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Leadership Myth #1 - Great Leaders Are More Intelligent
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| Many people believe great leaders are more intelligent than poor leaders. There are so many examples that debunk this theory that it is hard to pick just a few. Raw intelligence is not correlated with outstanding leadership characteristics. In fact, if you drew a correlation line showing IQ on one axis and success as a leader on the other, it would not be a straight line. There is a maximum point beyond which higher IQ is actually a predictor of lower success as a leader. |
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Leadership Myth #2 - Great Leaders Work Harder
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| Many people believe great leadership requires a person to be the hardest working person in the organization. That is simply not the case. In fact, Great leaders are often less work-a-holic type people than is commonly thought. |
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Leadership Myth #4 - Great Leaders are Expert at Playing Politics
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| The issue of when and how to play politics makes an interesting study. While we all want to avoid the Machiavellian type of behavior associated with manipulative politics, like it or not we are in a sea of political thought every day. We better get used to it and learn how to navigate well in it. |
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Leadership Myth #5 - Great Leaders Have Large Egos
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| We all know egotistical leaders. We run into them all the time. But is having a large ego a requirement for leadership. I think not. Here are some reasons. |
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Employee Motivation - Always Get Your Basics Right First
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| Creating a motivated workforce is the aim of every manager. It creates extraordinary results from those in their teams. Before you start the raft-building, there's more basic work to do first... |
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'How do you explain NLP to others?'
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| Here's a straightforward, practical and easy-to-digest way of explaining what NLP is, at its core. This description has been used very successfully by NLP enthusiasts with many, many skeptics around the world. Enjoy! |
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8 Ways To Influence
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| Have you ever wondered how some people can exert influence and others struggle? Well it's not rocket science and you too can learn how to influence people. |
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How It Works: Clinton’s “Reality Distortion Field” Charisma
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| This is a guest post from Michael Ellsberg, a good friend who’s spent the last several years studying interpersonal persuasion and language (spoken and unspoken). |
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charisma and my leadership of british columbia's first everest expedition.
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| some thoughts on the nature and use of charisma. |
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Overcoming the Dysfunction in Sales Organizations
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| These days, many companies have questions about compensation for salespeople and sales leaders and as a result they make a lot of mistakes too. Why would a company want to squash a top producer because he/she is making a lot of money? It happened to Rocky once and he weighed in - with a strong opinion - on the subject. |
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The C Factor!
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| Assembling a 'dream team' sales force is not as difficult as you may first think. I've known of businesses reaching great heights through the salesmanship of only a few sales-guns!
Before creating a 'dream team' you need to have at least one exceptional salesperson you can model. Someone has to go there first! Whether this person is the company founder, (if sales savvy,) or a senior leader, there must be a working best-practice sales-process you can model and replicate.
Once you have a high performing salesperson to model; their core characteristics, behaviours, and activities, then form the blueprint (DNA) of your 'dream team'. Keeping in-mind, that it's ok to have varying personalities in the same team, this enables your team to demonstrate versatility and engage a diverse customer base. You don't need to 'literally' clone sales |
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The Charisma Factor
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| Key components of your personal charism factor. |
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Your Charisma Factor
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| People buy from those they know, like and trust. Make it easy for them to know you, like you and trust you. |
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Hypnotic Influence with the Instruction Manual for the Mind
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| The world’s top sales superstars have a secret. What is it? It’s simple; their secret is that their communication is... hypnotic. For millenia thinkers, scholars and researchers have sought to uncover the keys to masterful persuasion and effortless influence, but it's only now that we have decoded the structure of persuasion. You can learn to sell hypnotically with the Instruction Manual for the Mind. |
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Showcasing Charisma
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| How do you project Charisma? It's much easier to show off in today's world of Internet stars. |
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Top 12 Attributes Of Effective Leaders
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| Have you ever wondered why some people make great leaders yet others fail at it? I believe that effective leaders share a common set of attributes. This article identifies 12 attributes I feel best exemplify great leaders. Do you possess any or all of these attributes? |
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How To Be A Management Legend
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| Being a management legend in your own lifetime might seem to be something of an impossibility. A dream you sometimes dream when you are having one of those spare moments (like you do!). So, here's the skinny on how to make this possible, with the minimal of effort. |
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Transforming Leadership is Everything!
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| It takes many components to make a successful leader but the foregoing list outlines some of the primary skills and attributes of a Transforming and Level 5 Leader.
Remember: These principles apply to family situations and small associations, just as much as they do to large corporations. |
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Leadership Development - A Strategic Need?
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| Leadership development budgets, that are based on only good intentions and general ideas about leadership, get axed in bad times and get extravagant during good times. If having great or good leaders at all levels is a strategic need, as the above top companies demonstrate and as many leading management experts assert, why do we see such a stop and go approach? |
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Leadership and Branding - Development Principles For CEOs
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| This article explains the principles of leadership and branding, showing similarities. It goes beyond the obvious and the common and focuses on the essentials. The article discusses some common methods of leadership and brand development. It pinpoints their shortcomings. For the CEO, the article concludes that leadership is branding. |
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Communication A.P.P.E.A.L.
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| To succeed as a business owner, you need to create and refine your "entrepreneurial voice." I believe that voice has three components: your private voice (what you say to yourself); your public voice (what you say to the world); and your personal voice (what you say to clients).
These three voices, while distinct, still need to align and resonate with one another to successfully run your business. In this article, I offer a perspective on what makes your communication appealing -- those qualities you can cultivate in each of your three voices to be more confident, genuine, and effective in every area of your business and your life! |
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Exercise Your Charisma Muscle
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| Charisma comes more easily to some than to others, but anyone who develops these skills can become more charismatic. |
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THE FOUR KEYS TO NETWORKING CONFIDENCE & SUCCESS
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| The best four strategies for improving your networking. |
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Working From Inside Out
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| Inspired by Louise Hay, renowned author and lecturer on the impact of thoughts on the body “when we really love ourselves, everything in our life works” I began to examine Charisma from an‘inside – out’ perspective. By working holistically in the knowledge that the mind and body are totally interconnected I made some fascinating discoveries. |
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The Prince Charming Effect™
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| External measurements of Charisma can sometimes be interpreted as charm - although this alone does not create a Charismatic presence, which requires a strong sense of the person’s character, the essence of the inner person. All the charm in the world cannot compete with an individual who speaks from their heart in a way that is genuine and reflects their deepest beliefs. |
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An Audience with Charisma
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| Throughout my career I have often found myself in the company of individuals who have that indefinable quality that draws you to them, and leaves you feeling wonderfully energised as a result of meeting them. As a teenager I studied theatre and the performing arts. I remember the day that I realised technical excellence alone did not guarantee a brilliant performance. Being a huge fan of Ballet I fully appreciated the precision and mastery of The Royal Ballet Company. Yet when I saw The Bolshoi Ballet Company perform Swan Lake the artistes would glide onto the stage yielding an invisible power that captivated, and mesmerised their audience whom they were able to move to tears. |
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Leadership in small to mid size companies: its important to do it consciously!
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| Every one of us uses leadership skills every day, whether at home, in the community or at work. Somewhere, someone is watching you, emulating you, learning from you or working for you. Born leaders are actually rare, for everyone else, it is hard work but well worth it. If you are a leader in your own company or managing a team, you are missing a golden opportunity if you don’t lead consciously! |
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PRICE OF LEADERSHIP
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| We all know that the world is starving for individuals who are prepared to step up and lead us. Men and women who are capable of rising above the mediocrity and narrow mindedness that seems so pervasive in the world, men and women who possess the strength of character, the vision, charisma, passion and energy to take us all to a better place.
Much has been written and will be written still about leadership; what it is, where to find it, who can lead, even how to grow it. But you do not often read about or even witness the incredible cost that leaders often have to pay for their willingness to lead. |
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Roger's Secret Persuasion Technique
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| You can influence people at an unconscious level. Here's one way ofdoing this. |
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What the Best CEOs Know by Jeffrey Krames
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| Jeffrey Krames gives us a glimpse inside the minds of 7 of the top CEOs. He profiles: Michael Dell, Jack Welch, Gerstner of IBM, Andy Grove, Bill Gates, Herb Kelleher and Sam Walton. These men were all at the helm of very large companies and some faced seemingly insurmountable problems. Others had policies that allowed them to get far ahead of their competitors. Read on to find out what you can learn from each of these CEO's and how their experiences can help your business. |
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Obama and McCain - The Sales Analogy
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| As you read this article, please consider the thoughts as they would apply to competing salespeople fighting for the same big account, NOT a political statement. |
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How To Be Irresistible and Irreplaceable
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| For many years I've been doing something that has been so natural that I had no idea it was a "marketing strategy". I think of it more as a spiritual strategy that has been working like magic to attract and retrain clients.
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The Power of Connecting
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| You have the power to connect with consumers based on the fact that you share similar traits. We all know that you can’t connect on a personal level with every consumer and, arguably, you shouldn’t try, but you’ve got a better shot at it than anyone else. You know more about your product or service than anyone else and you probably have a great deal more passion for what you do than a Celebrity who just shows up for a paycheck. |
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The Story of the Talking Head
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| When you’re bursting with ideas or are passionate about your topic, it’s easy to become a Talking Head. But, developing the ability to listen is so much more effective and vital to becoming a successful entrepreneur. |
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Why the Franchise Industry Continues to Thrive
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| The Franchise business is thriving at present and will continue to boom in future. This area of business helps newcomers to gain from the experience of seasoned players. Furthermore, the field has higher rate of success and there’s enough franchise opportunities to please anyone looking forward to buy a franchise. |
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A Prescription From The PR Doctor To Become Positive Headline News
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| Publicity is an essential ingredient in any integrated marketing communications plan. Positive public relations are very important to all businesses and require a dedicated strategic thinking effort to achieve the desired results. The impact of media coverage and positive media headlines can mean an enhancement of your company and your individual image in the communities and the markets where you do business. The PR Doctor has developed a prescription for you to use to become positive headline news. The prescription includes the following ten (10) prescribed strategic actions. |
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Leadership Styles - the Ten Top Qualities the Best Leaders Show
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| Leadership Styles vary enormously, but there is one overriding quality that is vital in all top leaders...
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Learn public speaking and communication skills in a dojo
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| Have you ever felt nervous in front of a crowd? How about in a situation where they expect you to be a leader?
Many people lack the confidence to believe that they belong in front of a group, especially a group that expects leadership of them.
Unfortunately for these people, leadership skills and confidence in front of a group are key elements of becoming successful in life. Many opportunities for success financially, socially or otherwise, come from having charisma.
There are many ways to build self-confidence, and subsequently your charisma, but which method is most worthy of your time? |
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Charisma reduces Stress
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| Watching the news, reading the papers, managing a business, relationship issues, getting the kids to school, money worries and physical ailments can raise our stress levels alarmingly. We need this automatic response to survive a hostile environment yet elevated and prolonged stress can play havov with our emotions, our decisions and general well-being. Interestingly, the higher your level of charisma the less stress you experience. |
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Charisma - the Latest Corporate Lever for Double-Digit Growth
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| You can't turn on the news at the moment without hearing more bad news about the struggling state of the economy, rising debt and the human costs associated with keeping small businesses afloat. Yet a quiet revolution amongst discerning businesses looking for growth rather than survival has shown that simply by developing their leadership team's charismatic potential has an almost instantaneous impact on their bottom line. |
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Charismatic Facts that Stimulate Energy
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| Charisma is an authentic power that captivates the hearts and minds of others. We all have an infinite amount of potential inside of us and the quickest way to release it is by stimulating your curiosity, energy, confidence and driving force. As the grey skies and drizzling cold try to seep into my sense of joy, I found the following facts lifted my spirit and filled me with a warm glow. I hope they create the same reaction within you! |
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The King of Charisma
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| The auditorium is packed with rows of expectant ‘wanna-be’ millionaires in sharp suits; the smell of anticipation adding excitement to noisy conversations. The audience is eagerly awaiting the arrival of an American self-help writer and speaker who guarantees to change lives, changing them within a matter of hours. On this cold, rainy day in February 1991, I sat entranced in Wembley Arena watching one man hold the attention of the audience for 8 hours. The stage was unadorned – just him, a stool and a microphone. Undoubtedly the King of Charisma he was dynamic and simply awesome with an ability to influence and motivate. |
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Top Turn Offs When Running A Meeting
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| During a random quiet moment before I was about to deliver a keynote on Charismatic Leadership I calculated that I must have attended between 6000 - 8000 meetings in my career. Some have been outstanding for all the wrong reasons so I thought it might help to share my top turns offs when running a meeting! |
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Courage and Charisma
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| During my charisma seminars at The Globe Theatre I see a courageous group of people take steps into unknown territory as they encounter techniques and concepts that stretch their thinking. Each seminar begins with a room full of strangers, by the end, strong bonds of friendship are forged during a 48 hour journey of self-discovery. These people have caused me to reflect on whether there is a link between courage and charisma. |
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Handling Charismatic People
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| Having had a meeting today with a charismatic business woman, I felt inspired to reflect on best ways to deal with charismatic people. Something that might come in handy when you meet Alan Sugar or Richard Branson. Whether you work for a charismatic boss, manage a charismatic individual or have a charismatic client, there are a number of suggested approaches that can optimise the quality of your communication. |
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The Charismatic Mindset
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| Charismatic people possess a mindset of empowering beliefs that build and develop their personal magnetism. As you read through this list of beliefs, take time to consider each in turn. To what extent is each of these beliefs already part of your personal belief system? If you feel resistance to one of these statements, spend some time to imagine how you would feel, think and act if you made that belief your own. Notice how it might empower you, push you to take more responsibility, or make you stronger and more assertive. Think of something you could now do that perhaps you would not have dared to do without that new belief. Try it out. Have fun! Grow some charisma within you! |
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Th Case for Charismatic Leadership
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| Research shows that Charismatic Leaders and Charismatic Managers have more impact and influence, and are better able to transform workforce attitudes, beliefs and behaviours. Global research by Hewitt Associates who pioneered the measurement of employee engagement in the early 1990s found that employee engagement is higher at double-digit growth companies. The quickest and most cost-effective way to build high levels of engagement is by developing the charismatic potential of the leadership teams. |
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A Charismatic Mountain
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| Last week I climbed Mount Snowdon. I was in awe of the energy and powerful presence that radiated from the spectacular panoramic views at the top. The climb was tough and by the time I got to the peak my legs were aching and I could feel blisters rubbing on my heel. Yet reaching the top gave me a perspective of total clarity that I was at one with the universe and the awesome power of this mountainous terrain. This mountain exuded energy and charisma. |
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Charismatic Meetings
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| How many meetings have you attended in the last year? How many of those stand out in your mind? Why bother to hold a meeting if you are not prepared to ensure it has a lasting impact on the attendees. As the UK's Leading Expert in Charisma I decided to share my own blueprint for holding Charismatic meetings - that means meetings that captivate the hearts and minds of attendees! |
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World at Work Trends - The Impact of Charisma
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| According to a detailed analysis of the world’s shifting trends and dynamics, Manpower Inc has identified a critical mega trend that is vital to sustainable growth during these tough economic times; Demographic and economic shifts are accelerating the talent mismatch. In an economic environment where organisations are pressured to do more with less, businesses and governments will continue to demand more specific skills and behaviours. The pressure to find the right skills in the right place at the right time will increase as working age populations decline, economies rebound, emerging markets rise, and the nature of work shifts. This will intensify the skills mismatch. |
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Authentic Leadership develops Engagement
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| In turbulent times with the gloomy term ‘economic recession’ hovering like a grey cloud overhead, there is a glimmer of light that is providing a ray of hope for organisations wanting to thrive rather than survive in 2012.
Did you know that the authenticity of the leadership team determines whether employees either do their job or whether they work with their heart and soul, continually striving to make a positive impact. Authentic leadership builds trust and automatically stimulates the flow of energy that breeds confidence and safety so that employees feel fully engaged with their organisation’s vision.
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The Charismatic Performance Model™
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| Over the centuries we have become addicted to growth through struggle. Pain is often perceived as a necessary stimulus to growth where individuals adopt the view “what doesn’t kill us makes us stronger.” Adversity is worn like a badge of honour because people often call on their inner resources to strengthen their resolve. Resilience is now viewed as an essential component for corporate success. Yet individuals are still resistant to change within a corporate context because they feel in touch with fear. According to Abraham Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs first introduced in 1943 our basic needs are for survival closely followed by safety and security. |
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Being in The Zone, being in The Flow is Being Charismatic
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| This week I delivered a half-day session on Charismatic Leadership to The Ella Foundation, established by Brian Chernett, created to inspire more leaders in the not for profit sector to be more effective and successful. Nearly 30 leaders from different registered charities participated in a way that was subtly different to leaders within the corporate sector. These men and women showed a real passionate intensity for their cause that was truly inspiring. Their minds were open and receptive to my techniques meaning that the exercises we did regarding energy were really advanced because their attitude to learning was untainted by cynicism. |
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