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. …