Saundra Stroope

You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make, organize, arrange, or manage him to drink it. We’ve all heard the original common saying, meaning that you can give someone the opportunity to do something, but you can’t force them to if they really don’t want to. Vince

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Dr. Mary Kay

What is the real purpose of a leader? To control a situation? To prevent “people problems”? To resolve issues? Over the last several months, I have found that quite a few people are confused about what a leader is and why leadership skills are not just for managers, so I

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Michael Pittaro

We are college professors, each within different disciplines, and we both agree that teaching is an incredibly rewarding career, especially with the knowledge that what is being taught in the classroom has the power to positively influence an individual’s life in so many ways for years to come. A college

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Dr. Kirk Hallowell

Are you in the job transition process? Losing a management position in this economy is remarkably challenging. What must experienced middle to senior managers accomplish in the weeks following the devastating loss of a job? Simply turn around and be the most positive, energetic, and strategic job candidate as quickly

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Candice Kramer

Corporate learning and development are – like the business itself—changing rapidly. Once the province of formal classroom training, and classroom training only, the changing expectations of employees and needs of the business are pushing Learning & Development (L&D) to become more social, more mobile, and more blended to give employees

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Ron Whitaker

Great leaders that are making a difference in their community are interesting to watch and amazing to learn from. The leadership qualities of Frank Carney, the Pizza Hut co-founder, and business legend, made a difference in the way I thought about business and personal growth. And it only cost me an afternoon

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James Kerr

Adopt these ten management principles and become the leader that everyone in your organization respects and admires! There is much written on the subject of what makes a person a great business leader. In my most recent book, The Executive Checklist, I argue that while there are many characteristics that

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Lana Hawkins

Every business owner knows that their employees are their most valuable assets. If you want your company to grow, you need to find a way to motivate the workers and keep them enthusiastic and happy every day they come to work. There are many ways to achieve this goal without

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Dr. Annette Roter

Negative leaders are found in many organizations, both for-profit and non-profit. I am sure that we can all think of a leader that we have run into during our career who was a negative leader. When you think of that leader, take a step back and look at how that

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Mark Graybill

I wanted this article to start out direct and undiluted to ensure that you understand the gravity of the message. By the end of the article, I hope you will understand why. Stereotyping in leadership means making decisions about people based on just a few traits or a single trait

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