Delegation with Confidence: Five Essential Steps

The old maxims “if you want something done right, do it yourself,” don’t address the busy manager with assignments and deadlines facing them everyday. Many managers find themselves limited simply by the hours in a day to meet the many demands confronting them. Giving up control and authority is a challenge that many managers fear more than working twelve hours a day six days a week. But the effective manager is one who understands their limitations and has confidence in both... Read more »

Top 7 Things Great Leaders Do

Leaders all have different qualities but there are at least 7 qualities that are common to all leaders. If you want to be someone that people look up to and trust you can develop these qualities in yourself to strengthen your team and your business. The first trait that all leaders share is that they are continually learning. They never assume they have arrived and that they know it all. They are always learning and asking questions and growing. The more they learn the more they realize they don’t... Read more »

An Introduction to Leasing and Asset Finance

Confused by the types of finance available to your business? Want to expand your operations but don’t have the liquid capital available to invest in things like equipment? If so a leasing agreement could be right for your business. How does it work? Essentially all leasing agreements work on the principle of renting an asset from a third party, usually a financial institution, for a fixed period. This type of contract is typically referred to as a lease. Leasing plays a big part in the property... Read more »

Inspire to Lead and Lead to Inspire

Inspiration comes at both ends of the leadership equation. Leaders are called to guide and lead from many different directions but there is always an element of emotion and inspiration. The call to act as a motivator, guide, teacher, and mentor is usually the first step in a process whereby an individual begins a journey to lead. Many leaders describe this as an inner need to share their vision and influence it’s emergence into the world. While it may be a product or an idea or a service,... Read more »

How to Become an Ideal Leader

When you are at work, do you get frustrated because things don’t seem to be happening the way they’re supposed to be? You see people milling around but nothing gets accomplished. And in the daily hustle and bustle, do you feel that your goals remain just that - goals. Then maybe its time for you to stand up and do something about it. Most people are content just to stand around listening for orders. And it isn’t unusual to adopt a follow-the-leader mentality. But maybe, somewhere... Read more »

Leadership Exposed: Things You Thought You Knew About Leadership

Much has been written about leadership: rules, pointers, styles, and biographies of inspiring leaders throughout world history. But there are certain leadership ideas that we ourselves fail to recognize and realize in the course of reading books. Here is a short list of things you thought you knew about leadership. 1. Leaders come in different flavors. There are different types of leaders and you will probably encounter more than one type in your lifetime. Formal leaders are those we elect into... Read more »

Simple Home Based Online Business Schedule

In order to run a successful online home based business, you need to create a simple work-at-home schedule that allows you the opportunity to get all your work done each day. Even though you work from home, you still need to be productive in order to earn a living. If you are the type who procrastinates, then you may want to reconsider working from home opportunities. Those who are able to motivate themselves usually are successful. But this does not mean that people who lack self motivation skills... Read more »

Forming a Mentoring Circle

More and more businesses are seeing the value of establishing mentoring programs for their employees but finding it hard to keep up with demand. Matching each employee with a mentor, with all the demands and responsibilities connected with the commitment, is a daunting task. One solution is to form a circle of mentors who can act as a team and share the demands of mentoring. One of the long established tenants of mentoring is the individual relationship established between the partners and I... Read more »

Can you Teach Leadership: Confronting Conventional Thought

Many people, including many colleges and universities, are firm in the belief that leadership is an inborn trait and cannot be taught as a field of study. This belief is rooted in the historical context of charismatic leaders who rose to leadership roles as a response to economic, religious, and political events. Looking at the accomplishments of such leaders as Joan of Arc, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and Dwight D. Eisenhower one does indeed wonder if someone could be taught to lead peoples and... Read more »

All Chiefs and no Indians: Leadership in the Team Context

It is hard to believe that you company could be blessed with too many leaders and the possibility of that happening is indeed remote. But what do you do when you need a leader to be a follower? The role of a leader is not fixed and changes with the needs of the organization. But not every individual leader makes a good follower when Every organization values and nurtures its leadership talent. We seek out leaders and they are essential to the growth and functioning of every organization. organizational... Read more »