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Productive Conflict in Leadership Teams
Productive conflict in leadership teams is essential if they want to be high performing. This has to come from a basis of trust, understanding and honesty. The Leader needs to role model the right behaviours for this to happen.
The Power of CHOICE
We are ALWAYS at CHOICE. Sounds simple. For many things, this is an easy and empowering concept to embrace. Someone asks you out to dinner. Do you really want to go? You decide "yes" or "no". You're at choice. Someone asks you to do something you DON'T want to do. Again, you're at choice..."yes" or "no".

Being FULLY PRESENT to Life
Fulfillment happens in the present moment. Most people spend their time fretting about the past OR worrying about the future. Do you know anyone like this? We live in a fast-paced world, and the concept of slowing down and appreciating each moment may seem like a waste of time. However, it is in the present moment where you will find FULFILLMENT and joy.
Making Stuff Up...
What do you do when you don't have all the information or communication with someone? Something feels "off", AND you haven't spoken directly about it. Maybe THEY didn't return a call or respond to an email, plans to get together never materialized, or were cancelled unexpectedly. Or suddenly all communication has disappeared. Maybe THEY haven't reminded you lately that they "love you", or responded in the manner you had hoped or expected. What do you do?
Being Connected or Disconnected: Coming from LOVE or "???"
We've all had that feeling of "being connected". This could be described as "coming from a place of love" or "being in your power". Perhaps it's when we're with a significant other, playing with a child, performing at work, or doing something you're confident at. This isn't necessarily "romantic in-love"...it's just open, warm and giving to others. You're confident and centered in yourself. Unconditional love and acceptance. Isn't this the energy we'd like to live from all the time??

Integrity as a Catalyst
Integrity has always been one of the qualities I admire and respect most in others. The definition of integrity is: The quality or condition of being whole or undivided; completeness. Simply put, someone who lives in integrity honors their personal values - actions and choices align with an internal code. There is nothing inside that is divided; they are whole. Honesty is another dimension to integrity -- spoken words reflecting the inner world without distortion. Integrity is also about honoring your word and following through with commitments. defi
Adopt an Emotion: PEACE
PEACE can be described as a calm, tranquil feeling that exudes an internal state that "all is well". Even in "turbulent" times, the feeling of peace can be cultivated by a knowing that "this too will pass"...and everything will ultimately work itself out.
Adopt an Emotion: COMPASSION
How can you respond “at the highest energetic level” when someone is frustrating you? Being unresourceful? Hurting you? Being difficult or pissing you off? The answer is… with “compassion."

Adopt an Emotion: CURIOSITY
Curiosity is one of those emotions that can be "turned on" at any moment by asking a simple question of inquiry. All one really needs to experience "curiosity" is a willingness to do so.
Adopt an Emotion: HUMILITY
Humility is a beautiful and powerful emotion, but perhaps misunderstood, overlooked or even avoided by the masses. It is viewed as "weak" by some. Those that practice humility know its power and hold it as one of the most important emotions to embody.
Adopt an Emotion: LOVE
This is truly one of the great emotions in life, isn’t it? The word LOVE is used in numerous ways to capture that special connection that ties us all together as human beings, and to everything we have an affinity for. In our purest state, I believe we love everyone and everything in this world.
Reinforce People Who Challenge
A key leadership skill is to be able to reinforce people who challenge you. This is prticularly hard to do if the challenge is made in public. This article will provide some interesting dimensions on this issue and offer some advice.

Why Tough Times Are The Perfect Time To Move Forward And Thrive!
What do most individuals, companies and even countries do when tough times come? Most take shelter and try to ride the storm out. Fear takes over and decisions are made from a less than useful state of mind. Procrastination, which is a decision, becomes the norm. But not everyone. Some bold souls see great opportunity in the challenging circumstances and take action to move ahead. Soon, they find themselves ahead of the storm. That's when their momentum really picks up...
9 Top Inspirational Attributes Great Leaders Use to Motivate Employees
Are you one of the leaders who think that some employees only work for money? Do you spend sleepless nights worried that your good and talented employees might be looking for "greener pastures?" Do you wonder why there are employees with negative attitudes about your organization, its goals and expectations? Are you concerned that there are bright and talented employees who are less likely to share new ideas and/or are afraid of change? In my more than ten years of conducting hundreds of surveys on what employee consider their leaders' strengths (or wish their leaders had), and makes them want to work under that leader, the findings are consist across industries and across public and private organizations.

Beyond the Lion's Claws and Teeth of Your Future
Vision overshadows inadequacies related to skills, resources and abilities. It has been said, and proven to be true, that what your mind can conceive, and you believe in your heart, you can achieve. "The most beautiful emotion we can experience is the mystical. It is the power of all true art and science" (Albert Einstein). Dreams are the seeds of success.
Hunger Pains
Can mediocrity dull the hunger pains for excellence? Can accepting the status quo doom your team to mediocrity? Staying hungry for that which provides the most benefit is extremely challenging and often illusive to many organizations. There are many factors that contribute to lost hunger. This article will focus on some common reasons we lose the drive toward excellence. Though not exhaustive, your team can certainly reach break-through by addressing these individually and collectively.

Expecting the Unexpected Out of Yourself
Sometimes you may feel like your life is going in circles and you're not doing any better or even worse than where you are now. It is important that you continue to challenge yourself time and again so that you can fully realize your true strengths and skills. You will be surprised to know that you can actually do more than what you know, provided that you are given the right opportunity and chance. Here are some tips on how to be better.
A Dozen Ways Leaders Create Meaning
The reason that most workers are not engaged in the business is that they see no real meaning in their work. This article addresses how leaders can change all that.

An Example of Consciously Staying Upbeat Through Adversity
Wouldn’t you know it? While I had just written a list of 10 ways to stay upbeat and happy (Top Ten Tips To Help You in Your Pursuit of Happiness) when I had a challenge of my own.
Worth the Effort
Is it really worth the effort, you frequently ask yourself? Suffering the stress and pain of learning new things and forcing yourself to do them. Day after day working on your plan, waiting for things to change.

Breaking the Rules
Sometimes the power of your brand, the magic of the story you weave and the image you create can help you break even the tried and true rules.
Puddles in the Parking Lot
It was a cold October morning in Dayton, Ohio and as I left my house at 7am the skies opened up and it began to pour. It wasn't cold enough to turn the rain into ice but it was still chilly enough that I turned on the heater. Today we were having customers in. Not just any customer - General Motors was visiting our branch and we were going to make a presentation trying to secure all the distribution business for two of their local manufacturing facilities. We had a plan and we had rehearsed our game plan over and over.

7 Day Challenge to Being Happier Today
So, what is this challenge that can make you happier in just 7 days? NO complaining for 7 days! Of course the goal is to keep it up after 7 days. :-) I’m not talking about just the big complaints… like “oh my gosh, the dog had another accident on the rug!” but also the little complaints like, “traffic is so slow this morning,” “it’s so cold outside, winter stinks, why won’t the kids pick up their toys, I hate these shoes, my co-worker is a jerk,” etc. We all do it, often without even realizing that we’re complaining.

Delegating the Right Way
Delegation, when done properly and for the right reasons, helps foster a climate of trust and creates growth opportunities for your employees. Here are five principles that can help you create an effective delegation process.
Three Secrets To Becoming The Employee Companies Strive To Keep
In today’s market everyone seems to be worried. Worried about finding a job, worried about keeping a job, and worried about how to get ahead in an already overcrowded market. Unemployment rates are at an all time high, more new businesses are failing and the economic outlook changes so often that to call it uncertain seems like an understatement.
Are You Ready For The One-Hour Challenge?
One hour, albeit short, does allow much to be accomplished if we focus on disciplined efforts. The results can be revealed as a sense of accomplishment and achievement.
Tough times challenge and bring out the best in us
What have you been dreaming about over the years? When you have many goals and dreams and you want to be better equipped to make them reality, you need to summon your passion. Passion is one of the most potent motivators when it comes to cranking up your desire to succeed. It’s crucial to understand the direct relationship between the fuel of your passion and real success. The relationship really only exists if you have been honest with yourself about whether you really want your goal or dream to materialize. You have to want it-desperately!

“…So you’re sayin’ there’s a chance?”
Okay, my tastes in movies are not very refined – I like funny and happy. Remember that great scene in Dumb and Dumber where Lloyd (Jim Carrey) and Harry (Jeff Daniels) have driven across the country to reconnect with Lloyd’s dream girl, Mary (Lauren Holly)? Lloyd: What do you think the chances are of a guy like you and a girl like me... ending up together?
Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus
Twin sisters Christa Pitts and Chanda Bell grew up in a house where their mother hid an elf named Fisbee somewhere each night between Thanksgiving and Christmas. A few years ago the sisters suggested they write a book about Fisbee. Every publisher turned them down. "It's been done - it's not practical to package a doll with a book - it's too expensive - no one will buy them." So they knew their idea was stupid and you’ve never heard of Elf on the Shelf.

10 Ways to Realize Hidden Opportunities
The problem with opportunity is, it is often hard to find and even harder to harness. Unless you're naturally good at it, finding and capitalizing on opportunity needs to be a deliberate focus.

Data Security & Outsource Service Providers
Contracting with outsource business services partners frequently brings with it the need to share highly confidential and proprietary data. This article looks at best data security practices that should characterize the working relationship and be included in the contract between companies and their BPO service providers. Areas addressed include who should own data security when working with an outsourced provider, questions to ask BPO providers, and data new security technologies including continuous online backup and remote data wipe-out if a provider’s device is stolen.

Business Marketing Top 10 Ways To Get Noticed
How do you get your business message to stand out from all the thousands of others? Here are 10 rules for getting noticed:

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Take a good look at yourself... and grow your business.
As a participant in a life-changing challenge I was able to see myself (and others) in a way I never had before. This experience taught me the value of getting to know myself and others as well. The crux of any business is its people- I challenge you to get to know yourself and the people you work with.
The Secret of Making People Like You Just a Little Better.
Anybody that was or is somebody that people look up to or envy in some way, started as just somebody with a dream. They step beyond their walls and challenges. Changing your mental mindset is a challenge but far less of a challenge than most think. Three quick and easy tips to making people like you just a little better.

Reinforce People Who Challenge
A key leadership skill is to be able to reinforce people who challenge you. This is prticularly hard to do if the challenge is made in public. This article will provide some interesting dimensions on this issue and offer some advice.

The #1 Challenge When Starting an Online Home Business
Learn what the #1 challenge is for anyone starting an online home business. Find out what you can do to overcome that challenge.
Innovation Gets a Boost with SBIR Cap Increase - But Commercialization Remains the Challenge
The recent increase in the SBIR funding caps look good to entrepreneurs, but their challenge of actually making money from their innovations is still a big challenge. The Valley of Death is hard to bridge. Congress has recently woken up to this, but will that be the answer?
A Recipe for Change
When we challenge the status quo, we do so for one reason… to bring change. We are driven to solve a personal challenge, a business challenge, or something bigger. Moving from where we are to where we need to be is the goal. Recently, a friend sent me a copy of a new book called The Recipe: a fable for leaders and teams by Amilya Antonetti. This is not your typical business book full of leadership theory or case studies and models.
Intellectual Capital and Your Sales Career
To determine the success or failure of a business... we need to challenge conventional thinking and challenge ourselves to go outside of our comfort zone to seek diverse opinions and ideas.

Conquering Racial Profiling in Our Local Communities
After several decades racial profiling is a challenge that continues to plague our society. Law enforcement can overcome this challenge by a transforming their organization and community.

Greatest Challenge Facing CMOs Today – Generating High-Quality Sales Leads
A comprehensive study of Chief Marketing Officers finds their greatest challenge - generating high quality sales leads. “THE VAST MAJORITY OF CMO’S IN THE STUDY INDICATED THAT GENERATING HIGH QUALITY LEADS IS THEIR TOP CHALLENGE. NEARLY TWICE AS MANY RESPONDENTS INDICATED THIS WAS A PERTINENT CHALLENGE OVER ANY OTHER CHALLENGE LISTED.” Source: MarketingSherpa B2B Marketing Benchmark Study, August 2010 of 297 CMOs
Lost in Translations
Cross-cultural communication is challenge enough for leaders. Add to this challenge effective translation of material into other languages and there is virtually no record!
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