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The Milkshake Moment

Ian's Messy Desk

The following is an excerpt from the book The Milkshake Moment: Overcoming Stupid Systems, Pointless Policies and Muddled Management to Realize Real Growth by Steven S. April 2008;$19.95US/$21.99CAN; 978-0-470-25746-3 Copyright © 2008 Steven S. Leaders understand the nature of time and are skilled at prioritizing it to make an impact.

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How to Act Like a Leader Even When Following

Ian's Messy Desk

Being a successful leader means having the desire and commitment to developing the knowledge, skills and abilities required to inspire people. A leader inspires confidence, trust and loyalty, through character, integrity and actions. This builds teamwork and confidence in you. Becoming a leader is a choice.

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How to Build Self Esteem

Ian's Messy Desk

Under the strengths’ heading, list: Mental strengths Physical strengths Interpersonal Skills Character traits Categories of knowledge Learned skills Now, under each of the successes’ find three of each type of strength that you used or developed in achieving each success.

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Silence your inner critic

Ian's Messy Desk

if that inner voice is telling you your blog posts are not well written, commit to taking a writing course to bolster your skills and confidence. Have a routine where you regularly work to boost your self confidence. Personal affirmations – Counter the negative talk with positive.

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Public Speaking Basics

Ian's Messy Desk

It’s worth investing time in improving your public speaking skills. Gain self-confidence through practice. However, one of the best indicator of success in any profession is how often the person is asked to speak. Those who give more speeches tend to have higher salaries than those who give less or no speeches.

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Making Your Words Count

Ian's Messy Desk

Unfortunately, I think because we use our communication skills so continuously, we take them for granted and don’t work to develop them after we begin to achieve success in an organization. Related Posts: Wonderful Words of Life Ten Ways to Improve Your Communication Skills Word of the Week Communication Did you enjoy this post?

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Employee Retention: Managers Deliver on Promises

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Today topic is on how to instill confidence in your team through your actions. For example, you may realize that an employee interested in management, but lacking verbal communication skills, can benefit from Toastmasters membership. Once again, the idea seems simple at first, but can be time and mind-share consuming. TheMarq.com.