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Everyday Leaders Make the Difference

What do most leaders have in common with Ken Blanchard, Jim Collins, and John Maxwell? Other than being inspired by their books maybe not much. As I work with leaders at the The Leadership Connection: A Resource Centered On Great LeadershipTM it occu... Read >
Author: Gwen Webber-McLeod

The Four Keys to Successful Business Ownership

There are many keys to success. For business owners, I believe these can be summarized as being Leadership, Knowledge, Confidence and Activity. Growth in all four of these areas is critical to support the growth of a business owner as their business gr... Read >
Author: Brad Sugars

Why Recruiting the Best employees Is Still the Best Strategy

Strength of an organization lies in the quality of people it recruits. Employees are the real assets of an organization. Therefore wisdom lies in recruiting the best employees. A smart employer understands the needs of his organization and is not hesit... Read >
Author: Ryan Fyfe

The Importance of Formulating an External Link Building System

For the past years, SEO or Search Engine Optimization has been a fixture in the career plans of people in the internet marketing business. Google, the king of internet search has lead businesses and individuals alike to think that if they want to achieve ... Read >
Author: sambakker

How to Become a "Professional" Salesperson

As a business owner constantly recruiting prospective sales partners, I have spoken with and met many experienced salespeople in our industry. I've also met many newbies to our industry, who are considering selling for the first time - since they've heard... Read >
Author: Jeffrey Shavitz

Ok to be rich using QuickBooks - Volume 6: 5 Common Mistakes that Keep Us from Getting Rich Mistake

Hi, this is KC Truby! Let's talk about reason number five. Now, some of you have read Jim Collins' book, "Good to Great". If you have been to one of my seminars, you'd know that I read about ten business books a month. I have done that for thirty years. I... Read >
Author: KC Truby

Consistency is the Key to a good Customer Database System

One of the most important points made by a noted management guru Jim Collins during a recent industry conference was "the signature of mediocrity is chronic inconsistency." Quite true indeed and this is true in case of the most organisations who find happ... Read >
Author: Richard Rabins

Good To Great Social Media Marketing

Good companies do a few things right. Great companies do all of the important things right. Let's review a few of the important areas of the book, as they pertain to social media marketing greatness. Jim Collins (author of the bestselling book Good to ... Read >
Author: Aaron

Improving Leadership with these 3 Key Elements

When I mention values, everyone nods their heads as if of course, Kerri, that's obvious. But, when I check up on this piece, I find the last time they discussed their values - personal and professional - with their team, was often in the interview before ... Read >
Author: Clyde Howell

Check your Ego at the Door for Greatness!

Is good good enough? Most of us would be content to have a good life, a good relationship and run a good company. But why is it that more of us aren't running GREAT companies? Running a great company and having a great life are just, well, more ins... Read >
Author: Laura Ashley-Timms

Level 5 Leadership

Have you ever actually tried figuring out who Jim Collins is? I happened to stumble on his website and found a 45 second video clip of him - very inspiring and very passionate (this clip). I have of course read his two most popular books (Good to Great an... Read >
Author: AdvEntrep.coolpage.biz

Super-Charging Your Home Business

standpoint. The book would describe this company as simply a good company, not necessarily a great one. How about your business? You might not even think you have a "good" business. Well, in that case, you might be able to pass the good stage and go di... Read >
Author: Joel Booker

You Must be a 'Hedgehog' to Accomplish Great Things!

Yuck! A hedgehog... Not the most glamorous of all the beasts to compare yourself with, for sure. So how did the lowly hedgehog become the mammalian mentor for us all? After all (and no offense to all you hedgehogs out there), it appears to be nature... Read >
Author: Richard Harley

The Egoless Leader

Great leadership is about power, yet it is not about power over others. The power of a great leader is to create an environment where others are empowered to offer their best. This is not working through people where others become extensions of you, the l... Read >
Author: William Frank Diedrich

Got Team?

As an entrepreneur, you wear a lot of hats in your business,right? You're smart. You know you need to have the right help so you can be super productive and profitable in your business and you are probably already outsourcing certain tasks and respons... Read >
Author: Diana Long M.S.ACC

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