As a leader, you’re responsible for your team. You need to help your team run efficiently, and you need to make decisions that are best for your team. Most leaders have their own way of leading. Average leaders lead by force, but great leaders lead by example, and through inspiration. So if you dream of being a great leader, one that will increase the productivity of your team and maintain a happy work environment, the following are four essential things you must do. 1. Have a great attitude Your team is not going to want to follow a leader that is always in a bad mood. Instead, … [Read more...]
Business Mastery: The Unusual Qualities Of Highly Successful Entrepreneurs
All entrepreneurs create businesses. But all entrepreneurs are not created equal. So what makes the difference? A set of unique attributes that clearly draws the line between ordinary entrepreneurs and their extra-ordinary counterparts. Don’t be alarmed by this, in the business world, there exists two kinds of entrepreneurs; those who do business as usual and those who don’t. Obviously, they will end up creating only two kinds of businesses. For those who do business as usual, I refer to them as average or ordinary entrepreneurs and for those who do business NOT as usual; I refer to them … [Read more...]
The Golden Rule Of Business
You’ve probably heard about the golden rule of life; “do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” Well, here’s the thing, the golden rule of business is no different; do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” It never ceases to amaze me every time I see many entrepreneurs going about their business as if it were separate or different from life. Not only is this mindset towards business wrong, it is a losing strategy. You see, there’s no way you are going to succeed in business if you keep ignoring the fact that business is not different from life, but rather an … [Read more...]
EAGLE EYE LEADERSHIP: the Principle of Focus and Priority
EAGLE EYE LEADERSHIP: What do you focus on and prioritize as the leader of your business? Activity is not the same as productivity. Motion does not always signify progress. Activity is not necessarily accomplishment. Diligence is not necessarily effectiveness. Faithfulness is never the same as fruitfulness. Not all efforts bring about results. There is a world of difference between getting things done (busy) and getting results (progress). Telling the difference is what this article is all about. Knowing the difference is what really makes some leaders more successful than … [Read more...]
How To Create A Compelling Vision For Your Organization
Creating a compelling vision is the ONE thing that separates leaders from all other people! This is a continuation of the series on the 3 essential roles of every CEO (leadership, management and entrepreneurship) where I began with the role of the CEO as a Leader and talked about the 3 essential qualities of effective leadership; character, vision and competence. Character is about who you are as a person. It describes what kind of a person you are and what earns you the privilege to lead others since people naturally like to follow those they respect and those whose life they want to … [Read more...]
How To Develop The Right Character For Effective Leadership
Do you have the RIGHT character for effective leadership? Truth be told; developing ones character for effective leadership is not an easy task, it’s a lifelong task, but its benefits outweighs any pain suffered along the way. Character is not a destination that is reached; it’s a continuous process that must be perpetually worked on. Just as Eleanor Roosevelt rightly said, “Character building begins in our infancy, and continues until death”. Although character is related to personality, it is not the same thing. Personality is primarily inborn traits, while character consists of … [Read more...]
The 3 Essential Qualities Of Effective Leadership
What are the 3 essential qualities of effective leadership? The foundation of every successful CEO is leadership. The two other roles (management and entrepreneurship) that make up the 3 essential roles of every CEO builds upon the success of your role as a leader. The 3 Essential Qualities Of Effective Leadership In continuing our discussion on the role of the CEO as a leader, here are three essential qualities of effective leadership; Character - a life worth emulating Vision - an idea to die for Competence … [Read more...]