Leadership development & business development tools

Great leadership is the display of a combination of tools, skills and behaviors.  It isn’t the result of position power or personality.  Consequently, it can be learned and demonstrated.
Think of the great leaders you’ve known.  I’ll bet they demonstrated most if not all of these skills.
Here’s my list of the top tools, skills and behaviors.
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If you’re like most of my coaching clients, you probably feel like you’re scampering around like a roadrunner – with too much to do in the time you have to get it done.
If that’s the case, read on, this article is all about improving your productivity and getting more meaningful work accomplished with the time [...]

I spent over two decades of my corporate career in various roles in Human  Resources and as a result, had TONS of conversations with managers about how to deal with their employees or teams when their performance wasn’t ‘up to snuff’.  Quite often, their initial ‘remedy’ was to suggest training, but training isn’t always the [...]

What excuses are you using for not raising your fees?

The economy is too weak?
People aren’t buying anything but necessities these days?
I’ll lose more business than I’ll gain?

I’ve heard them all. I’ve even heard them come out of my own mouth in the past.
Watch this Michael Jordan video and then tell me what you think.
“Become Legendary”

What [...]

Let’s face it.  As human beings, we can be creatures of habit.  For that matter, most every living creature I can think of is either a creature of habit or instinct.  The advantage we enjoy is having access to judgment and choice. But how often to we access that advantage?
It serves us to leverage our [...]

One of the big mistakes some people make is waiting for energy, happiness and prosperity to descend upon them.  Someday, things will be better, they muse.
Well, I’m here to let you know that you control how soon ‘someday’ arrives.
I was out on my morning walk the other day and spotted this dredging machine cleaning out [...]