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Develop Nine Essential Skills To Lead Without Authority
Do you seek out opportunities to practice your leadership skills?
No matter what position you hold in your company, you have the opportunity to be a leader, influence others, solve problems for those around you and become an expert resource for your organization or team. If you can cultivate these leadership opportunities in your organization and in your life, your career will increase its potential to grow. When you don’t take advantage of these opportunities, your career has a much greater likelihood of staying stagnant. The ability to lead...Continue reading
By Lisa WoodsPosted in Leadership & Teambuilding on July 8, 2012
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Four Not So Obvious Reasons People Get Fired Or Rejected For Promotions
Are you at risk of losing your job or being passed over for promotion?
Besides all the obvious reasons such as theft, lying, not showing up for work and poor performance, there are other underlying reasons why people are let go when there is a downsizing or restructuring. They are the same reasons they are passed up on promotions and opportunities to advance their careers. Take a look through them and ask yourself if you are at risk.
Here Are Four Not So Obvious Reasons People Get Fired Or Passed Over For Promotions.
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By Lisa WoodsPosted in Human Resources on August 19, 2012
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Six OTHER Traits To Succeed In Sales
What Traits do you think of when describing a good sales person?
What Traits do you think of when describing a good sales person? Typically they are personality traits: outgoing, thoughtful, positive, responsive, knowledgeable, etc.… Although personality traits are very important, there are six OTHER traits you or your employees should focus on to succeed in sales.
1) Take it personally!
When you take things personally, you hold yourself accountable. By holding yourself accountable you:
become the go-to person
become the...Continue reading
By Lisa WoodsPosted in Sales & Business Development on September 9, 2012
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Three Personality Traits That Hurt Your Career AND How to Fix Them
Is your attitude helping you our holding you back?
It seems simple enough to assume one’s attitude has an impact on success. But what is not so simple is understanding if you exhibit certain attitudes that prohibit yours. Unless someone actually pulls you aside and tells you that you should change, you will not know until you examine yourself. That is because bad attitudes are like bad customer service. People will just take their business elsewhere rather than complain…. promotions and opportunities work the same...Continue reading
By Lisa WoodsPosted in Communication Skills on May 21, 2012
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Business Plan Template
Free Small Business Plan Template
Ready to start-up or expand your small business? Use this template and guidebook to organize your thoughts and develop insight into important areas you may not have even considered yet.
Business Plan Template
It's a complete list of what you need to think through for a successful business startup.
Included in this template...
15 components to a sound business plan
Detailed questions you can answer to populate each component of your plan
- FREE Download
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By Lisa WoodsPosted in Business Management Tools on May 18, 2017
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Six Practices to Incorporate Into Your Management Routine
How do you build a strong team?
As a Manager, you are only as good as those you manage. So what if the people you manage don’t feel respected or included in your team? By taking the time to know your employees, listen to them and help them to feel included, you will not only build a stronger team, but you will drive better results. It all sounds logical, but how do you do this? Try to incorporate these practices into your management routine:
1) When you get into the office each day, go around and...Continue reading
By Lisa WoodsPosted in Leadership & Teambuilding on June 15, 2012
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Eleven Really Useful Techniques for Successful Presentations
Do you want to have GREAT presentation skills?
How do you define a GREAT presentation? Is it the comfort level you feel when presenting, OR the positive response you get from your audience? What if I told you that it should be both…by that definition, are you a great presenter?
Let’s delve into the elements of a successful presentation and discuss eleven really useful techniques you can implement right away.
1) Define the reason you are presenting; what is the RESULT you want to achieve? Are you...Continue reading
By Lisa WoodsPosted in Communication Skills on May 15, 2012
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THREE Reasons People Regret Taking a Job & FIVE Actions You Can Take to Fix It
Do you regret taking your new job? Does your new employee?
You were so excited for this new opportunity, happy to move on from your last job, and ready start the new one. Soon after taking the new job, you realized the grass is not greener, nor is the job what you thought it would be. Do you leave, live with your new reality, or try to change it? What would you do if you were on the other end of this dilemma…the person who did the hiring? Making the effort to understand your new employee after the interview can ensure your...Continue reading
By Lisa WoodsPosted in Career Change, Job Search on August 13, 2012
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50 Resolutions That Can Positively Impact Your Career
What will you do differently in 2013?
As 2012 comes to an end and 2013 approaches, it is a great time to consider some resolutions that open opportunities for career growth and professional success. Here are 50 ideas to spark actions plans for improvement. What is it that you want to improve? Are you doing what is necessary to get where you want to go in your career? Now is the time…here is our first crack at a list in no particular order. What will you do?
1. Create a Professional...Continue reading
By Lisa WoodsPosted in Professional Development on December 29, 2012
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55 Resolutions That Can Positively Impact Your Career & Business
What will you do differently in 2014?
As 2013 comes to an end and 2014 begins, it is a great time to consider some resolutions that open opportunities for career growth and professional success. We started this list last year and have added some new opportunities to consider. Here are 55 ideas to spark an impactful action plan to improve your career and business. What is it that you want to improve? Are you doing what is necessary to get where you want to go in your career? Now is the time…here is our take on...Continue reading
By Lisa WoodsPosted in Professional Development on December 29, 2013
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