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How to Lead Your Business With Integrity

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Integrity is defined as, “the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles.” It’s a characteristic that’s getting harder and harder to find in today’s business climate, but that doesn’t mean it’s not something worth striving for in your own professional life. Particularly if you own your own company or are in a position of leadership, integrity should be something you actively consider every day.

How to Lead Your Business With Integrity

So, what does leading your business with integrity mean today? Here are a few ways to be the boss without compromising your morals.

First, you’ve got to know what you stand for.
It’s impossible to expect something from other people you don’t even know to expect from yourself. Spend some time identifying the qualities you respect in other leaders and just in people in general. Odds are, things like honesty, dependability, and trustworthiness all stick out. Try to define the three characteristics you’d like to be described as and actively work towards those goals every single day. [Read more…] about How to Lead Your Business With Integrity

You Can’t Lead if You Can’t Communicate

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This is a guest by Jasmine Lloyd. She is in her last year of college and looks forward to entering the business world after graduation. When not studying she is often blogging for Essay Edge or working on her writing skills.

There are any number of skills that aspiring leaders may want to include in their skill set. They probably want to include organization skills. Really, who can lead without being organized? They would also likely include assertiveness, vision, and skills to name a few. But if you look at really effective leaders you will find that they are great communicators as well.

You Can’t Lead if You Can’t Communicate

The argument about whether leaders are born or made rages on, even here in this blog. But of all the skills that can be taught, communication skills are certainly one of them. Many mistakenly assume that because they are good speakers that they are good communicators. That is a bad assumption.  Communicating and talking are not the same thing. Communication involves much more, including listening, watching, deciphering, and not the least, writing.

Writing ability is an often un-noticed skill of effective leaders. In today’s business world, much of the communication that takes place is through reports, letters, emails, and even texts. A large portion of a leader’s thoughts and directions are transferred through other means than direct conversation. As a leader, you can’t afford not to improve upon your ability to write. Below are some tips to improve this skill. [Read more…] about You Can’t Lead if You Can’t Communicate

The Leaders Are Born But You Can Learn

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About the author: Melisa Marzett enjoys writing. She is highly interested in the topics of leadership, success and self-development. Contact with Melisa: Google+|fastcustomwritinghelp.com.Leaders Are Born But You Can Learn

There are still debates about if the great leaders are born or made. Some say that the leadership skills are something that’s in the blood, and if the person is not born a leader, no learning will help. Their opponents, however, state that the leadership is like a skill and it can be learned, as follows.

I agree with the second statement, and lots of leadership trainings and books on how to turn yourself into a leader also reaffirm it. But what the ‘leadership’ word means for us is plenty of skills and abilities, which, in my opinion, makes a successful leader. And, having formed these habits and ways to act, you can turn yourself into a good leader. So, what are these qualities?

  1. Confidence and high self-esteem. Probably, it’s the first point we mention when someone who is, in our opinion, a good leader. A leader cannot be imagined without faith in everything he does and belief in himself. [Read more…] about The Leaders Are Born But You Can Learn

The Toxic Leader

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Not all leaders are created equal. What’s more, just because a person is in a position of leadership doesn’t mean they belong there. This is a serious problem that many companies struggle with. They have a problem recognizing what a leader is. They will spend money and time on diagnostic tests, evaluations and assessments to help give them insight on an individual’s leadership ability but in reality, they only need to ask themselves one question: Does this individual produce results?

The Toxic Leader

As John Maxwell said, “There is no success without a successor.” Leaders will help build other leaders which will drive your company forward.  Toxic leaders, on the other hand, if left alone will eat away at your company’s culture and success. To identify toxic leaders, take a look at the following topics typical of a leader that will eat away at a company’s success.

Tunnel vision

Leadership without vision is destined to fail. A toxic leader doesn’t have a clear vision of which direction to lead his team in. It can be likened to the blind leading the blind. Without vision a toxic leader cannot rally his team around a common goal and motivate them to perform at their best. [Read more…] about The Toxic Leader

Build Your Successful Team

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This is a guest post by Paul Smith. Paul Smith is an experienced writer. He is a versatile person who is keen on writing on topics of business, social media, personal development etc.

Being a real leader is not an easy task. But it’s your only way to real success as one person will never reach the heights which can be reached by the professional and well-organized team. Yes, you can be a good leader but who you are without a team? By the way, building a successful team that will perform all the given tasks – and even more, is not an easy task. But if you’re a real leader, you will cope with it, right? So, here are just some suggestions on how to create a team that exceeds your expectations:

  1. Know your leadership style and keep to it. A leader who doesn’t know himself and the work methods needed at a particular time, will unlikely be able to build a strong team. Pick the leadership style according to the field of your business and your temperament.
  2. Communicate. When you’re a boss, it’s not the cause for getting isolated from the people who work with you. Just the opposite – communicate even more to know their passions, strengths and weaknesses. When you know the strengths and preferences of each team member, you can give them the tasks they will perform best. And, in this case, in addition to developing their talents, you’ll get a bigger revenue.
  3. Building Successful TeamsClarify the goals. Don’t just delegate tasks – set the goals so each employee will be oriented on the concrete result. The company’s goal should be understandable and inspiring for the people.
  4. Distribute and interconnect the responsibilities. Working in a team means giving support and be depending on each other’s performance. That’s why if the team is well structured and motivated, the higher work quality of one employee improves the performance of the others.
  5. Motivate people and acknowledge their high results. Everyone wants to be appraised for a good performance, and if one doesn’t get it, it leads to a hidden dissatisfaction. Yes, it’s very simple, but anyway, compliment your workers for a well-done job.
  6. Control and direct your people. Even if you picked the best professionals, it doesn’t mean that they automatically make a good team. At the beginning it’s your task to give them different kinds of job to test them and redistribute the responsibilities if necessary. But don’t just fire those who are not very good at this particular position. Look closely at them, maybe, they will be brilliant at something other?
  7. Support the team spirit by regular meetings and celebrating good results. But don’t let these actions be too formal. Let them be another chance to get to know people better and find the ways for achieving big goals.

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The Value Of Effective Communication

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Effective communication is more of an art than a science.  Leaders that master the art of effective communication connect with people on a personal and professional level.  They break down barriers and strengthen relationships that can be beneficial far into the future.

In writing this post, I did a Google search on the most common reasons for divorce.  The factors that lead to divorce were summed up on lawyers.com as:

  1. Infidelity
  2. Financial Difficulty
  3. Depression
  4. Addictions
  5. Stress

The Value Of Effective Communication

What I found extremely interesting was that a breakdown of communication contributed to each of the above listed factors.  Infidelity often results when one partner does not adequately communicate their needs to their partner, but instead confides in someone else.  Financial difficulty that leads to divorce usually occurs when one partner spends money without communicating it to the other partner.  Depression and addictions are caused by many factors, but communication (which includes speaking AND listening) helps couples to work through their challenges.  Stress can be alleviated through effective communication.  Business relationship can break down just as easily with the lack of effective communication.

So what are the benefits of effective communication?  Effective communication creates connections, overcomes barriers, and builds strong teams.

Effective Communication Creates Connections

As a leader, effective communication creates connections with all those with which you come in contact.  These connections are made as you take time to learn about others.  Have you ever had a leader that asked you about your life, family, career goals, and other aspirations?  That leader probably communicated with you in such a way that you felt valued.  It probably helped you recognize your worth and value as a team player.  Their communications with you probably gave you a special connection with them that will go on into the future. [Read more…] about The Value Of Effective Communication