April 25th, 2012
Leadership Blog (“L.E.T. Connection”)
April 24th, 2012
What it Takes to Be a Leader
I recently read what I believe to be a very insightful article on leadership entitled, “Managers and Leaders” (Are they […]
April 23rd, 2012
The Power of “Act As If”
Many motivational speakers and sales trainers pull the phrase “Act as if” out of their holsters when giving people […]
April 19th, 2012
Acceptance, Empathy, and Genuineness: Not A Weakness
To be an effective leader, it is crucially important to be a good listener. To be a good listener, I […]
April 17th, 2012
How Gordon Training’s CEO and VP Got Into It or How Active Listening Saved The Day Again
(With an update: Nov 2023) Okay, so yes, I am the VP in this story and our President, Linda and […]
April 2nd, 2012
Leadership Lessons from Narcissus
In Greek mythology, Narcissus was a beautiful young man who was admired and desired by all, especially himself. In fact, […]
March 29th, 2012
The Fewer Fallacy: Why We Have Gotten Carried Away With Cost-Cutting
It just makes sense. The fewer people you have, the lower your costs. The lower your costs, the more money […]
March 28th, 2012
Leadership: People Join Companies. They Leave People.
When many of us hear the word, “leader,” we confuse the term with manager, boss, supervisor, or other leadership titles. […]
March 22nd, 2012
The Root of 99 Percent of Workplace Issues
It’s too bad that some managers think of enrolling in leadership training as the last resort when they’ve lost control […]
March 21st, 2012