July 2010

6 Weak Ledership Styles and 6 Antidotes for Positive Outcomes (part 3-3)

In part 1 and 2 of this series we collectively looked at the Incompetent, Know it All, Intimidating, and the Unorganized weak leadership styles.

In part 3, we’ll check out The Micro-Manager Leader and The New Leader…

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Self-Branding: The Importance of Your Appearance

Appearance is a mandatory requisite to build your self-brand

Some fail to realize that they have the power to create how others perceive them. Perception in this case is how people view you; how they separate your qualities from others. Perceptions fall on a thin line of positive and negative designations. Rarely do people “truly” have a netural general perception of others- it’s typically more positive or more negative.

Branding yourself allows you to create what people see…

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6 Weak Leadership Styles and 6 Antidotes for Positive Outcomes (part 2-3)

In part 1 of this series we took a look at the Incompetent and the Know it All weak leadership styles. If you didn’t get a chance to read that article, you can do so by clicking here.

In part 2, we’ll check out The Intimidating Leader and The Unorganized Leader…

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6 Weak Leadership Styles and 6 Antidotes for Positive Outcomes (part 1-3)

As my professional experience has grown, and my study of strategy has heightened my awareness and sensitivity for opportunity; I have learned how to approach weak leadership with angles to obtain positive results. Weak leadership has the ability to infect a work culture and destroy not only your job enjoyment but opportunities to progress.
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In this 3-part series we’ll take a look at 6 different weak leadership styles. These are not leadership styles that “so-called” leaders choose to take; they are styles that naturally fall in-line to a “so-called” leader based on experiences (work and education).
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From this series, you will: 1) Understand how to navigate around the 6 covered weak leadership styles with successful outcomes; 2) Learn what type of leader NOT to become.

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What Type of Employee Are You? I’m a Hustler!

One thing I’ve learned over the years is that there are two prominent employee mindsets:

1. The 9-to-5′er. These are the employees who depend on their boss’s direction and inhabits uncomplimentary loyalty to their employer. The 9-to-5er’s mindset is the most prominent amongst employees…

2. The Hustler. The employee who views them self as an individual business unit; their own corporation who’s business falls within the contractorship of a larger corporation. This employee is self motivated, independent and operates under a long term goal – creating their own career destiny. These individuals are not influenced by the corporate culture, per say, rather their own agenda…

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