A strong and fully developed leader is hard to miss. They make their presence known and their leadership abilities are obvious. But they were not always the strong and dominant person you see before you. At some point they may have been a “closet leader” who was unsure and conflicted about assuming a leadership role. How do you dig out these “closet leaders” and help them become a team leader?
Once wasted, time is the only resource that cannot be replaced nor recovered - no matter how great the effort or monetary reward! Consequently, it should be a constant focus for any individual or organization to utilize time wisely. If employees could be more productive for just one half hour per day, the savings in lost time would quite substantial. One should consider increasing productivity by: teamwork, better communication, better work styles, taking action quickly, resolving problems, or simply by being accountable.
Labor Day now has fewer parades and even less organized labor involvement as the American worker is facing a new reality. The real celebration of the traditional long weekend now rightly resides in backyards and neighborhoods of the people the holiday was originally intended to honor. The changes are better, reflecting market economies and the resourcefulness of the American worker.
Labor unions questionable future rests with their ability to serve a greater good than simply increasing wages. The irony of the massive dwindling of labor unions (from 45% of the US workforce in the 1950’s to less than 14% today) is the growing base of non-union workers putting in more hours, increasing safety concerns, lowering the quality of life with less net income and shrinking benefits. In the past this was fertile ground for union organizers.
You can learn every sales technique in the book, master every sales strategy and spend all of your free time learning how to prospect better, close more effectively and give better sales presentations but, if you have low self-esteem you will still never become a sales super-star. Why not? Why is your self-esteem the most critical aspect of your sales success?
Self-esteem is how you perceive yourself. It is your personal assessment of your self-worth and it is the ‘governor’ that determines your ultimate performance and success no matter what your chosen career or activity.
The Muslim holy month of Ramadan begins next week. Millions of people from Morocco to Malaysia will fast everyday from sunrise to sunset for 30 days. Among these will be significant numbers of Muslims working in offices in Europe and North America where Ramadan slips past unnoticed. This lack of awareness can and does cause inconvenience, stress and unhappiness to practicing Muslims in the workplace. Kwintessential, a leading cross cultural communication training provider, has released a free guide for employers with Muslim staff to help them better understand the month and what it means to Islam’s adherents.