Sunday, December 30, 2007
Fence Sitter
Nothing is more irritating than a leader who is a fence sitter. You bring up an important matter to him regarding a certain person and will pretend to listen but will not do anything in fear of offending the other person. In his point of view, he is pleasing both parties; both have a case and...
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Saturday, December 29, 2007
Are You a Leader or Manager?
Experts offer differing views about leadership and management; they claim one style is superior over the other. Let me share my perspective through a hypothetical situation. Let's say I am a salesperson and I got promoted as supervisor over my peers. I would do best to manage them by bringing out...
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Friday, December 28, 2007
People Won't BELIEVE IN You Until they BELIEVE You
What is the most important characteristic of a true leader? Money? Popularity? Good looks? To answer that question, ask yourself if you are still willing to follow him without this trait-- what if he is poor? unpopular? ugly? To further help you along, imagine if you got lost in a remote island,...
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Thursday, December 27, 2007
The Superstar Rewarder
Sometimes we get it all wrong-- we reward weaknesses. A universal example is about the way we give attention to the red marks on our child's report card. From then on, the child gets special assistance or tutoring for these subjects. Nothing wrong with that except we take for granted the high marks...
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Wednesday, December 26, 2007
The Waiter was the Better Leader
Everybody is a leader; a peanut vendor comes home to his wife and kids as the head of their household. In several aspects he may be more of a leader compared to a politician as far as respect, credibility and true following are concerned. It can be said that leadership may depend on a situation,...
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