Get Inspired: When You Fall Down, You’ve Got To Get Up!
I caught this video on Blogtrepreneur the other day and thought that it was worth posting here and sharing with you all!
Archive | Leadership
Interview with Young Entrepreneur Christopher Blythe, Skoobit.com
The textbook market is one that has always intrigued me and one that I have entered into before myself, as well as done a fair amount of research on. However, each time I’ve developed an idea, there have been different reasons why I did not pursue them (whether it was business or industry related, or [...]
The ‘Trophy Kids’ Go To Work
First off, go and read this article: The ‘Trophy Kids’ Go to Work on the WSJ website. Then once completed, come back to this post. This post is my reflections on it. Thanks to @MonFineis for sharing it. ***************** (Warning: this is going to be a rant, so it may get long, but I hope [...]
Leadership: Who wouldn’t like to conquer it?
Leadership is the one area that every person wants to excel at and use to make a difference. When you are an entrepreneur, running a small business, or leading a group of employees in another company, you need to be on top of your leadership game. Without having leadership abilities and skills, then you will [...]
Focus on What You Want and Not What You Don’t Want – The Secret
I don’t know about you guys, but I never really followed all of the hype for the movie “The Secret” when it came out in 2006. But now that I use Netflix, I decided to add the movie to my list and got it over the weekend to watch. IMDB gives the following synopsis for [...]
Integrity – Leadership Qualities Series
The most important quality of leadership is integrity, understood as honesty, strength of character, and courage. Without integrity there is no trust, the number one element in the leader-follower equation. Integrity leads to trust, and trust leads to respect, loyalty, and ultimately, action. It is trust coming from integrity that is needed for leading people [...]
Charisma – Leadership Qualities Series
Charisma is a special personal quality that generates others’ interest and causes them to follow. Napoleon makes the point that great leaders are optimists and merchants of hope. Optimism, a sense of adventure, and commitment to a cause are traits found in charismatic leaders. These are qualities that unleash the potential of others and bring [...]
Vitality – Leadership Qualities Series
Even if the spirit is willing, strength and stamina are needed to fulfill the tasks of leadership. Effective leaders are typically described as electric, vigorous, active, and full of life, no matter how old they are or if they are physically disabled. Consider Franklin Roosevelt, who had polio, and Helen Keller, who was blind. It [...]
Persistence – Leadership Qualities Series
The leader must have drive and determination to stick with difficult tasks until they are completed. According to Niccolo Machiavelli, “There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain as to success, than to take the leader in the introduction of a new order of things.” Former Israeli [...]
Self Confidence – Leadership Qualities Series
OK I got a little behind in this one. Sorry! Confidence in one’s ability gives the leader inner strength to overcome difficult tasks. If leaders lack self-confidence, people may question their authority and may even disobey orders. Researchers at the Center for Creative Leadership have found that successful leaders remain calm and confident even during [...]
