Alison Wood Brooks and Leslie K. John collaborated on an article in the Harvard Business Review (May-June Issue 2018, Pages 60-67) the title of which is “The Surprising Power of Questions”. One of their basics is: “Don’t Ask, Don’t Get”. I found their article to be very engaging. There is hardly anything more powerful than asking questions because that is …
Last week, I talked about five communication skills many great leaders implement to encourage a positive environment in their workplace. This week I’m going to introduce another five techniques you can use to gain “buy-in” from your audience. It takes practice for each to become a habit, so give it time. Next week, I’ll introduce another five tips so stay …
During my career, I have found that following certain ideas on communicating help keep things positive and ensure better meetings, conversations, and results. By communicating well and gaining “buy-in” from your audience, things will tend to go smoother. This takes practice so that each becomes a habit. Over the next few weeks, I’ll be highlighting some of the tips I often …
Leadership Skills are so important to anyone who has a leadership position and deals with other people. Leaders can learn these skills but must make each a habit. Always seek out others who are best at exhibiting these skills and incorporate them into your network and learn from these leaders. Pick up a copy of the book 7 Habits of …
I have often had discussions about why we really work and what “work” really means. Some of the reasons that we work are obvious: We need to support ourselves, our families; we also like to do what we enjoy and get paid for doing just that. Whether we like what we work at or not, it is support. My thought …
Effective leaders know their strengths and also their limitations. Of course a follow up to this is to continually work on your strengths to become more effective. In addition, once the limitations have been identified, a course of action must be put into play to break the limitation ceiling and concentrate on strengthening those limitations. One of the important strengths …
TIP #1-Sharpen Your Saw When you sharpen a saw you can cut through material much easier than before. If you are in business you must constantly educate and re-educate yourself to get ahead. The sharper your skills and the better understanding you have of your employees, company growth becomes less taxing. Knowing your employees and what they are capable of …