The Balancing Act – Self versus Collective Leadership
Today’s post is by Jan Rutherford – author of The Littlest Green Beret. You can learn more about Jan at the end of the post. The thing about leadership development is that it all starts with everyone’s favorite subject – themselves. Self awareness is the starting point for effective leadership, and it’s always interesting to [...]
Authentic Leadership Means Eliminating Buzzwords and BS
The following is an excerpt from my book One Piece of Paper: The Simple Approach to Powerful, Personal Leadership (you can get your copy here). This post focuses on the importance of eliminating buzzwords and instead simply speaking from your heart. If you have been in the professional world for more than a year, you [...]
5 Marketing Strategies that Don’t Change
Today’s post is by David Chapman – Director of Marketing at Webrageous. Here’s David: Musicals never go out of fashion, because the formula is well understood. It is tried and tested and everyone knows what to expect when they sit down to watch a good musical. The audience is given what they want. The marketing [...]
The Dangers of Calling It Like You See It
Today’s guest post is by Michelle Braden, CEO of MSBCoach. Join me in welcoming her to the blog. Have you ever found yourself making this statement, “I just call it like I see it” or have you known a leader, friend or family member who says this? Calling something as you “see” it can be [...]
The Road to Value
Today’s post is by Thomas Butta, Founder and CEO of 21 Weeks. You can read more about him at the end of the post. Here’s Thomas: Much is written about value. Even more is said about it. Value just might be the most overused word in business today. At the organization level, we hear about [...]
Business Ethics Ain’t Rocket Science
Today’s post is by Allen Laudenslager and Bryan Neva Sr. You can learn more about them at the end of the post. The famous U.S. Army General H. Norman Schwarzkopf once said, “The truth of the matter is that you always know the right thing to do… the hard part is doing it!” Likewise, the [...]
5 Big Resume Lies You’ve Been Told
Judging from the thousands of books and hundreds of thousands of websites on the topic, you’d think the resume is the be-all, end-all of human existence. Thousands of pages written about one or two simple pages of text. There are books, websites, training courses, DVDs and how-to guides on the subject ad nauseum. I’m happy [...]
How Creating a Value Roadmap can Lead to Sustainable Success
Today’s post is by Thomas Butta, Founder and CEO of 21 Weeks. You can read more about him at the end of the post. Here’s Thomas: Do you remember the popular book, Dress for Success? It sold millions of copies based on a simple concept: If you want to get ahead you need to look [...]
How Leaders Communicate to Influence, Inspire and Achieve Results
Today’s guest post is by Kevin Murray, author of The Language of Leaders and Chairman of Bell Pottinger – one of the UK’s leading PR agencies. Here’s Kevin: In three decades of working with Chairmen and CEOs, I honestly cannot recall one who I would have deemed to be stupid. They were all clever people. [...]
Take off the Kid Gloves to Resolve Disputes
You’re too nice. That’s why you’re getting your butt kicked. Competitors. Bosses. Peers. High performers on your team. Customers. They all know you have a glass jaw and all they have to do is throw a sucker punch to lay you out on the canvas. More often than not, you likely dust yourself off, say [...]
