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.
A Simple 3-Step Process to Help You Persuade the Tough Audience
We often have to present to tough audiences. And, more often than not, the purpose of the speech is to persuade. Whether we are trying to sell a product or service, or just a good idea, persuasion is important. In this session, we are going to cover a simple...
How to Update Your Resume & LinkedIn Profile to Set Yourself Apart from the Crowd
Want to show the world your expertise? In this session, I'm going to show you how to update your resume. We will also cover how to update your LinkedIn profile to show future employers that you are an expert in your field. Before we get to the technical stuff, though,...
Interpersonal Skills: Definition and Interpersonal Skills List
Interpersonal Skills (Definition) are the qualities and abilities to work effectively with others. In business, when we talk about interpersonal skills, most often, we are referring to "soft skills." These include communication skills, the ability to work with others,...
Tips for New Supervisors, Five Simple First Time Supervisor Tips and Skills
Here are a few tips for new supervisors that can help you motivate your team and increase efficiency. This is a continuation of our "soft skills" series. In the first session, we talked about what soft skills are and why they are important in any role. Then, we...
5 Important Management Skills to Make Your Workplace More Efficient
This week, we continue our leadership skills versus management skills series. In this episode, we cover a few key management skills. In fact, any organization will run more efficiently when management practices these skills. Just as a review, in the Soft Skills, What...
Mission, Vision, and Values Template and Examples
Mission vision and value statements are said to be very important to the success of a company. In fact, business consultants often start with the mission, vision, and values when working with new clients. They do this for a very simple reason. Creating (or updating)...
6 Important Leadership Skills that Every Executive Needs to Develop
When I first started The Leaders Institute ® folks would ask me, "What do you do?" I would answer with "I teach important leadership skills to executives." Then I would get a blank stare looking back at me. Sometimes, the person would try to clarify and say...
Rushing Back to “Normal” Is Holding Your Team Back from Being Successful
A few days ago I was browsing social media and I saw a post that changed my perspective on the pandemic. It said, “Before you rush back to normal, consider the “normal” you are rushing back to.” In a matter of moments, I was rethinking everything I had been striving...
