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How Leaders Can Get Honest, Productive Feedback

By Nicki Sanders | Jan 30, 2019 | Comments Off on How Leaders Can Get Honest, Productive Feedback

How Leaders Can Get Honest, Productive Feedback By Jennifer Porter, Harvard Business Review As an executive coach, I work with many successful leaders who want to become even more effective. Recently, I asked a client of mine what kind of feedback she was receiving to help her be a better leader. She said, “My last […]

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Empathy and the Government Shutdown

By Nicki Sanders | Jan 28, 2019 | Comments Off on Empathy and the Government Shutdown

Empathy – the experience of understanding another person’s thoughts, feelings, and condition from his or her point of view, rather than from one’s own Authoritarian Leadership (Autocratic) is strongly focused on both command by the leader and control of the members. There is also a clear hierarchy. Autocratic leaders make decisions independently with little or no input from […]

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Here’s How My Biggest Business Failure Improved My Leadership Skills

By Nicki Sanders | Jan 25, 2019 | Comments Off on Here’s How My Biggest Business Failure Improved My Leadership Skills

Here’s How My Biggest Business Failure Improved My Leadership Skills John Rampton, VIP Contributor, Entrepreneur Everybody is a genius when things are going good. Failure and what follows is when you really learn who has what to offer. There’s a lot you can learn when your business fails — despite it being a devastating experience. […]

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How to Be an Ethical Leader: 4 Tips for Success

By Nicki Sanders | Jan 23, 2019 | Comments Off on How to Be an Ethical Leader: 4 Tips for Success

How to Be an Ethical Leader: 4 Tips for Success By Sammi Caramela, Staff Writer, Business News Daily There is an evident difference between a leader and a boss, and the way they make those below them feel. Do they abuse their power to intimidate workers, or do they lead by example? The latter is […]

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Happy 90th Birthday Dr. King

By Nicki Sanders | Jan 21, 2019 | Comments Off on Happy 90th Birthday Dr. King

Today we celebrate the 90th birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.  Although Dr. King is most known for his nonviolent stance, let us not forget that he was a social justice warrior beaten and jailed for his resistance to discrimination and oppression and fight for equality and economic justice. On August 28, 1963, Dr, […]

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How You Can Restructure Your Company’s Management Into 21st Century Leadership

By Nicki Sanders | Jan 18, 2019 | Comments Off on How You Can Restructure Your Company’s Management Into 21st Century Leadership

How You Can Restructure Your Company’s Management Into 21st Century Leadership Jeffrey Hayzlett, VIP Contributor, Entrepreneur There’s the ‘old school’ model and the ‘new school’ model. Which one are you? The age of management is dead!  At least management as we knew it. Executives are no longer looking to micromanage everyday decisions; instead, they’re empowering other employers […]

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4 Massive Mistakes Many Companies Make When Promoting New Managers

By Nicki Sanders | Jan 16, 2019 | Comments Off on 4 Massive Mistakes Many Companies Make When Promoting New Managers

4 Massive Mistakes Many Companies Make When Promoting New Managers A person who is very good at her job is not automatically going to be equally good supervising other people doing that job. Shawn Doyle, Guest Writer, Entrepreneur Imani was really great at customer service. Everyone viewed her as a superstar. Coworkers, customers and management […]

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My Top Productivity Hack Is . . . Hire Great Managers

By Nicki Sanders | Jan 14, 2019 | Comments Off on My Top Productivity Hack Is . . . Hire Great Managers

My Top Productivity Hack Is . . . Hire Great Managers Gallup found that one in two employees have left a job due to a manager. Doesn’t that tell you something? Sujan Patel, VIP Contributor, Entrepreneur Employees are job-hopping more than ever before, and it’s typically due to their managers. In fact, Gallup found that one […]

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Can I Thrive During the Government Shutdown?

By Nicki Sanders | Jan 11, 2019 | Comments Off on Can I Thrive During the Government Shutdown?

I left the federal government in 1997, so I admit that I had a lot less financial responsibilities when I embraced a furlough over two decades ago.  That furlough was also shorter in duration. I fully understand that over 800,000 federal workers are concerned about stable housing, healthcare, education, utilities, transportation, and food. I don’t […]

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