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Making Time to Network
You should ask yourself: How much time will I dedicate to networking each week? What % of my marketing budget will I dedicate to word of mouth? How many meals each week will I eat with someone else? How many new people do I want to meet each week? What other methods...
Goals and Accountability
They go hand in hand – Goals describe the desired outcome or achievement – accountability makes it measurable, verifiable, and public. Why should one be accountable after setting a goal? Isn’t it enough to say to yourself “I’m going to … by the end of the...
Are you a good listener?
Listening skills are an essential prerequisite to any business relationship. Are you a good listener? What do good listeners do that makes them good listeners? They: probe for clarification. listen for a story, and for unvoiced emotions. empathize. summarize well. get...
Don’t hit the Send key…
You’ve just written a blistering rebuttal to your boss’s critique of your report. You’ve explained in detail how what you wrote is on-point and he should see that. It felt really good to write it – But hit the Delete key instead of the Send key on that email. Turn...
Leadership Styles Defined
Most effective leaders have several leadership or management styles they use, based on the situation. Daniel Goleman, the prolific writer on Emotional Intelligence, has looked closely at the various styles over the years. His research found that leaders use six...
Having Difficult Conversations
I’ve been thinking about what topic I might use to begin participating in The Small Business Daily and the idea of Difficult Conversations. What are they and what we can do about them came to mind? You know these conversations – an employer talking to an employee...
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