You're the leader next door and have heard over and over that you need to set goals and write them down. You sit down in front of the computer to make a list of what development you want to take place in your followers. Maybe you are a manager and they are your sales staff in an office. Your list includes all the things you want them to be aware of

After taking my order, the young man behind the register announced, "That'll be $6.96." I handed him seven dollars and a penny. The puzzled look on his face made it clear he had no idea what to do with that penny. After what seemed like a long time, I explained, "I'd like a nickel back." He reached in the register with a doubtful look yet gave me t

Will you choose to be successful today? Success is a choice you can make. Do you believe that statement? If you do not then you have chosen (yes chosen) a different route and success may not come to you! Success is about choosing what you want in life and taking the necessary steps to achieve that goal. Success is not stopping until you get there!

What's a leader for? Above all else, leaders help set an organization in the right pathway and direction to gain advantages versus competitors in serving customers. Consider the significance of Bill Gates choosing to make his breakthrough in operating software for IBM personal computers. If he had worked on check balancing software instead,

Owls are wise. They hunt at night when few others can compete with them for food. During the day when all the other birds are busy competing with one another, owls enjoy a nice snooze. As a result, owls always eat well. I want you to be wise in the same way by picking the right time and place to pursue your breakthroughs. A mistake that m

What do you get when you combine individual perfection with organizational flawlessness? It's a partnership made in heaven for making the greatest breakthroughs in performance improvements. Individuals are good at maximizing their perspectives. Put enough individuals together whose views complement one another, and you've created an unbeatable

Six Sigma software tools augment the implementation of Six Sigma methodology by complimenting and sometimes substituting human efforts. Six Sigma software tools fill in the vacuum of additional needs by companies that are implementing the Six Sigma methodology. Six Sigma Software Tools - Features And Size Six Sigma software tools are availab

The Blind Men and the Elephant It was six men of Indostan To learning much inclined, Who went to see the Elephant (Though all of them were blind), That each by observation Might satisfy his mind. The First approached the Elephant, And happening to fall Against his broad and sturdy side, At once began to bawl: -God bless me! But the E

Are leaders born or made? The old adage states that leaders are in fact born. I disagree with that partially. Anyone can learn to become a leader, and be a successful one at that. That is the key, learning. Leadership is a process, one that requires learning and understanding. Have you ever wondered what the difference is between the leaders in

One leadership quality, above all, motivates and inspires men and women into action. Do you know the one key trait that carries the day and ensures your success in business? Do you have it? Can you recognize it in others? All great leaders have this quality. Read about it next. Years ago, I attended a seminar on leadership. The seminar leader of

How are you with rewarding your people? The occasional box of chocolates. Maybe an away day 'Team-Building', dressed up as learning, with a few (or a lot of) beers at the free bar! Sometimes you'll recognise just one person for a particular effort. Other times all of your people need recognition for a team result, where a big goal has been ac

So what makes a vision successful? Everyday companies try to create a vision that will lead them into the future but seldom does that vision ever impact the organization. The reason for this is that the vision is created by a few and never becomes a 'shared vision' of the entire organization. Peter Senge, in his book "The Fifth Discipline" descr

Spirit in the work place? Absurd, you say? After all why should it be there? We're here to work and earn our daily wage. On the weekends and in the evening many of us watch some amazing sporting feats. Some of us may even participate in some great events. What spirit those athletes have! How they throw everything they have to gain an extra ya

Perhaps the most fundamental characteristic of leadership, and therefore of transformational leaders, is personal leadership. The ability to define what you want out of life and how you are going to get there is the first step in developing leadership. With that being the starting point, it all seems pretty local, however there are other parts to

Leaders, in order to be effective, must inspire confidence in order to have followers.Unless leaders have followers they aren't leading anybody are they? Effective leaders are those who inspire confidence in their followers because they consistently lead them and the organization in the right direction. How do leaders know what the right deci