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Category Archives: Good for you, good for business
Strength of character and good leadership: a winning combination
Responses to my recent post (Leadership in Challenging Times) reinforce the claim made elsewhere: the #1 characteristic of a good leader, as far as many people are concerned, is that you should feel you can trust this person. At some … Continue reading
Bathrooms for everyone – good for you, good for business
Several state governments in the U.S. have recently passed what to most of us seems like an absolutely bizarre law, popularly known as the bathroom bill. These bills require that a transgendered person, someone who has endured long-term and intense … Continue reading
A rebuttal to the glass-half-empty syndrome
My previous post, Musings of a temporarily despairing optimist, lamented the reluctance of so many people to become part of a solution, preferring instead to complain about the problem, waiting for someone else to find the solution – and then … Continue reading
Musings of a temporarily despairing optimist
Three and a half years ago I wrote a blog post that resonates so well for me today it’s frightening. There’s no doubt that the more things change, the more they stay the same. The post starts as follows: I’m … Continue reading
Posted in Good for you, good for business, Just wondering, Odds and Ends
Tagged anger, business, complaining, followers, glass half full, inspiration, leaders, leadership, problems, solutions, Syria
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Leadership, management, and mentoring: getting this right is good for you, good for business
Most of us have a pretty good idea of the formal difference between leading and managing. Leadership is more about having a vision and being able to get people to buy into that vision, which is a fairly rare gift. … Continue reading
Posted in Entrepreneurship & Business, Good for you, good for business
Tagged business, Golden Rule, innovation, inspiration, leaders, leadership, management, managing, mentor, mentoring, people, positive, role model, trust, vision, women
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Setting and resetting goals – good for you, good for business
Are strategic plans just for organizations? What about personal strategic plans? What about personal goal setting? Is this any different from having a bucket list, New Year’s resolutions? Depending on their experience, people who have gone through strategic planning or … Continue reading
Promoting good customer service – good for you, good for business
I’m a glass-half-full person by nature, but every once in a while the pervasive bad news leaves me with a heavy heart. The past few days have had that effect, with the ongoing reports of senseless bombing in Syria, continuing famines in the … Continue reading
