31st January
2011
© 2002 Carole Nicolaides http://www.progressiveleadership.com
Recently, I was asked to facilitate a meeting and offer coaching
to 20 executive members at a company's strategic conference. As
I sat quietly and observed everyone in the room, I began to
notice that all conversations seemed to revolve around placing
blame.
Can you picture the setting? A long oval office with 20 people,
separated in 3 departments, and each of them pointing fingers
when asked why things weren't progressing as ...Read the rest of this entry »
Business
29th January
2011
Business
29th January
2011
by Carole Nicolaides © 2002 All Rights Reserved
http://www.progressiveleadership.com
One skill that we should all develop further is effective
communication. Communicating clearly to your employees,
co-workers, friends, and family is a critical part of your
success and your ability to improve the conditions you live and
work in. Many people think that great communicators are born,
not made. They think that some people are just naturally good
speakers and motivators, and that the rest of us are ...Read the rest of this entry »
Business
28th January
2011
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Love: The Killer App
"Love is the act of intelligently and sensibly sharing your
knowledge, networks, and compassion with your business
partners." --Tim Sanders, Chief Solutions Officer, Yahoo
Yahoo senior executive, Tim Sanders, published a book on
Valentine's Day titled Love Is the Killer App: How to Win
Business and Influence Friends. In his book he explains that the
road to prosperity is paved with a commitment to generosity. He
believes that what the business world needs is less greed ...Read the rest of this entry »
Business
27th January
2011
Education
27th January
2011
by Carole Nicolaides © 2002 http://www.progressiveleadership.com
Expectations have a powerful impact on our emotions, behaviors,
and most importantly, in our performances. Have you noticed what
happens when you expect no raise or promotion at work? Most
likely you will not get them! The bitter truth is that - not
only will you lose a promotion - but most likely you will not
perform to your fullest potential, either. Expectations have a
direct link to our behavior and outcome. One of the most ...Read the rest of this entry »
Business
26th January
2011
Business
26th January
2011
Five Steps to Increase the People Power in Your Business
Take some bold steps and help your employees and business
partners open up to real change and help them start thinking
again to the longer term. Send a message that you are ready to
commit to new ways of thinking and that that includes a
commitment to the success of your employees in the changing
workplace.
1. Reconsider your company vision. A vision statement uses the
future to help analyze the present. It must have a message ...Read the rest of this entry »
Business
25th January
2011
Should You Write Your Own Business Plan?
If you are just starting a company and looking for funding, or
looking for additional funding for growth, you will need to
develop a traditional business plan. Creating a business plan is
a business hurdle that entrepreneurs seem to dread. Do you do it
yourself? Do you hire someone to do it? How do you get it done
quickly, but without spending too much money on it? Will what
you do yourself be adequate to get funding?
In this article I will discuss the ...Read the rest of this entry »
Business
25th January
2011
Technology
24th January
2011
Education
24th January
2011
As a business owner, wouldn't it be great if you could take time
off whenever you needed to? Unfortunately, most small business
owners worry that the business will fall apart if they're not
there to mind the store. Too often, they simply lack the
appropriate resources for their business to keep going in their
absence.
"Taking time off is as important as food," says Charles Tuttle,
leader of a group of entrepreneurs in North Carolina. Don't
worry if this statement raises a red flag for you. ...Read the rest of this entry »
Business
23rd January
2011
Technology
23rd January
2011
The 7 Traits of an Exceptional & Successful Entrepreneur
By Robert Moment © 2004
How often have you either referred to or considered the
expression, 'Success is a journey and not a Destination?'
Probably many times, yet often being in a hurry to get there, we
forget that success is not an end unto itself, but is instead an
ongoing process.
Though some people seem to have the Midas touch and easily turn
everything to gold, most of us have to give our endeavors lots
of time, effort and the ...Read the rest of this entry »
Business
22nd January
2011
Career Goals and Stress: How to Achieve Goals and Maintain Your
Sanity
Deborah R. Brown, MBA, MSW
"Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a
real possession in the changing fortunes of time." Max Ehrmann
"Desiderata"
When it comes to career success, direction and focus are
crucial. But beyond direction, how effective is it to have
goals?
Requirements for Effective Goal-Setting
Much has been researched and written about the effectiveness of
goal setting. The ...Read the rest of this entry »
Business
21st January
2011
Please feel free to publish this article and resource box in
your ezine, newsletter, offline publication or website. A copy
would be appreciated at bobkelly@TNI.net. Word count is 1220
including guidelines and resource box. Robert A. Kelly © 2004.
If I Were Coaching You'
If I were coaching you as a business, non-profit or association
manager on how to get the biggest bang for your public relations
dollar, I would sum it up for you this way.
Use the fundamental premise of public relations to ...Read the rest of this entry »
Business
21st January
2011
Marketing
20th January
2011
Self Improvement
20th January
2011
'Try not to become a man of success but rather to become a man
of value.' Albert Einstein
Recently I heard a statistic that the majority of businesses
operate at 60% of their potential. While I was unable to obtain
the source of that statistic it seemed rather accurate or maybe
even high. The Small Business Association reports that '2/3 of
new employer firms survive at least 2 years, and about 1/2
survive at least 4 years.' The language they use is almost as
scary as the statistics themselves. ...Read the rest of this entry »
Business
19th January
2011
Technology
19th January
2011
If you want to start a business in 2005, and start making money
almost immediately, the sites listed below are some of the best
I have found. I've chosen each site because it is absolutely
outstanding in providing the tools you need to get started, as
well as taking you through the steps you need to get started
immediately.
My1stBusiness.com - http://www.my1stbusiness.com - This site is
owned by Ben Botes, who is currently working on a doctoral
degree in business. Ben will take you through ...Read the rest of this entry »
Business
18th January
2011
Change is Good: Conquering Resistance to Career Change
"For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose
under heaven..." Ecclesiastes 3:1-8
Often we resist the very things we need the most. Clients
frequently wait to call me for career counseling until they have
gotten put on probation, or even worse, have lost their job.
This "kick in the pants" is what they need to take a look at
their work and their life. Sadly, some admit that they have not
been happy at their job, often not ...Read the rest of this entry »
Business
18th January
2011
Business
17th January
2011
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"In order to burn out, a person needs to have been on fire at
one time." Ayala Pines
What is burnout? And how do you know if you're suffering from
it? Burnout is various physical, emotional and mental reactions
caused by repeated stress.
Effects of Stress
The negative affects of stress have been documented by research
studies. Prolonged, unrelenting stress can produce psychological
and physiological consequences including: Anxiety
Depression Hypertension ...Read the rest of this entry »
Business
16th January
2011
Technology
16th January
2011
Love & EQ--The "Geek" we all love.... You know one...you might
have one working for you....you may even be in love with
one...or, maybe you is one.... Affectionately, we call them
geeks, nerds or techies. Yet, any of us can fall into this
category when we're stressed, spending too much time in our
heads and particularly in the left hemisphere of our brains.
While left-brain dominant people are often eccentric, they are
typically linear, logical and rationale. They are efficient. To
be in love, ...Read the rest of this entry »
Business
15th January
2011
by Carole Nicolaides © 2002 http://www.progressiveleadership.com
A lot of discussions lately are centered around teamwork and
leadership. This is especially an issue after all the leadership
scandals that have been brought to light in corporate America
this past year. Due to major layoffs, and the loss of
exceptional brainpower, there is a huge need for leaders who
possess both a heart and a sound knowledge base at the same
time. The quest is on! Leadership books outsold all books this
summer ...Read the rest of this entry »
Business
14th January
2011
Education
14th January
2011
If you want to start a business in 2005, and start making money
almost immediately, the sites listed below are some of the best
I have found. I've chosen each site because it is absolutely
outstanding in providing the tools you need to get started, as
well as taking you through the steps you need to get started
immediately.
My1stBusiness.com - http://www.my1stbusiness.com - This site is
owned by Ben Botes, who is currently working on a doctoral
degree in business. Ben will take you through ...Read the rest of this entry »
Business
13th January
2011
Education
13th January
2011
So you have entrepreneurial aspirations, but you're stuck in a
job working for someone else. You wake up, commute to work, work
hard, pay your bills and then come home exhausted. You repeat
the pattern for another four days, becoming increasingly tired
as the week progresses. By the time Friday night comes around
you are absolutely shattered requiring every second of your
weekend just to recover! And just as you start to feel as if you
have your life back, your alarm clock goes off on ...Read the rest of this entry »
Business
12th January
2011
About the Author:
Cindy Hartman is President of Hartman Inventory LLC, a woman-owned business that provides business and home inventory services. She and her husband Mike also own Hartman Inventory Systems LLC, a complete turnkey package for those who want to establish their own home inventory business. The package includes marketing materials, a website, hands-on training, a Designated Geographic Area, life/business coaching program, manual, downloadable templates, mentoring and more.
Hartman ...Read the rest of this entry »
Business
11th January
2011
By Carole Nicolaides, Copyright © 2002, All Rights Reserved
http://www.progressiveleadership.com The rules for succeeding in
business are changing daily. Yet people are still asking for the
magic formula that contributes to a successful organization. Is
it talented, knowledgeable people plus innovative products?
That's a great start, but something vital is missing from this
equation. More and more corporations around the world recognize
that, in order to gain a competitive advantage, they also ...Read the rest of this entry »
Business
10th January
2011
Tracey started her video production company 2 ½ years ago, and
after struggling through the start-up phase, she was finally
reaping the fruits of her labor. When we talked, it was clear
that she was ready to move onward and upward but didn't know how
to go about doing it.
'I am so busy these days, but I'm still not getting the level of
work I want,' Tracey told me. 'I really want to get in with some
bigger companies, but I'm always scrambling to get my current
projects done.'
'When I first ...Read the rest of this entry »
Business
9th January
2011
by Carole Nicolaides, Copyright © 2002, All Rights Reserved
www.progressiveleadership.com
In part one of this article, we covered the importance of soft
skills, especially for those in the information technologies
vocations. After qualifying the advantages of implementing soft
skills into IT management, we left one question unanswered.
Where do you find soft skills training? That will be the topic
we focus on during this article.
As a business leader, I'm sure you understand the benefits ...Read the rest of this entry »
Business
8th January
2011
i>Question: What was your first successful JV, and what were
the steps you took to make it successful?
Hello. This is Valerie Vauthey speaking. I am the CEO & Founder
of the fastest growing coaching company in North America and
Europe: MyPrivateCoach.com
I would like to share with you a few of my experiences
regarding business and more specifically with Joint Ventures.
I have started, grown, and sold FOUR Joint Ventures so far and
I just started a new one.
Out of the first four JVs, 3 were ...Read the rest of this entry »
Business
7th January
2011
by Carole Nicolaides © 2002 http://www.progressiveleadership.com
Mary was a successful senior executive working for a large
insurance company. She was the person that you wanted to have
when things did not go well. Everybody loved her for her
enthusiasm, never-ending motivation and her vision of taking the
organization to the next level. About one year after this bright
star was brought in and produced so well she started getting
bored. She was quite the character, so with her humor and ...Read the rest of this entry »
Business
6th January
2011
Today's new entrepreneur is often an experienced supervisor,
manager or executive. Many are specialists in one area of
business such as customer service, purchasing, sales support or
accounting. But few have ever had the responsibility for
researching, planning and implementing every detail of a new
business creation.
Many functions previously performed by corporate staff people
such as market research, personnel, data processing and
financial planning will now have to provided by the new, ...Read the rest of this entry »
Business
5th January
2011
Do you know what your customers are hearing? Are you using
"shoppers?" It might be a good idea, along with some employee
training on some specific 'do's' and 'don'ts', though I'm not
sure you could even conceive of these things I've been told
recently when out shopping were you to compose a 'don't' list.
1. I could care less. You can write it for $500 if you want to.
This from the convenience-store clerk when I was checking to see
if the limit for writing a personal check was still $50.
2. ...Read the rest of this entry »
Business
4th January
2011
Multiculturalism is a reality in the US and for those of us who
do business globally. The US has more legal immigrants yearly
than all the other countries in the world combined.
Also there are vast cultural differences among "native"
Americans living in the US for several generations, as you know
if you've done business with a New Yorker (better be quick!)or
bi'ness with a Texan (better stand at a 90% angle to your male
companion).
Culture is neither ethnic nor racial. It is learned and ...Read the rest of this entry »
Business
4th January
2011
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Spirituality
3rd January
2011
As a mid-level employee, you've been working for the ACME
Company, a manufacturing firm, for the past two years. Your job
performance has been solid, and on occasion, even praiseworthy.
However due to the current economic conditions ' poor profit
earnings, massive layoffs and company restructuring, you now
find yourself working for a new boss. Ordinarily reporting to a
new leader would not pose a real problem but this time it feels
different -- management practices have changed. The ...Read the rest of this entry »
Business
2nd January
2011
Imagine being supported in your business by a team that were
reliable, competent, communicated effectively with clients and
colleagues, had heaps of initiative and a great attitude.
No, this is not a pipe dream. It can happen for you. However it
takes an investment of time and energy on your part to create a
strong, supportive and valuable team'It doesn't happen by
osmosis.
In many of my public workshops on How to Have Less Mess, Less
Stress and More Success we often have disgruntled ...Read the rest of this entry »
Business
1st January
2011
Selling your services to corporations is an attractive
proposition. The contracts are larger than with small businesses
and individuals, and often longer-term. There's the possibility
of repeat business worth many billable hours at respectable
rates. But the best clients are not always the easiest to get.
If you don't grasp the realities of the corporate environment,
you may sabotage even a hot lead. Here are five important keys
to working with the corporate buyer. 1. Managers are busy. This
is ...Read the rest of this entry »
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