In a work setting, my own definition is: Empowerment allows a team of people to achieve defined goals … without explicit leadership intervention … as each individual operates autonomously … within their set of skills and responsibilities.
Read MorePoor delegation will cause you frustration, demotivates and confuses the other person, and fails to achieve the task or purpose itself. Delegation often fails for a number of reasons: lack of clarity, the preparation and resources available to the delegate, and choosing the wrong person in the first place.
Read MoreAs a leader, you are motivating when providing a reason for someone to do something, to act or behave in a particular way. So, what are the reasons, the motivators, good or bad, that are available to a Sales Leader?
Read MoreTrue leadership isn't a matter of having a certain job or title. In fact, being chosen for a position is only the first of the five levels every effective leader achieves. To become more than ‘the boss’ people follow only because they are required to, you have to master the ability to invest in people and inspire them.
Read MoreOptimism is better. And so the question is what can we each do individually, or what can we do as a group, to make everyone a “glass-half-full” person?
Read MoreRejection is an outright dismissal or refusal of the proposal. It does not require a reason, it is not negotiable, nor is there a future or next step. Rejection is the worst. It always angered and frustrated me.
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