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How Leaders Can Better Understand and Drive the Process for Their Team Members to Create Effective Individual Development Plans that Help to Achieve Their Goals and to Exceed Their Potential

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Leaders often talk about the importance of creating individual development plans with their team members, but are leaders approaching them correctly? Are they putting in real effort to create effective plans that achieve positive results? Our first duty as leaders is to grow our people. While serving in the Army for over 20 years, an …

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Why It’s Important to Schedule Time to Think Through the Issues of the Business to Gain Perspective and to Consider All Options Relating to Strategic Decisions

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Protecting time in your schedule to think through issues and reviewing your strategy provides great returns for yourself and the business. Some decisions are quick, and some require a longer review. Every day, your schedule fills with meetings and updates because your opinions matter, but blocking a specific time to do nothing else but think …

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Tips for Understanding the International Environment and Cultural Differences to Maximize Your Business Opportunities

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As you grow your business in the international environment, you will not always be dealing with the American style of business: aggressive, little small talk, and expecting immediate results. You will have to adapt and overcome many cultural differences. A critical element will be patience on your part while you learn the customs and practices …

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Approaching Your Profession as a Business to Increase Profitability

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You work long hours in your business to create a desired product or service to generate positive cash flow, but you may be more focused on product creation instead of the business activities that are required to increase profitability. As a Professional, you must also approach what you do every day as a business that …

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3 Areas to Focus on to Build a Successful Team Culture

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How do you create a successful team culture? What can you control and shape for an environment of winning and excellence? Of course, it starts with hiring the right people for your team, but this discussion is not about hiring. It is about what you can do as leader to enhance the potential of developing …

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