The Three Foundations of Being a Leader
“With great power comes great responsibility” - Uncle Ben. Now, I understand that I am not a superhero, but as a young child, playing on the soccer field with that nice bright green captain's band around my arm, I sure thought I was. What is interesting about wearing...
5 Ways to be a Better Leader Today
People today get the idea of how to be a better leader from a variety of venues. These ideas can come from courses, individuals that they look up to, or a leader that they see in the media. With so many influential people populating and in some cases polluting the...
How to Improve Impromptu Speaking Skills-Tips to Deliver an Improvised Speech
Looking for the best way to deliver an effective impromptu speech? You will want to master two components. First, you want to reduce your nervousness so your audience sees your response as credible. Then, you want to deliver a credible response so your audience sees...
Interpersonal Skills: Definition and Strong Interpersonal Skills List
Interpersonal Skills (Definition) are the qualities and abilities to work effectively with others. In business, when we talk about good interpersonal skills, most often, we are referring to "soft skills." (This is the opposite of technical skills.) These include...
A Quality Formula for Interviewing Candidates-Questions to Ask in a Job Interview
Job Interview Tips to Help You Make the Best Hiring Decision Over the years, I've made some stellar hiring decisions. On the other hand, I've also made some catastrophic blunders as well. Eventually, I figured out a system that has allowed me to hire excellent...
Top Ten Small Business Lead Generation Mistakes
Small Businesses are always looking for new lead generation ideas, but many of the things that entrepreneurs do before they even make their first cold call or before they attend their first business card exchange practicaly ensure that they actually fail in the Lead Generation department. Folks say that “Experience is the best teacher,” but that is really only about half right. In fact, “Someone ELSE’S experience is the best teacher,” because they have already made those mistakes. Learn from their mistakes, and you get to a higher level of success in a much faster time frame.