Leadership is a popular topic of discussion and analysis in business books, and at seminars, and conferences. As a business owner, focusing on improving your leadership style and delivery is important, but it’s helpful to look first at what people are actually looking for in great leaders. In a recent post on LinkedInToday, Marillyn Hewson, […]
As business leaders and their staff become increasingly active on social media for professional networking or personal connections, providing value to those in your network is as important a key to success as making the initial contact. Social media provides us with opportunities to connect with future business partners, visionaries in their industry, and prospective […]
Do you have challenges with having focused periods to accomplish your goals? Many of us have faced that issue, and all of us must be diligent in order to stay focused and maximize our productivity. Here are four ideas to help you stay focused and productive.
Productivity seems to always be on the minds of business leaders. Our days are filled with appointments, deadlines — and often, distractions come knocking. In a recent post on inc.com, Bill Murphy, Jr., co-author of Breakthrough Entrepreneurship, says what you DON’T do, is just as important was what you DO do, when it comes to […]
Business leaders often pride themselves on their ethics, but it’s common for people to evaluate their own ethical standards a bit more leniently compared to others. In a recent Inc.com post, Mandy Zetlin interviews Mark Pastin, CEO of the Council of Ethical Organizations, for his insights on ethics in business. Pastin notes that most people […]
Walk down the aisles of your local bookstore and you’ll be met with countless titles about selling: Sales technique, philosophy, more effective cold calling — the list goes on and on. In a recent post for Entrepreneur, contributor Steve Tobak distills all his experience as a sales engineer into nine things all business leaders and […]