Remarkable or not, as I meet with people in my business, the first and foremost need time after time is to get them on, or back on, the leadership track. If everyone believes and acts as if they really are leaders, productivity, human kindness, teams and companies certainly benefit, but it seems to be an elusive goal. Sad but true, most people do not look at themselves as leaders; moreover, they don't even think it is achieveable. Leadership is for....leaders. You know. Those people out there somewhere that are.....leaders. Although many people can easily identify that our "leaders" in public offices are not really leaders, we each forget to realize we can really be the leaders that are needed. It just means taking the challenge and running with it. It is very doable. It is so doable we MUST take on the role because our businesses and our futures depend on it. There are so few leaders that really are leading because they are not recognized as leaders, or do not believe they are or can be leaders, we are leadership starved. Step up! You are a leader if you chooose to be. I am, and you are too. We are needed. Let's make it happen!
Its usable in sports, acceptable as one of the rules, and also in tag when you were a kid. Time out. Don't you wish you could get some time out to think, be creative, chill for awhile, have everything in the world stop and give you some moments to gather your thoughts and energy? Really? Why wouldn't we? In the middle of thinking through a huge decision that means using your resources to market, to spend time on Social Media, to use a chunk of change to upgrade the technology for your company ~ you name it ~ wouldn't you really like a time out? Not today. Not tomorrow. Decisions at the speed of sight. Snooze you lose. All those euphemisms. My advice? Stay on it. Use your time wisely. Work smarter, not harder. Work to keep marketing and part of all that you do, but also teach everyone in your company they are part of the sales staff, the marketing department and the customer service. Today you are being branded every nano second by your customers and your st...
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