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9 Surefire Ways to Be a Bad Leader
2007-07-30 19:08:00 1. Never value your journey as a success. People who consider the achievement of the ultimate goal as the only possible way to achieve success are perfect prospects to never be good leaders. It is a perfect way to fail as a leader. Leaders, naturally, are driven and desire to accomplish the realization of a vision. ... More About: Relationships , Communication , Goals , Failure , Recognition
5 More Contradictions That Will Make You a Better Leader
2007-07-24 16:42:00 Contradiction #6 Have a general vision All leaders have a vision which they want to communicate, so that others will also share that vision. In fact, having a vision and the capacity to transmit it can be considered the defining element of what true leadership is. With that said, part of its effective transmission is the potential ... More About: Relationships , Goals , Confidence , Make , Loyalty
5 Contradictions That Will Make You a Better Leader
2007-07-23 20:17:00 Leadership doesn’t have a nice little set of rules. Everything that is promoted as a “rule” that has to be followed to become a leader can have many interpretations. In fact, the complete opposite of what the rules say can be as useful as what the original says. That is what this article is about: Contradictions that appear to be mutually exclusive, but really aren’t. These contradictions will make a better leader of you if you put them in practice: Contradiction #1 Think about your legacy What do you you want people to think about your leadership 10, 20, 30, or 100 years from now? Do you even want to be remembered? Or are you content with just contributing your grain of salt? Answers to these questions might help you in clarifying the principles you want to lead by. It isn’t the same being remembered for your cunning than being remembered for your sense of humor. Think about it, and make sure everything you do now, adds to that legacy you have envision... More About: Make , Lead , Leader
Top 10 Mafia Leadership Lessons - Confidence vs. Arrogance
2007-07-20 14:35:00 Be confident, not arrogant Self-confidence is an important part of being a leader. It enables you to act with security and convey authority. It also comes in handy when making tough decisions, since having confidence in your skills and abilities will reassure you about what you are undergoing. Nevertheless, there’s a fine line between self-confidence and ... More About: Communication , Leadership , Mafia , Confidence , Recognition
Top 10 Mafia Leadership Lessons - Friends in High Places
2007-07-20 11:00:00 Good relationships keep doors open Leadership , as you probably know, involves having good relationship skills. Positive relationships facilitate the task of the leader by creating a more receptive audience. Followers are more willing to follow you when they maintain good relationships with you and when they trust you. But there’s another reason, and mafiosi know ... More About: Relationships , Friends , Communication , Places
Top 10 Mafia Leadership Lessons - Force Breeds Force
2007-07-19 15:09:00 Force breeds force The Golden Rule applies perfectly to most situations in life, and it certainly does in the Mafia : Treat others as you want to be treated. Albert Anastasia was at one time one of the most powerful mafia bosses. He killed his way to the top, becoming famous for his merciless and cold-blooded murders. ... More About: Communication , Leadership , Force , Lessons
Top 10 Mafia Leadership Lessons - Alliances
2007-07-17 16:47:00 Alliances In 1929 a group of crime organizations attended a special meeting. In this meeting were the most powerful crime bosses in the US, among them Meyer Lansky, Al Capone, Albert Anastasia, Johnny Torrio, Frank Costello, and Lucky Luciano. What came out of this meeting, as revealed by Senate hearings in the 1950’s, was the birth ... More About: Leadership , Goals , Mafia , Lessons , Esso
Top 10 Mafia Leadership Lessons - Recognition
2007-07-15 08:58:00 People like money, but they also like recognition I won?t try to kid anyone here: of course mafiosi want money. In fact, the central purpose of the Mafia is to move and produce money. Families exist to create multi-million dollar fortunes. Really successful Mafia leaders become filthy rich, and they do whatever they think will work. ... More About: Leadership , Recognition , Lessons , Esso
Top 10 Mafia Leadership Lessons - Example
2007-07-14 08:58:00 Lead by example As a rule, most of the mafiosi who become dons must have come up the ranks. They have started as ‘gophers’ who did all the dirty work. These are the ‘wise guys’, people who aren’t part of the Family but who do favors. Then some become ’soldiers’, who are already part of the ... More About: Leadership , Mafia , Lessons , Esso , Ship
Top 10 Mafia Leadership Lessons - Systems
2007-07-13 08:58:00 Implement systems The Mafia Families run on smooth systems. Of course, these systems may be subject to occasional shake-ups. But as soon as they pass, the system gets back into place. Let’s see what this system is. Generally, with minor variations, all Families have a fundamental power structure. It consists, top to bottom, of the following: ... More About: Leadership , Systems , Lessons , Esso
Top 10 Mafia Leadership Lessons - Mentorship
2007-07-11 08:58:00 Think ahead-be prepared In the Mafia , Families maintain a position roughly equal to that of Vice-President in business terms. They call that person the Underboss. The Underboss is the second-in-command of the family. Their specific tasks may vary from family to family. Sometimes they have autonomous power to run a large part of the business ventures ... More About: Leadership , Lessons , Mentorship , Esso
Top 10 Mafia Leadership Lessons - Goals
2007-07-10 08:58:00 Clear goals will take you further Alphonse “Scarface Al” Capone was a ruthless murderer. But he also had a dogged determination to reach his goals. The ultimate one was to dominate the criminal scene of Chicago-and dominate he did. Over time he was the most powerful man in the Chicago crime scene. His power expanded from ... More About: Leadership , Goals , Mafia , Lessons , Esso
Top 10 Mafia Leadership Lessons - Loyalty
2007-07-09 09:30:00 There’s a pretty widespread consensus, I would say, about how the Mafia is, basically, bad. What I’ll talk about in this article will not try to prove the contrary. I agree with that opinion: organized crime is absolutely detrimental to society and should be totally shut down. But, like it or not, many Mafia Families ... More About: Leadership , Lessons , Loyalty , Esso
Reinvent yourself, a lá Al Gore
2007-07-07 17:34:00 Successful investor. Best-selling author. Oscar-award winner. Movie producer. Multimillionaire. Savvy businessman. Ten years ago nobody would have fathomed that those terms would someday describe Al Gore . Yet they do. In the past decade he has founded Generation Investment Management and Current TV, produced An Inconvenient Truth, and wrote best-selling books such as his last one, ... More About: Confidence , Vent
5 Steps to Successful Leading- Part 4
2007-07-05 10:00:00 The last two steps are the closing and the follow-up: Closing This is what makes someone a salesperson. Someone who has a positive self-image, has a group of prospects, and has a planned presentation, but does not close the sale, is not a salesperson. That person may be good at building relationships, but not at selling. Buying ... More About: Communication , Part , Leading , Lead , Steps
5 Steps to Successful Leading- Part 3
More articles from this author:2007-07-04 09:00:00 The 3rd step is having a planned presentation: Planned presentation A lot goes into planning an effective presentation. A rough outline may include finding or creating the potential costumer’s needs, presenting how the product will fill those needs, and responding to objections. Lead ers also need to have a planned presentation. This doesn’t imply memorizing every last word. ... More About: Part , Part 3 , Leading , Steps 1, 2, 3, 4 |
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