Leading Yourself First Starts With These Two Actions

Nobody wakes up one day with the exceptional ability and knack to for self-leadership. Just like everything else, it takes practice…and effort…and determination. You will grow and develop your self-leadership skills if you invest your energy on a daily basis into the following two actions:  1. Preparation for the things that help you to be successful.  2. Separation from the …

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7 Ways To Increase eCommerce Sales

Image credit As of January 2023, there are anywhere between 12 and 24 million ecommerce stores worldwide. These statistics are eye-opening when it comes to looking at how you can get a portion of the market. It also puts the value of having the right marketing campaign in place and being proactive in increasing sales and generating new customers while …

Video: Got A Minute #6: Uncommon Through Common

The word common means “of frequent occurrence, usual, familiar.” Common is accessible to everyone. With this in mind, I want to offer three, very common practices that can create uncommon results. If you’ve got a minute, then hit play to find out this week’s tip to increase your influence. Got A Minute? #6 – Uncommon Through Common Got A Minute …

5 Tips To Help Your Team Be More Creative

//NOTE: The following is a guest post by Mark Miller, Co-author of Great Leaders Grow: Becoming a Leader for Life In today’s challenging economic times, creative thinking is more valuable than ever. Not creative for creativity’s sake — creativity to solve real business problems. Many of the ideas of the past are no longer relevant. As a seasoned leader shared with …

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How Outsourcing Can Help You Become A Better Leader

Image credit In today’s fast-paced business world, great leaders understand the importance of delegation when juggling tasks and responsibilities. One effective way to do this is by outsourcing. Not only does outsourcing help leaders save time, but it also provides access to increased expertise, especially when it comes to legal issues. Furthermore, outsourcing improves efficiency and can be more cost-effective …

Five Things To Accomplish In A Campaign Speech

In my previous post, I listed five things to AVOID in a campaign speech. In this post, I want to point out five things you need to accomplish throughout the course of your speech. As you step to the front of the room, be it a classroom or an auditorium, your main goal in presenting your campaign speech is to …

Five Things To Avoid In A Campaign Speech

It’s election day. You have run your campaign and now it’s time to stand before your fellow students and explain why you are the best candidate for the position. You get to give a speech. I’m not going to tell you what to say in this post as much as I’m going to share some things that you shouldn’t say. …