A winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talents, works his tail off to develop them into skills, and uses these skills to accomplish his goals
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Becoming an effective leader is not a one-time thing. It takes time to learn and practice leadership skills until they become a part of us.
Taking time to analyze the habits of effective leaders is an important exercise allowing us to recognize both the good and the bad characteristics, in order to shape our leadership style.
Below are just five habits we can emulate:
1. Taking calculated risks;
2. Fostering a positive work culture;
3. Encouraging innovation;
4. Leading by example;
5. Remaining graceful under pressure.
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In an increasingly competitive global environment, doing more with less has become a mantra in many organizations. However, this expression evokes skepticism since it often implies that the management is raising the bar on goals and expectations while spending less money.
For valuable and motivated employees this could be frustrating. Managers should focus on those who want to give their best, but cannot because of organizational barriers. They should shift the focus from what employees have to do in order to do more with less to how leaders need to respond.
There are at least four ways to increase productivity even with resource constraints:
1. Specify “must-win” battles
2. Avoid the trap of routines
3. Design and treat training as a process, not an event
4. Provide “freedom to act”
Read more on the Business Week’s article By Mark Royal and Tom Agnew
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Today, people in leadership roles are almost everywhere. But playing this role does not necessarily make a person a good leader.
To identify what are you good at and where your skills need further development, there are some quiz questions that can help you.
If you want to try one, just read more on: http://bit.ly/fQurc.
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