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Traits of Leaders

Valued leadership skills are not something most people were given at birth. On the contrary, leadership skills are developed over time with experience providing the critical element.

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2011 Was Not Nice To The C-Suite

by Robert Dexter on December 30, 2011

It is true that being a CEO is not easy these days. Many executives now understand that these positions are more volatile than ever.

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Hiring executives for any company is a lot harder than it may appear on the surface.  It goes without saying that the process would be more complicated than hiring a personal assistant or a secretary.  Yet, may times organizations do not invest the time, or have the right processes in place to do an effective [...]

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There are times that a leader may not have the authority to request others to take a specific action, or he may have the authority but really doesn’t want to use it.

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When to use the Indirect-Method of Leading and Influencing

by Robert Dexter on October 27, 2011

To use the indirection tactic, those that you want to follow must know what you want. Then, you do something that will influence them to do it without asking for what you want directly.

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Knowing this fact, you can begin to understand why American Business Management many times overlooks utilizing the involvement approach as thoroughly and as extensively as the Japanese.

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How to Effectively Persuade In The Workplace

by Robert Dexter on July 8, 2011

how to persuade and knowing how to be effective in its use, can bring the results that your seeking, because it provides for tangible reasons and benefits why someone should do something you want them to do.

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What Business Leadership Can Learn From Sports

by Robert Dexter on June 2, 2011

The competitive nature of sports can be fully utilized by business leaders during tough times when morale may be low.

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How Good Leaders Properly Criticize

by Robert Dexter on April 12, 2011

Mistakes can be an opportunity to correct, learn and grow from. Sadly, many leaders vent their negative emotions on to the one making the mistake in such a negative way, that they end up doing more damage than good

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How Leaders Ask Questions to Succeed

by Robert Dexter on March 21, 2011

Top leaders get to the core issue or issues quickly, so they can fully grasp what the reality of any situation might be as soon as possible. Getting to this level quickly buys more time for the leader to begin solving the problem before the problem begins to fully blossom.

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