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Top 5 Tips to Screw Up a Meeting

by Martin Webster 

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An Effective Meeting

Meetings consume lot’s of time. It’s where business is done. Or rather, where business should be done.

Yet, we all experience bad meetings. But it need not be this way.

Here are five top tips to screw up a team meeting … and ways to to turn a bad meeting to good.

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Filed Under: What Leaders Need to Do Tagged With: Communication, Effective Meetings, Meeting, Motivating Your Team, Motivation, Personal Effectiveness, Team Meeting

Top 10 Tips for Managing Your Time Effectively and Getting Things Done

by Martin Webster 

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Oh, how time flies!

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Getting Things Done

If you are ever surprised by looming deadlines or get caught out by distraction then you’re not as effective as you could be.

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Filed Under: How to Develop Your Leadership Tagged With: Distractions, Email, Getting Things Done, Management, Personal Effectiveness, SMART Objective, Strategic Planning

Who Needs a New Year's Resolution?

by Martin Webster 

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If Not Now … When?

Another year. It’s the time when many people make a New Year’s resolution to improve their health or wellbeing. But do New Year’s resolutions work?

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Filed Under: How to Develop Your Leadership Tagged With: Intention, Personal Effectiveness, Resolution

7 Ways to Kick Start Your New Year and Be a Better Leader

by Martin Webster 

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Kick-Start Your New Year

Be a better leader … kick start your New Year with these seven simple tips.

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Filed Under: How to Develop Your Leadership Tagged With: Inspirational Quotes, Leader, Personal Effectiveness

5 Signs Your Leadership Is Running on Empty

by Martin Webster 

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Leadership Starts With Self Mastery

Is your cup half empty or half full? Is your leadership running on empty?

Use these 5 signs to make sure you have a positive impact on the team.

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Filed Under: What Leaders Have to Be Tagged With: Emotional Intelligence, Leadership, Motivation, Personal Effectiveness, Running On Empty, Self Mastery, Team Performance

If You Don't Stop Watching the Clock, You'll Hate Yourself Later

by Martin Webster 

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Clock Watching Costs Money

Stop watching the clock. You’re harming your business!

Why? Because you’re placing importance on the wrong thing.

Your focus should be on performance and results not clock-watching. If you watch the clock so will employees. And when their focus is on time it’s not on their work.

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Filed Under: What Leaders Need to Do Tagged With: Clock Watching, Doing, Effective Leadership, Managing Performance, Personal Effectiveness, Productive, Team Building

How to Be a Good Leadership Role Model

by Martin Webster 

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Become the Change You Want to See

You must become the change you want to see in your team or organisation. We often say: “Actions speak louder than words.” But how often do we walk the talk? Are you a good leadership role model?

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Filed Under: What Leaders Have to Be Tagged With: Good Leadership, Leadership Role Model, Leadership Role Models, Leading Change, Motivating Your Team, Personal Effectiveness, Role, Self Awareness, Team Building

Top 5 Questions Great Leaders Should Ask Their Teams

by Martin Webster 

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What Can I Do for You?

Are you a great leader? How effective is your team? Is the team frustrated with your leadership?

Unless you ask your team some tough questions you won’t know.

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Filed Under: How to Lead Others Tagged With: Build Trust, Leadership, Leadership Qualities, Personal Effectiveness, Questions Leaders Should Ask, Team Building, Team Leader, Team Performance, Top 5

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