http://www.innerzine.com/feed/ http://www.innerzine.com/ Daily articles, free tips and advice on motivation, self improvement and success. Thu, 27 Nov 2008 08:50:42 +0100 Thu, 27 Nov 2008 08:50:42 +0100 http://www.innerzine.com/leadership/servant-leadership http://www.innerzine.com/leadership/servant-leadership The definition of Servant Leadership-- Robert Greenleaf is known as the father of servant leadership. He described servant leadership in his own manner: “It starts with the natural feeling that an individual wants to serve…to serve primarily. The conscious option brings one to aim to lead. The most difficult but the best test to oversee and control is: do those served grow and develop as individuals, do they grow whilst being served become freer, wiser, healthier, more independent and self-ruling, more likely to become servants themselves? The whole difference lies itself in the care taken by the servant-first policy in ensuring that other individual’s primary and loftiest needs or priorities are being served.” The concept of Servant Leadership highlights or stresses on empathy, collaboration, and the moral and principled use of power. Fri, 14 Nov 2008 07:08:59 +0100 http://www.innerzine.com/leadership/leadership-quotes http://www.innerzine.com/leadership/leadership-quotes Some quotes could be quite influential and powerful on a person’s life. And little did we know that only a few strands of words or phrases can indeed make a whole new difference in our lives. Quotes, in fact serves more than just the aim or purpose of inspiring or motivating an individual. These statements are really very useful instruments on schools and offices. Actually, they come in all styles and lengths, and on a personal note, I’d rather like the ones which are brief and to the point. Concise and to the point—that must be an ideal quote. Nevertheless, not all quotes could be very inspiring as such it’s significant that you must select one which is able to create and leave a lasting impact on you after you are done reading it. Wed, 5 Nov 2008 06:09:34 +0100 http://www.innerzine.com/leadership/succession-planning http://www.innerzine.com/leadership/succession-planning Most companies make it their policy of “hiring from within”, which is one way of saying that an individual could begin his/her way from the ground floor of the company or organization or as they say, “climbing the corporate ladder and rose from the ranks” type and gradually work their way up and probably become the Chief Executive Officer of the company one day. One way of making this process possible is through a method or technique also known as “Succession Planning”. Succession planning is the style a company or organization both develops or promotes its employees and making sure that it does not caught in a snap, with a big hole in the entire system. Mon, 27 Oct 2008 06:14:02 +0100 http://www.innerzine.com/leadership/public-speaking http://www.innerzine.com/leadership/public-speaking To the inexperienced eye, public speaking generally means an individual going up the stage to deliver a particular message in front of a group of people and normally this group of people is also pretty large. It can look that simple or easy but how to get to that stage of going up to the platform to convey a message needs a lot of work and constant practice. Most individuals have the notion that public speaking just involves talking, although to a large number of individuals. Whoah-- if only it was really that simple! This is in fact a relatively difficult skill to develop and most individuals even register and enroll themselves for those costly lessons or seminars to learn how to effectively speak in public. Wed, 15 Oct 2008 08:02:16 +0200 http://www.innerzine.com/leadership/leadership-training http://www.innerzine.com/leadership/leadership-training The Benefits and Advantages of Sales Leadership Training. It is widely accepted and recognized that the staff or employees have to be trained some new skills in order to prevent being stagnant. A situation like this not just regresses the person’s development, but also the company’s, too. In coming to terms with this problem, several companies have created some programs wherein their workforce could come together in many forums to talk about the many factors of their work and their workplace and offices as well, and to share some new concepts and ideas. Therefore, most companies these days acknowledges the obvious benefits to be obtained from sales leadership training. Fri, 3 Oct 2008 07:52:13 +0200 http://www.innerzine.com/leadership/team-leader http://www.innerzine.com/leadership/team-leader It is quite common these days for anybody responsible and deserving to receive the promotion for being a Team Leader. And it is very usual these days to find some organizations somebody referred to as team leader who typically oversees and looks after ranging from 5 to 10 workers most normally. So, perhaps you are thinking about becoming one or you have been recently promoted as one? Well, a friend of mine was a team leader so he knows what it’s like and what it is all about. It's a bizarre world out there, and this job could be dangerous for you if you are not at all familiar with the terrain and territory. Wed, 24 Sep 2008 06:08:29 +0200 http://www.innerzine.com/leadership/business-owner http://www.innerzine.com/leadership/business-owner To the home based business owner, knowledge in bookkeeping is very important. Actually, learning “the Books” is not really that difficult. The fear of numbers vanishes when a business owner begins to realize that most bookkeeping work already does itself when you “learn” where to put those numbers. Knowing and understanding the financial viewpoints of allows the business owner to really understand how the money is truly being spent, where it is coming from and what is left over for profit and business investment. Several home based business owners outsource the bookkeeping for their businesses, an added expense of performing business, should I say, which unnecessarily cuts into the profit of the trade. Thu, 11 Sep 2008 11:35:23 +0200 http://www.innerzine.com/leadership/decision-making http://www.innerzine.com/leadership/decision-making Organizational Decision Making is complicated as it is multifaceted. It all really depends on the functional or hierarchical space you may find yourself in, the goals you are supposed to follow and reach, your concentration and focus in making decisions, and the measure of success in performance may vary significantly. Van Thinking has created and put together a 1-page ‘Decision Making Landscape Framework’ to make this varying landscape of organizational decision making more accessible and attainable to all. It is actually a matrix, comprising of a number of columns and rows, with the interesting data and information conspicuously found where the columns and rows intersect with each other. Wed, 3 Sep 2008 10:01:45 +0200 http://www.innerzine.com/leadership/leadership-skills http://www.innerzine.com/leadership/leadership-skills There are so many things that a leader should need to improve or develop; he needs to be able to deal and understand other people’s problems and help them. We’re all born and raised from different places, countries, cultures and traditions; thus we have to accept them, learn from them, adjust and respect other people. A leader should be communicative, adjust with his peers and colleagues, he should have the capacity in influencing and persuading individuals to do things positively. We have to bear in mind that leaders are not born, they’re made. A leader must be able to see the big picture so that he should be able to have a clear idea about what his team want to do and what kind of achievement or outcome they will expect. Mon, 25 Aug 2008 11:28:44 +0200 http://www.innerzine.com/leadership/leadership-qualities http://www.innerzine.com/leadership/leadership-qualities Throughout history, there have been many definitions of what leadership is all about. There are some individuals who think that leaders are determined by their performance when they are given the responsibility of being a leader. Some people think that governance is pushed by the drive of need and that leadership qualities arise when the situation calls for it. While some theories relate leadership with particular characteristics that could be observed even right from childhood. However, there are 5 leadership qualities which stand out. 1. The followers—this is possibly the most significant of all the leadership qualities. A person can’t be considered a leader if he has no followers; for what will he be leading? Precisely, there really have to be followers in order for there to be leaders. Fri, 22 Aug 2008 10:45:39 +0200 http://www.innerzine.com/leadership/delegation http://www.innerzine.com/leadership/delegation Many companies fail in their businesses in network marketing because of their lack of effective delegation. The reason why some companies find it difficult to delegate the types of tasks or responsibilities is due to lack of trust or confidence in their staff. Delegation is very significant and plays a big role in order for a certain business to succeed. You must have the right and proper networks where you could delegate and effectively deliver your tasks. Proper and effective delegation lets you narrow down your tasks so that you could focus on the major aspects and factors of your business. Tue, 12 Aug 2008 10:24:15 +0200 http://www.innerzine.com/leadership/leader1 http://www.innerzine.com/leadership/leader1 Several seminars ad discussions have already been given about how to manage franchisees and good leadership characteristics. Though this is not what everyone may consider the formula for success, as everything in business world would always depend on numerous other factors, but these characteristics given below are just the theories and principles that a good franchiser leader must possess in order to have trust and stability within his company. I have summarized and narrowed down to these 6 basic elements to what for me are the characteristics of what an effective franchiser head must have. 1. A good franchiser leader must have good character and integrity. Mon, 4 Aug 2008 08:14:52 +0200 http://www.innerzine.com/leadership/employer http://www.innerzine.com/leadership/employer There are several resources and tools on hand to guide and coach job seekers through the steps or process of a career transition. Most people benefit by learning what to avoid. At the same time, these tools and resources are equally very useful and suggest what you should do. If you found yourself in this group, here is a compiled list of things that may “turn off” a certain employer. Be sure to steer clear of the following. 1.) Do not send a resume without a cover letter-- well obviously, most employers can view this as being lazy. 2.) Don’t call the manager and ask him to tell you more about the job or position posted before submitting your resume. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:32:03 +0200 http://www.innerzine.com/leadership/manager http://www.innerzine.com/leadership/manager The skill in being able to manage could be a profitable secondary asset for any qualified employee or staff with any specific training in a certain area. Actually, the duties and responsibilities of the senior management personnel in any organization may vary from one industry to another. For instance, the role of being an office manager varies a lot between the cookware manufacture production office and the software sector. In the software companies or Information Technology sector, the office manager needs to coordinate with the auditors of the company to meet the deadlines for payment of salaries, getting work done in an efficient and productive manner, taxes for local government, and above all, for the maximum use of the manpower in a highly productive manner. Wed, 16 Jul 2008 05:27:30 +0200 http://www.innerzine.com/leadership/boss http://www.innerzine.com/leadership/boss If your boss is consistently giving you dirty looks, then you might have a problem and you have to solve it first so that you won’t get fired. The first task to consider is how to create a positive rapport; and it would definitely take more than just a polite smile. By first finding out what your boss really expects from you is the most common way to establish a close and positive rapport with him. If you come to realize and understand these expectations from your boss, then there is a better chance that you could meet and comply with those through a more focused effort.