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How are your speaking and presentation skills?

I think most of us can agree that many problems in the work place can be avoided by simply having clear communication at all levels of the company. Naturally, the willingness to communicate is important, but, so is delivery. I’ve learned over the years that regardless of your job, nothing promotes your knowledge and persuades more people to your point [...]

Reviewing 2018 – Looking Ahead for 2019

As 2019 is rapidly approaching, it’s time to reflect on 2018: your kids and family, your romantic life, your joy in life. Consider, too, your accomplishments as well as your failures. I usually do not ask people to look backward in their lives because you cannot live in the past nor can you change the past. However, as we get [...]

Sacrifice for Success

What are you giving up to find success? No one likes the word of sacrifice because it has such a bad rap, but, I’m here to tell you two things: sacrifice simply means giving up one thing in favor of another, and, that no one can succeed without sacrificing something. The truth is, if you’re experiencing any measure of success, [...]

Communication: Want to be Successful?

Learn to communicate within your team It should come to no surprise that most companies spend quite a bit of money communicating with their customers. From various marketing methods, to offering various forms of online, phone and written customer service communication methods, most companies understand the value of communicating with their customers. The question becomes, however, how great are they [...]

Servant Leadership: The Best Kind Of Leadership

When you hear the term “servant leadership,” what comes to mind? We hear that term so much these days that I am not sure everyone knows exactly what it means. To better understand servant leadership, I want to review the concept of positional vs personal leadership. In my last blog, I talked about the two kinds of power: positional power [...]

What kind of power do you have?

Once a person comes into a position of power, he or she has a choice to make. They must decide whether they want to demonstrate what I call “position power” or “personal power.” While it’s true that someone’s position gives them authority, how they use that authority makes all the difference. Defining power Positional power is when someone uses the [...]