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  1. Leadership Tips -- Teach Customer Service

    by Tom O'Dea - 2008-09-01
    If you believe that one of the primary roles of a leader is to teach those that you lead; and if you believe that your reputation for customer service can be the difference in your success or lack th...
  2. Leadership Tips -- Stand Up Meetings

    by Tom O'Dea - 2008-08-30
    Do any of these statements apply to you? My calendar is so filled with meetings I can't find time to get real work done.Meetings that I attend seem to expand to fill the allotted time; we could acco...
  3. Leadership Tips -- Office Politics

    by Tom O'Dea - 2008-08-26
    Political Expert For many years that's what people called me.  It was not a title I wore proudly.  I worked my way from entry level programmer to senior management in a large telecom company.  I...
  4. Leadership Tips -- the Right Way to be Tough

    by Tom O'Dea - 2008-08-24
    One Ugly Meeting A few years back, I was one of the leaders in an IT organization that was struggling.  We knew it too.  A couple of projects had significant quality issues, and as a result we wer...
  5. Panoramica Sui Fasteners Industriali

    by Michele De Capitani - 2008-08-22
    In effetti questi sono davvero Questi sono estremamente resistenti a qualsiasi agente atmosferico corrosivo, in particolar modo, si difendono egregiamente contro pioggia e relativa ruggine. Solitamen...
  6. Strategies for Managing Change -- Behave, Baby!

    by Tom O'Dea - 2008-08-22
    Introduction Dictionary.com defines behavior as observable activity in a human or animal; the aggregate of responses to internal and external stimuli. Change management strategies generally focus o...
  7. Leadership Tips -- When Smart is not Enough

    by Tom O'Dea - 2008-08-22
    You Know It Your employees know it too.  Your clients really know it.  You've got one employee whose technical knowledge is unsurpassed.  He (or she -- for today we'll make him male) understands ...
  8. Teledyne Completes Acquisition of Defense Electronics Business of Filtronic Plc

    by utut1 - 2008-08-22
    Tag:apparatus instrument,Teledyne Completes Acquisition?Defense Electronics BusinessFrom:http://www.apparatus-instrument.com/  Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE: TDY: 63.01, -1.23, -1.91%) an...
  9. Measuring Your Leadership Effectiveness - 10 Ways to Tell if You Have a Positive Influence on Employees

    by Barbara Brown, PhD - 2008-08-20
    You do a great job of directing, coordinating, and controlling (i.e. managing); but are you equally effective at leading? If you are, then you should have a positive influence on the employees you le...
  10. Better Communication Skills -- Three Tips for Conference Calls

    by Tom O'Dea - 2008-08-15
    The conference call has been a way of life in business for many years now.  So why are so many frustrating, ineffective calls being held every day?  This simple list of reminders is intended to hel...
  11. High Performance Leaders - 5 Ways They Motivate Employees to Deliver Positive Performance

    by Barbara Brown, PhD - 2008-08-14
    If you read any books on leadership, you will find one common trait used to describe successful leaders: They have the ability to Influence employees to follow them. And while the literature is reple...
  12. Children's Tricycle

    by utut1 - 2008-08-14
    Tag:china toys?Children's Tricycle From:http://www.buy-china-toys.com/With control barSmall basket in front Footrest for little childrenOne tricycle with two seats in front and at backMovable canopyT...
  13. Leadership Tips -- When a Project is in Trouble

    by Tom O'Dea - 2008-08-09
    "Mountaintops inspire leaders but valleys mature them." -- Winston Churchill Introduction Your reputation as a leader is formed not only by the results you achieve, but by the behaviors you display...
  14. Leadership Tips -- How Am I Doing?

    by Tom O'Dea - 2008-08-06
    Introduction How do you get feedback?  If you have a boss, chances are you get periodic performance reviews.  They're focused on the numbers, as they should be, and might include your boss's perce...
  15. Seriously Good Leaders Use Emotional Intelligence As A Primary Tool

    by Michael Davies - 2008-08-06
    It is probably undeniable that the skilled use of emotional intelligence (EI) is of greatest importance within the field of healthcare, most particularly where, for example, a hospice patient is surro...
  16. Leadership Tips -- Shine a Light on Your People

    by Tom O'Dea - 2008-08-04
    Introduction Recently I was reading (re-reading, actually) John Maxwell's book "The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader".  It's a great collection of easy to read, short chapters that I highly r...
  17. Strategies for Managing Change -- Get People Talking

    by Tom O'Dea - 2008-08-03
    Introduction Meaningful change in results requires meaningful change in people, processes or technology; usually all three.  The difference between a passing fad and lasting change lies in the exte...
  18. Leadership Tips -- Diamonds in the Rough

    by Tom O'Dea - 2008-08-01
    Introduction There have been a number of times in my career where I was picked to assume leadership of a sizable organization, anywhere from 50 to 1,000 people.  Sometimes the group was underperfor...
  19. Leadership Tips -- When You're the Newbie

    by Tom O'Dea - 2008-07-31
    This is a leadership tip that goes hand in hand with ego sacrifice.  You've been hired into a leadership position in a new company.  You beat out others for the job, the compensation is great, and ...
  20. Public Speaking - Owning "The Skills"

    by J. Douglas Jefferys - 2008-07-30
    People who get paid well to speak all share one of two traits: either they're famous, or they own "The Skills". To be able to move people who don't know you as a celebrity of some sort, you must know...