5 Communication Tips for Leaders

Regardless of your station in life, both what you say, and how you say it matters. It matters to an even greater degree for those in positions of leadership. They simply don’t have the luxury of choosing their words in a cavalier fashion, so I'd like to offer five communication tips for leaders. Heres the thing- whether in a written or oral form your vocabulary matters. Few things make an…

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Leadership & Age

When it comes to leadership age doesn't matter - competency does. History is full of examples of leaders who have succeeded and failed at every age. The intangibles of passion, character, commitment, discernment, and talent are of infinitely greater importance than someone's date of birth. I don't care about your generational category (Gen X, Gen Y, or Boomer), but I do care about your ability to…

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Entrepreneur, CEO or Both?

Entrepreneur, CEO, or Both? Which hat or hats do you wear? CEO...that title sounds good doesn't it? Okay, so you founded the company, but does that mean you should also be the chief executive? Did you bestow the title upon yourself simply because you had the authority to do so, or are you the right person for the job? Perhaps you were the right person for the job initially, but has the company…

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Brand Exposure

Do you understand the difference between presence, visibility and overexposure? Have you figured out how to apply the laws of scarcity to brand management? If not, then this post is for you. While a brand without exposure is not much of a brand, I consistently find that brand exposure is an aspect of brand management that is all too often overlooked as a success metric. Whether you're assessing…

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Looking For Leadership

Really? Identifying leaders? Have we really degenerated to this point? News Flash – If you have to look for leadership it doesn’t exist… Today’s post is not going to sit well with many in the leadership profession, but then many of my posts seem to have that effect. My premise is a simple one - Leaders need no identification as they instinctively and inevitably make their presence very well…

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10 Communication Tips for Leaders

Want to lead more effectively? Communicate more effectively. Communication skills are so essential that it's simply impossible to become a great leader without being a great communicator. While developing an understanding of great communication skills is easier than one might think, being able to appropriately draw upon said skills when the chips are down is not always as easy as one might hope…

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