Be Assertive
Type this in a large font, print it out, and stick it the wall of your office: NO COMPANY ON THE PLANET NEEDS LEADERS WHO ARE AFRAID TO SPEAK UP OR MAKE A DECISION Once you’re in a leadership role you have a lot of responsibilities. You need to be the voice of reason, speaking […]
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- Jul, 08, 2019
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Jul, 08, 2019
Change is Coming
Whether it is a change in your customer market, a change in your competition, or a change in technology, one thing you can count on is that you will always face change. Some of these changes will be incremental and can be addressed with a few days of training. Other changes may put large segments […]
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- Jul, 01, 2019
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When Mentoring Relationships Change
If you plan on progressing in your career, it helps to have a mentor. Having someone who can share their experiences with you offers one of your best learning opportunities. Someone who is senior in position and in their years of experience can offer a lot of useful guidance. But once you get promoted, that […]
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- Jun, 27, 2019
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Invest Now or Spend Later?
CFO: “What happens if we train our employees and they leave?” CEO: “What happens if we don’t train them and they stay?” Option 3: What happens if we don’t train them and then we have to fire them and start over? Businesses change. Companies buy other companies, new product lines get added, technology changes the […]
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- Jun, 24, 2019
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Tapping Into Internal Motivation
QUESTION: How do you know if your friends run marathons? ANSWER: Don’t worry; they’ll tell you. Last April, about 27,000 people ran 42.195 kilometers from the town of Hopkinton, Massachusetts in the United States, to a Finish Line in the city of Boston. The Boston Marathon attracts many of the best distance runners from around […]
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- Jun, 20, 2019
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