Leadership Series: Presenting
Leadership Series: Presenting You know how it feels. You walk up to the microphone, your knees are a bit shaky, your stomach feels unsettled, and you’re having trouble catching your breath. Presenting can be stressful and intimidating but it is also a huge opportunity to move the masses and incite change. With the help of LifeHack columnist, Scott Young, today we’ll cover nine presenting tips that will help you prepare for your presentation, reduce nerves and speak and communicate effectively. Preparing your presentation Put Yourself in the Audience – When writing a...
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...
Read More2016: A Year of Innovation
2016: A Year of Innovation Innovation is quite the buzzword these days–and with good reason. In this fast changing, digital era, creative change is constantly happening in the business world. For some, being innovative or creative in a business environment may come easily, but what if you feel like you’re more of the “put your head down and get it done” kind of person? Here’s what Jeffery Dyer, Hal Gregersen and Clayton Christensen have to say. As a result of an extensive study of some of the most innovative entrepreneurs in recent years they share:...
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