This article was originally published on Future Point of View. A college degree, such as a bachelor’s degree, is important. A degree of this kind opens a wide range of doors for any person hoping to break into an enterprise. It also…
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Why Continuing Education is Vital For Every Entrepreneur
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Dead Leaders Walking
At some level, I am tired of talking about leadership, and am sure many leaders are sick of reading about it. This is an extremely over-talked about subject. I retired from doing speeches about leadership in general some years ago…
If You Were a Horrible Boss, Would You Even Know It?
“Is your boss a slave-driving psycho?” This is what a poster for the 2011 movie Horrible Bosses asks. As the movie’s box-office popularity attests, most of us have worked for a horrible boss at some point. In a brilliant piece on the…
What if Feedback Could be “No Fear?”
Because most of us dread being called out for mistakes or weaknesses, leaders who hope to give honest feedback run the risk of angering employees and decreasing their productivity if it isn’t delivered correctly. This explains research findings revealing a…
Jeff Blackman Interview with Howard Putnam on Vision and Leadership
Hall of Fame speaker and business growth specialist, Jeff Blackman interviewed Howard Putnam which appeared on Jeff’s Results Report. Check out the interview below: It’s somewhat ironic, that one of the most down-to-earth guys I know, spent his professional career…
The Leadership Genius of Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln really was born in a log cabin. The fact that he went on to become President – and to lead the country through the most difficult period of its history – is truly remarkable. It’s even more amazing…
If You Don’t Have Time To Think, Then What?
We get so engrossed in our profession and work, that we don’t take time to “think.” As a leader that is one of our most important responsibilities, some quiet time to reflect, ponder the future and clear out the mind…
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3 Ways to Bring out the Genius in Others
There’s one thing that all geniuses have in common, and it’s something critically important too. Despite the myth of the isolated loner writing a great novel in his log cabin, geniuses are almost never solitary individuals. On the contrary, they’re…
IQ, EQ and Now VQ-Vision Intelligence
Leaders by their very nature are under pressure to have advanced intellectual and emotional intelligence. In today’s economy, they better add one more – VQ, The Vision Quotient. The pace of change is speeding up. Each and everyday, the competition…
10 Ways to Lead your Team to Peak Performance
It’s probably true that most people who work with us will never care as deeply as we do about building our business and serving our clients. If they did, they’d probably be working for themselves. Yet there’s a great deal we…
Leaders: What’s your freakout point?
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What is your freakout point? USA Today posed that question to several CEO’s and former CEO’s. I replied that years ago when I was under a lot of stress taking Braniff International Airlines through chapter 11 in Texas, I was…
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Get the Most From Employees by Relating to Them in Their Styles
Practicing The Platinum Rule–treating others the way they want to be treated by adapting to their behavioral style–can quickly make you a more sensitive, effective leader. Indeed, this rule can have a positive effect on every aspect of managing and…
Four Strategies for Customer Service Leadership
The best customer service organizations have many things in common. I believe the most important is that leadership focuses on customer service and the customer experience. Check yourself and your leadership against these 4 strategies. 1. Leaders dedicate dollars, time…
A Formula for Becoming Smarter in the Marketplace
Being the kind of person that is forced to think big thoughts for a living, I am always on the hunt for new things to learn. It is a knowledge economy after all so the smart people win and…
Do you ever doubt yourself when things aren’t going well?
Many times I have doubted myself when things are not going well and wondered why anyone would want to put their “bets” on me. I would guess it has happened to all of us including Bill Gates and Warren Buffett…
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The Bitter Consequences of Lagging
Leaders, by the definition of the word, should be out in front of their charges guiding them as to the next move to make, or the next place to go. But what happens when leaders fail to lead? What happens…