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Leadership: Are You Faced With The Same Decisions as The G-8 and G-20 Leaders?

Posted in Shift Your Business on 06/29/2010 11:59 am by

Leaders at the G8 SummitLeadership has some core responsibilities whether you’re a global leader or a leader in business. I was listening to an interview about the G-8 and G-20 Summit in Toronto this morning.  The discussion was on how to approach the global economic situation.  Some of the leaders believe that the only way to move forward is to continue spending for growth while others believe the opposite.

They believe the only way to recover is to cut back on spending.

I realized every business owner is faced with the same question.  Not only are we faced with it in terms of our business, but also whether or not to invest in ourselves in order to grow and move forward.

How are you approaching your economic situation?

Perhaps the answer is that there is no standard procedure and that it’s more important to have a strategy to evaluate each opportunity based on your specific goals and criteria.   There will be times when it’s important to invest in your business and yourself and  other times when it’s not.  Only you know the right decision for you.

As a leader, you need to:

  • do what it takes to get the job done
  • believe in yourself
  • trust your decisions
  • be willing to pay the consequences
  • overcome whatever obstacles get in your way
 

When Is An Opportunity Really An Opportunity?

Posted in Shift Your Business on 06/02/2010 03:27 pm by

Yesterday I was working with a client and one of the topics she wanted to discuss was an opportunity that had been presented to her.  She wanted my feedback on the email which was sent to her regarding this “opportunity”.

It made me think about how many times I’ve been presented with an “opportunity” and how stressful this can be.  I’m sure we’ve all heard people say things  regarding opportunities, such as “opportunity only knocks once at your door” ” this is the opportunity of a life time” ” if I pass up this opportunity, I’ll never have this chance again”.  One question I have is why is it so stressful if it’s truly an opportunity? Read the rest of this entry »

 

How Important Is Rapport to Your Business?

Posted in Shift Your Business on 04/09/2010 11:22 am by

When building our business we’re not always able to work with people we naturally connect with.  If we rely only on that natural connection in business we are totally limiting our success.  Imagine being able to skillfully create that connection and build rapport with employees, customers and future clients.

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