard the latest buzz about Twitter. After resisting it I finally took the plunge. Twitter works similarly to a text message from your cell phone. It is 140 characters long and a record of your posts is kept on your Twitter page. Unlike a cell phone text message, everyone who ‘follows’ you […]
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