When you think of the word “conversation” you tend to think of a two-way street.  It’s true, a conversation requires listening, processing and responding; however that does not mean a second person is always required. Take a few minutes today to have the following conversation with yourself and lock-in on your leadership perspective.  …You were saying?   Do I usually come from a positive or negative place? With some reflection you can determine if your [...]

Equality Matters Have mutual respect for those of a higher authority and those “beneath” you.  If you treat everyone with an equal amount of valued respect you will present yourself as genuine and will avoid negative accusations of being two-faced, disrespectful or arguably the worst of the three, a suck-up. Such an approach is not something you should try every now and then.  In order for it to be effective in gaining the respect of [...]

Don’t just strive to make something better, strive to make it different- Entrepreneurship takes a great deal of self-motivation.  When you start to turn a profit, it’s easy to become set in your ways.  However, keep popular belief in mind: if you are getting complacent, you are getting stupid. Motivate yourself by continuing your education in your niche and committing to staying on top of industry trends.  You can do this by reading articles, tuning [...]

Aligning people with your agenda is not the easiest job in the world.  Luckily, with these four tips in place you can make the process a whole lot easier.  Use Psychological Tricks When someone walks in through your doors (or logs onto your site, or dials your number…) with the potential to buy, there is a natural inclination for that person to put up a bit of a guard.  After all, they have money and [...]

Proper leadership is more than just delegating work and feedback; you also have to appeal to the needs of your workers.  Considering the fact that employees who feel that their needs are met will return the favor with loyalty and diligent, productive work – taking a lesson from Maslow’s classic hierarchy of needs could not hurt. For anyone that took introduction to Psychology, you should be familiar with the pyramid shaped chart that categorizes the [...]