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Improving Your Internal Communication
Internal communication is paramount for an organization to succeed. There should be a clear channel for upward and downward communication. Additionally, employees should easily communicate with upper management as well as their team members. A significant number of...
Raising Employee Standards on Lockdown
Today's working world is filled with stressed-out professionals that don't know what tomorrow holds in terms of their working world. They're often stretched between working from home, teaching their kids, worrying about health, and some even worrying if they can keep...
Remote Leadership Traits to Adopt
As more and more companies move their employees to full time virtual or remote work status, it is important that employees adapt to their new work situation and virtual team situations. Studies have shown that there are different characteristics and traits that make...
Why Failure Is Good For Leaders
While failing is never fun or something we should actively seek, it’s extremely important that everyone experiences failure at some point in their lives. Failing helps people take a step back and realize a few things that they may not have realized prior to that...
Common Leadership Misconceptions
Like most things in life, leadership is full of misconceptions. Those who have never held leadership roles will sometimes have ideas of these roles and what it’s like to hold one as well as the many benefits that come from it, but those ideas are often wrong. After...
Why Effective Leaders Often Listen More Than They Speak
When people think of great leaders, they often cite speeches these people gave. This makes it easy to associate leadership with talking. If you’re the boss, your team should listen to you. And that’s true. You want your team to listen to you when you speak. ...
Check Out These Great Books If You’re Trying To Be A Better Leader
As with practically any topic or professional field, one of the best ways to learn more is by reading about it.You might be reading an educational book meant to teach you about the topic or you may be reading something more personal, such as someone sharing their...
Great Leadership Podcasts
Podcasts have become one of the most popular forms of media entertainment in the world. They’re easy to listen to while you do other things such as driving or cleaning, and they can be educational, inspirational, or just plain old funny. One of the most appealing...
What Makes Up an Effective Leader?
A leader is someone that people look up to. Equally, a leader can't be a leader without followers. In a simple sense, an effective leader needs to convince people to follow or support their ideas. However, effective leadership isn't this simple. The truth is...
Things You Must Avoid When Facilitating Difficult Conversations
As a business owner, you're going to deal with ups and downs throughout the lifetime of your business. Celebrations of growth and prosperity can surely be one of those moments you look forward to, but you will also experience some not so good times. The cutting of...