What do leaders actually do? Get valuable insights, tips and tricks on how to become a better leader.
Do you look good when you wear a suit? Is your suit the perfect size? Do you pay attention to the the finer details of suit wearing? Probably not, but fear not because too many men wear suits improperly and therefore don’t look as good as they can. You can’t expect to look all dapper and …
We used to have these “All Hands” meetings at work. During the meeting, the senior partners would take turns presenting about how business was going. What new projects they were selling, new work in the pipeline… Not necessarily a showcase of oral presentation skills or public speaking prowess. But I noticed something interesting in those meetings. …
Imagine your life 10 years from now. You are a successful entrepreneur with a solid amount of money in your bank account and a successful business. Chances are this achievement is the result of a combination of attributions and skills. Public speaking is definitely in the top five of that list. Public speaking has the …
Social movements; work places; medical facilities; governing bodies; educational institutions; charitable and international organizations. All of these are filled with groups of people who need and want good leadership. Good leadership, in fact, improves their lives and, secondarily, the lives of others who are not even within their groups. Consider a leader such as Martin …
Lots of people are “thrown” into leadership positions. They may have impressed their boss in some and way earned the reward of leading a team as a supervisor or manager. That is all fine and dandy, but there is one problem – many of them have never had a leadership position before and they will inevitability …
One of the most difficult things about defining the word ‘smart’ is that there is no binary characteristic that makes a person smart or not smart. The definition of the word, at least in the way that people would apply it to themselves or others, changes depending on circumstance. For example, a three year old …
In the business world, and in life in general, you need good communication skills to be able to effectively get your message across. You need to know how to engage your audience and convey exactly the right message you intend to. Now, let’s not fool ourselves – the way you look and the way you …
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How many of you have experienced a horrible day, week or even an entire month? Doesn’t it feel like this phase is going to last an eternity? I too have experienced such downfalls in my life and they have lasted entirely too long. For some time I dreamed of a life that was always positive …
Note: This is part of a larger series on how to be more confident. Part 1 is here. Today, I want to talk about the three distinct types of confidence and how to build confidence in each area. Whether that’s at work, with your friends, in romantic life, amongst superiors, it doesn’t matter. If you want …
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Communication is a key part of leadership. Every great leader knows how to efficiently communicate their vision to the team and keep tabs on the development of a project by exchanging regular communications with employees. The style, tone and content of their words is extremely important – it shows whether they’re really leaders. Here are …
What separates dreamers from entrepreneurs is the ability to successfully execute an idea. Leadership is a part of every business venture and it requires specific skills, personality traits and qualities. A great leader is able to communicate their vision and inspire their team to work towards set goals. But that’s just the tip of the …
Leadership is a broad, complex category. It can hardly be covered within a single definition, but there are few things we all have in mind when thinking of great leaders: charm, precision, innovation, passion, and vision. These are not the typical skills you can learn from textbooks. You can, however, observe the habits of successful …
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