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Business > Leadership Strategies Evaluating individual strengths on your team: 3 of 12
Evaluating team member's strengths might seem like a daunting task, but don't worry it isn't. The important things to look at are individual personalities, creative vs. logical, leaders vs. followers. Personalities will vary among everyone, but there are traits that everyone shares though they are on different levels. Everyon... More..
Business > Leadership Strategies Ways of leading by example: 1 of 4
To be an effective leader you must lead by example. Whether it is in a workplace environment, social club environment or even your home life, how you behave is how you set an example. Don't be a boss, be a leader. There is a difference between what makes a boss and what makes a leader.Treat everyone with respect: If you don'... More..
Business > Leadership Strategies Simple ways to improve leadership skills: 14 of 33
Are you leading your group or are you the boss of your group? It is easy to be a boss, you give orders, expect things to be done the way you want them, and punish if they are not done correctly.Being a leader is much more difficult. If you find that you are being more a boss than a leader here are some simple steps to improve... More..
Business > Leadership Strategies Stress reducing techniques for your staff: 3 of 7
Stress is everywhere in life and there is no way to avoid it. Your team of employees will suffer from personal life stress, health stress, and on the job stress. Stress isn't always a bad thing; it is a primitive response in our brains. No longer are we being chased by saber tooth tigers, instead we are working on deadline, d... More..
Business > Leadership Strategies How to help discouraged employees: 3 of 6
Discouragement among your employees can come from a few different areas. Either problems within the business its self, from problems with the tasks at hand, your style of management, or their personal lives.The first problem and the last problem are things you as a manager can't fix. Unless you are higher up in the company or... More..
Business > Project Management Tips for moving projects in the right direction: 1 of 2
When you are faced with team members clogging up a project; how do you keep the momentum of the project moving forward?Reassess if the team members are correct for the task assigned. Sometimes a team member might volunteer for an assignment within a task without fully knowing what it involves. Their skills might be put to bet... More..
Business > Leadership Strategies The benefits of setting a dress code in the workplace: 11 of 19
You want your place of business to be treated with respect and you want your employees to sustain motivation. When you set a standard for appearance in the workplace, you effectively make your business look more professional and your employees are put into worker mode when they arrive. I have worked in both types of place, dr... More..
Business > Leadership Strategies How to give orders to subordinates: 4 of 5
The difference between being a boss and a leader is all in how you give orders. An authoritarian gives commands, and thus is a boss rather than a leader.If you command those under you as if they are beneath you, then you will get nothing but rebellion and resistance. If you use tactics such as fear, threats, punishment, or an... More..
Business > Leadership Strategies Leadership strategies: A guide to delegation: 6 of 6
As a manager, have you every looked around you and wondered 'Why am I the only one working?" If you have, look no further, here are tips to help you get some of the work load off you and on your employees.1. Make lists of what needs to be done and assign the people under you who are best suited to complete the tasks.2. Realiz... More..
Business > Leadership Strategies How to set objectives for a team: 4 of 4
When you set objectives for you team, it is best to view the end result that you want and work backwards from there.In college I took an Interpersonal Communications class, where for our final project we had to come up with, a vacation brochure, a board game, or an invention.Our first goal was to secure our objective. We choo... More..