Leaders Should Try Active Listening More

Leaders must realize that active listening often brings better results than excessive talking. When you are talking, you are not understanding what is going on around you. Leadership requires knowing and understanding the situation, and it does not require you to become an expert at how your own voice sounds. Active listening is about observing …

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Leaders Must Use Their Words and Actions to Inspire

As leaders, you must use your words to inspire your team every moment. Even when expressing disappointment, you must carefully choose and craft your message to communicate the problem, but also inspire the team to work better together toward your vision. Adverse situations will reveal character flaws throughout the organization. It is through tough situations …

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Communication Tips for New Hires to Be Successful

New hires come into the company usually excited about contributing right away. They want to deliver lots of value to their new employer. What makes it complicated are long tenured team members who use different terms for the same requirement or process. This then creates frustration and confusion for new employees. Proper communication processes involving …

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Reading Creates Great Opportunities to Grow Yourself and Your Business

Reading can be an amazing conduit to learn new ideas, to expand your abilities and to better understand rapid change. I believe that leaders who read consistently tend to be more responsive to changes in the business environment and open to new ways to grow their organization. Building knowledge and developing your own intellectual and …

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Leaders Prioritize

If your business or team has limited resources, then a lack of prioritization could cost you a client, a valued team member or the ability to conduct a project that fits your business. Team members don’t want to guess with what is important in the big picture when everything seems important. Prioritization maximizes your resources …

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