Leadership and Emotional Intelligence
- by back2
- September 18, 2018
- Communication
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A Requirement to Great Leadership A common saying is that “there is no emotion in business”. However, emotional intelligence separates average professionals from those with great leadership skills. Business Insider, along with exceptional business professionals, reports that leaders with high emotional intelligence communicate better, create understanding in the workplace, and help achieve common goals. Empathizing with employees and coworkers while maintaining a calm demeanor can help address conflicts before they intensify. [caption id="attachment_926" align="aligncenter" width="362"] Developing leadership skills starts with your emotional...
[ Read More ]Hiring for an Effective Company Culture
- by back2
- September 14, 2018
- Communication
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Hiring to Make the Right Culture Many elements contribute to a strong company culture. If hiring and retaining ideal employees was easy, then there would never be turnover or office miscommunications. Hopefully, these tips can help you generate the company culture you seek. Correctly Posting the Job Opening When a job opens, we often copy and paste the job description that has been used year after year, slap it on Indeed.com and move on with your day. Beta Gamma Sigma’s CEO,...
[ Read More ]Part Time Executives
- by back2
- February 27, 2018
- consulting
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After I first retired from the Marine Corps, I was the President of a small business services holding company and badly needed a Chief Financial Officer (CFO). The pace of the company was fast as we oversaw the operations of four small businesses and one public charity. We had a solid bookkeeper but she didn't have anywhere the background we needed from a CFO. So, with this in mind, the search began and as we identified the requirements, we saw...
[ Read More ]The E-Myth – Why Most Small Businesses Fail
- by back2
- January 27, 2018
- consulting
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The E-Myth - Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It The first book I read when I retired from the Marine Corps was the E-Myth. It's a classic book which details both issues and solutions for a small business to follow. The book focuses on the reasons why most entrepreneurial ventures fail and the best practices to avoid such failure. Below is a review I found online at squeezedbooks.com and figured I'd forward the review...
[ Read More ]A Leader or Manager
- by r2b2
- December 29, 2016
- Leadership
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Leader or Manager Many times the terms Leader or Manager are loosely used because the speaker doesn't know the difference between the two. Keeping it simple, a manager manages a process and the leader leads a group or team in the pursuit of a successful endeavor . The truth is Leadership and Management are not the same thing but must go hand in hand for success to be attained. The Wall Street Journal wrote a nice comparison years ago to...
[ Read More ]The Leader – the key to success or failure
- by r2b2
- September 9, 2016
- Leadership
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I wish I had a dollar for every time I heard someone ask whats the difference between being a leader and being a manager. I basically reply - Leaders lead organizations while Managers manage processes. Many times I'm asked to elaborate, so I have to break my explanation down a little more. I'll explain Leaders provide the vision, philosophy and standards of the organization. They also set the example by practicing what he or she preaches. A managers will focus on following...
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