Leadership Series: Conversation
Leadership Series: Conversation You’re heading to an important business event with industry experts and thought-leaders primed as the keynotes. Speaking starts at 8pm but the networking mixer begins at 7pm. So what do you do? In most cases, the average leader would justify his/her way out of thinking it necessary and show up at 8pm for the speakers. But why? Maybe because you’re busy, but we all know that making great connections is essential for success. How about because it’s uncomfortable? Tiring? Or perhaps you think you just don’t have much to say. Well then, you’re in the...
Read MoreLeadership Series: Mentors
Leadership Series: Mentors Behind every successful leader is a great mentor. Think about it—Bruce Wayne (Batman) had Alfred, Luke Skywalker had Obi-Wan Kenobi (who had Qui-Gon, who had Count Dooku, who had Yoda…sorry, nerded out there…), Martin Luther King Jr. had Benjamin Mays, Warren Buffett had Benjamin Graham and Shaquille O’Neil had John Brown. Do you have mentors? That’s what we’ll discuss in the section of our Leadership Series—the how and why of acquiring and learning from different mentors. This content is inspired by a recent issue of Success magazine. First off,...
Read MoreLeadership Series: Being a Multiplier
Leadership Series: Being a Multiplier Have you ever met or worked with someone that made you feel smarter, better and like you could do anything? We all have. In some cases it’s a family member, a friend, a co-worker or a boss. Liz Wiseman, former executive at Oracle Corporation and talent researcher calls these people Multipliers. Here is a great quote from her Wall Street Journal bestseller, Multipliers, defining the term and introducing its counterpart, the Diminisher: “ We’ve all had experience with two dramatically different types of leaders. The first type drains...
Read MoreLeadership Series: What is Leadership?
Leadership Series: What is Leadership? So, what is leadership? Well, that seems like an easy question but in truth, it’s hard to come to a clear cut answer. Some might say it means taking charge, others might say its organizing groups and still others might say it has nothing to do with authority at all. So let’s start with what some “well-knowns” consider to be leadership: “Leadership is the ability to get extraordinary achievement from ordinary people.” – Brian Tracy “If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and...
Read MoreTime Management
Time Management Time management is truly a fundamental “make or break” in the life of anyone. The wise use of time produces powerful results and the misuse of time can be devastating. Today, we’ll provide some tips on how to manage this invaluable and wasting (constantly diminishing) resource. 1. Roles and Goals The first step in time management is to understand your roles and goals as an individual. Take a minute to write down each of your roles: husband/wife, father/mother, employee, boss, volunteer, student, coach, etc. Experts recommend having no more than...
Read MoreThe Business Model Canvas
The Business Model Canvas Now that we’ve spoken about the Business Idea Canvas, our next tool in line is the Business Model Canvas. This revolutionary tool is a simple, yet powerful method for setting structure to your business idea/new product/new branch of your existing business in order to understand your “business model.” Well, that’s a catchy, often over used term, but what is a business model? Investopedia defines it as: “The plan implemented by a company to generate revenue and make a profit from operations. The model includes the components...
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