Posts Tagged: Leadership Qualities

How Do Great Leaders Get More Done In Meetings?

You can tell quite a bit about a leader based on how they conduct meetings. If you can improve the discussions, solutions, and team morale through team meetings, you’ll be more effective at running your business as a whole.   Consider the following 4 things to get more done in meetings:   Clearly define the… Read More »

Do You Have Leadership Traits?

Find out if you’re a true leader by seeing if you possess these qualities: Leaders start projects by asking “What has to be done?” instead of “What do I need?” Leaders next ask “What do I have to do to make a real contribution?” The answer best suits the leader’s strengths and the needs of… Read More »

How To Boost Staff Morale

When you run a business, there are a lot of challenges that you will face. Bringing on great employees is definitely a difficult thing to achieve. What might be even more difficult is keeping those individuals happy in their job. It is very important that you invest in the staff and do things that will… Read More »

How To Go From Failure To Success

Failure is often the best teacher in life. Painful at times? Absolutely, because no one likes to fail. We have the desire to succeed but an occasional failure helps us to learn new things along the way. Failing at something teaches a lesson and helps you to change, grow and ultimately succeed. The things we… Read More »

Manage Effectively And Lead Decisively

Being a manager is a major responsibility. The success of your business is largely due to the way you lead your staff. Employees that are not guided well cannot be as efficient as needed. As a leader in the company, here are some things you are charged with.   Be a Confident Decision Maker Making… Read More »

Successful Daily Habits

Make it a habit to end every working day by doing these things:   Clear your desk. Never leave your desk messy. Put everything in a file or to-do folder and in a designated spot. You will start each day off on a positive note. This will also help to keep you organized and possibly… Read More »

Why New Staff Orientation Is So Important

Hiring on and training new staff is one of the biggest challenges that employers face. These individuals will make the difference between success and failure in your business. Here are the top reasons that staff orientation is so important.   Employees Need to Understand Your Values In a new employee orientation, information about your business… Read More »

How To Build A Dream Team

In sports, we constantly hear the term “dream team” especially when there are several top performing athletes all on the same team at the peak of their career. The coach was able to build a dynamic team that is destined for success. In the business world, we use that term too. Is that just a… Read More »

Define Success

Make it clear to your employees what constitutes success and how they should measure their achievements. Goals must be realistic. Project schedules, for example, must be set by the people who do the work. People will accept a “bottom-up” deadline they helped set but they’ll be cynical about a schedule imposed from the top that… Read More »

Six Things Great Leaders Do Differently

Great leaders are hard to come by. Strong leadership seems to be lacking when it comes to business. A true leader is noteworthy and one to be watched and observed in action. Businesses, committees, campaigns and plans often fail due to lack of leadership. How can we ensure that a great leader is in place?… Read More »