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CARING Leaders Really Care: While Others Claim To! * Written by Richard Brody -  Richard has owned businesses, been a COO, CEO, Director of Development and a consultant. He has been in charge of running events and has conducted personal development seminars for 4 decades. Rich has written three books and thousands of articles. His company, PLAN 2 LEAD,  has an informative website:  http://plan2lead.net   - and is also on Facebook:  http://facebook.com/Plan2lead Wouldn't every organization, and group, be, better - served, and represented, if their leaders, were, truly, caring? Unfortunately, far - too often, many, who are, either, elected, selected, and/ or, ascend to positions of leadership, claim to be that way. In their minds, from their perspective, they are concerned with their personal agenda and self - interest. Perhaps they are thinking they are simply taking the path of least resistance!  After over four decades of involvement in nearly every aspect...

What your leadership style reveals  about your emotional intelligence * Written by: David Hults, Executive Career Coach, Author, Speaker, Executive Director of Activ:8 Peak Performance Network, Advanced Certified Birkman Consultant and Former Career Columnist - St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Visit  http://www.activ8careers.com  " Follow his blog at  http://www.careerstr8talk.com According to Grow America, a majority of people are currently unhappy in their corporate jobs. Harris Interactive indicates a full 74% of people would consider finding a new job today, and Mercer's "What's Working" study says 32% are actively looking. The reasons for their unhappiness? A recent study by Accenture indicates the following: 31% Don't like their boss 31% Lack empowerment 35% Internal politics 43% Lack of recognition What do these four things have in common? They can all be tied back to poor leadership, specifically the leader's emotional intelligence - how in to...

The Deadly Factors of Stress in the Workplace * Written by:  David Hults, Executive Career Coach, author, speaker, Executive Director of Activ:8 Peak Performance Network, Advanced Certified Birkman Consultant and Former Career Columnist - St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Visit  http://www.activ8careers.com  " Follow his blog at  http://www.careerstr8talk.com I recently talked with two professionals who had something dangerously in common - a heart attack this past Fall, which doctors said was caused by workplace stress. Most people assume workplace stress is only found in a job you don't like, but this is not true, as evidenced by these two people. One said they hated their job because it was so stressful, and the other client said they love their job despite its demands. So what causes all this stress? The American Institute of Stress tells us that 6% of professionals feel stress due to the lack of job security, 20% represent stress while trying to juggle work and ...

Affordable & Effective Marketing Tips to Promote Your Business Online  *Written by Mansi Rana :)  With over 13 years experience as a leader in digital marketing, Mansi Rana is Managing Director of EZ Rankings - Digital Marketing Agency  ( https://www.ezrankings.org/ ) in India. Passionate about all things data; providing actionable business intelligence in digital, future tech; and venture bubbles categories for everyone, everywhere. There are many ways that you can market your business without having to spend a lot of money and if you know what they are, then you can get started. You can do this simply by creating some stunning content and having it posted on your blog or even by writing for an industry-related magazine. These are just a few of the many options that you can pick and choose from, so make sure that you are considering what options are going to be ideal for you. Make sure that you are looking at the budget that you have for marketing and that ...

The Innovative Leader Skills and Strategies  (Part 1 of 2) *Written by:  Donna Stevenson is the owner of Boomer Match to Business (BM2B). She is an expert in leadership development and employee engagement, working effectively with all types of industries and businesses. She also designs and delivers leadership training courses. In her business, she specializes in matching business experts with business needs. Contact Donna at  http://bm2b.ca/ . Challenging circumstances and complex issues face every leader today, no matter the organization or environment. These circumstances and issues give rise to ever-increasing demands for leaders who have the capability to innovate. Leaders who innovate see the bigger picture, grasp the entire situation including all the variables that may come their way. This means they have the capacity to think differently about their organization, they have the skills which allow them to bring new ideas and energy to ...

* Today's article was submitted to us via  Michele Thiessen,  Publications Assistant for  Paul White, Ph.D ( http://www.appreciationatwork.com ). Paul is a  psychologist, speaker, consultant and co-author of the 5 Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace, Rising Above a Toxic Workplace,  and  Sync or Swim. Add caption Check out the free videos and articles on dealing with relationships and toxic environments at work via:   http://www.appreciationatwork.com/learn   Build a Positive Relationship In the past, an employee’s relationship with their direct supervisor was found to be one of the most influential factors on whether or not the employee enjoyed their job.  However, this dynamic has changed somewhat.  Jared Lindzon, in this article about change and work, spoke to analyst Josh Bersin who says, "Most companies, even big companies, are much less hierarchal and much less top-down in their exe...

 * Today's article was written by: Liz Uram - a leadership expert who delivers thought-provoking actionable content backed by proven on-the-job results to help organizations develop extraordinary teams.  -- Reasons To Delegate More Often -- We all know that good managers delegate tasks as a tool to grow and develop their team. And we all know that managers aren't delegating enough (Gallo, 2012). We also know that focusing on the WIIFY (What's In It For YOU) factor is the best way to influence people so instead of focusing on the benefits of the employees, let's flip this around and focus on the benefits for the managers. After all, managers are people too. It's a win/win for everyone. Here are 5 selfish reasons to delegate more often: 1) Work less hours. This should be obvious, but the fact is, many managers feel obligated to put in more than 40 hours a week. The unwritten expectation of management positions in many companies is 45 - 50 hours a ...