Charismatic Leadership: Focus on People Assets

Every company has tangible assets including their capital goods and their product inventories. Inadvertently managers can be focused on these tangible assets, while charismatic leaders focus their attention on the more intangible people assets. Charismatic leaders know there are dramatic differences between tangible and

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The Power of Positive Expectation

Speaker and author Barry Spilchuk writes that he has never met Pete Rose, the famous baseball player, but he taught Barry something so valuable that it changed his life. Pete was being interviewed in spring training the year he was about to break Ty

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Are Introverts Strong Leaders?

A Tribute to George H. W. Bush’s Personality Strengths I watched the celebrations of the life of George H. W. Bush during last week’s funeral proceedings and listened to the tributes lauding his leadership. He was described by many as the consummate public servant

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Audio Book On Amazon

How To Earn The Gift of Discretionary Effort Audio Now Available on Amazon Business management experts Karla Brandau and Douglas Ross announce the audio version of their 21st century leadership book, How to Earn the Gift of Discretionary Effort, is now available on Amazon

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Broken Things and Breakthroughs

This quote spoke to me: We all have broken things. Perhaps it is the grace by which we handle them that helps us through. Breakdowns in all areas of life are inevitable. Equipment breaks. Software programs get bugs, viruses and become outdated. Belongings wear

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Identify Your Number One Task

Tactical Time Management Tips: The Most Important Task How do I identify my number one task on any given day – the most important task for me to be doing at this moment in time?  Use these time management planning skills and you’ll know

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Goals: The Urgency of “Doing”

When it comes to time management and goal setting, Leonardo da Vinci said, “I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do.” The man in the picture is doing.

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