Two of the most popular topics of workshops and business books are creativity and leadership.

Both are popular because at some deep intuitive level most everyone knows they are both are worthwhile skills to have and to develop. However, while both are important and valued, they aren`t always talked about in tandem.

Does creativity require leadership? Not necessarily.

Does leadership require creativity? Only if you want to be truly successful.

Why is that? Why do the best leaders exhibit and use creativity to create great results?

I can think of at least five reasons why the very best leaders are highly creative; any one of which should be reason enough for all leaders to focus on valuing and using creativity more often.

Five Reasons Creativity Matters

Creativity is inherent in the leadership role. I often say and write that the status quo requires no leadership. This is a profound truth. Everything about your role as a leader is about creating new and better results and moving in a direction towards a desired future. Without creativity it will be difficult to identify that future destination, and impossible to reach it. While you may not have thought about it in these terms, you can`t successfully lead others to any place new without the use of creativity.

Creativity creates new ideas. Duh. But the obvious can`t be overlooked! Perhaps another way to say this is that creativity allows us to take advantage of opportunities. If you are leading people towards new product development, new markets, new anything, then leading with creativity is required! You can`t achieve new things without new ideas, and as a leader you must be at the front of thinking creatively about these opportunities.

Creativity creates energy and momentum. Have you ever gotten excited about a new idea? Have you ever felt the adrenaline rush and subsequent productivity that comes with it? If you have, then you know exactly what I mean. When we are personally exercising our creativity, we get those short and long term bursts of energy. More importantly, when we work with our teams in creative endeavors, the energy is shared and expanded across the group, and that shared energy can create powerful forward momentum.

Creativity provides solutions. Have a problem? (What business or organization doesn`t?) Creativity is required to determine the root cause of the problem and to identify solutions. You can`t solve a problem with the same thinking that caused it. We need to bring our creativity to the table whenever we are solving a problem.

And One More

These first four reasons have talked about the leadership value of creativity, but they`ve been largely focused on personal creativity. The last reason why creativity matters to leaders isn`t about you but is about those you lead.

Creativity engages everyone and creates ownership. In the end your creativity isn`t enough. A great leader uses his/her creativity in private, but in public focuses first on engaging, encouraging and stimulating the creativity of others. Our job isn`t to come up with the great idea on our own, but rather to create an environment where great ideas and creativity is nurtured and the ideas flow from the team.

About the Author

Kevin is an author, speaker, trainer, consultant and the Chief Potential Officer of the Kevin Eikenberry Group (http://www.KevinEikenberry.com), a learning consulting company that helps organizations, teams and individuals unleash their leadership potential.

You are at the airport standing in line. There are two windows open and 150 people in line. A middle-aged man has been at the window for about twenty minutes. His voice escalates.

“I have been waiting in line for over an hour. If you would have opened another window then I could have made it to the gate in time. Its your fault, not mine.” (he sprinkles his conversation with four letters words)

“I’m sorry sir, but there is nothing I can do about that now.”

“Yes there is. I have to be at a wedding at 6:00. Since the airplane is delayed, let me go up to the gate.”

“I can’t do that sir. But, I can put you on the next flight.”

“Do the math you idiot. Put me on plane at the gate.”

“I’m sorry sir, but I already explained that I cannot do that. FAA rules. I’ve shared with you your options five times. There is nothing else I can say. Next in line.”

“I will have you fired–do you know who I am?”

“Sir there is nothing I can do except put you on the next flight.”

The gentleman becomes increasingly vituperative, obscene and profane. You feel like you’re watching Mickey Knox from a scene out of Natural Born Killers when you hear him say,

“Not today…”

Thirty seconds later guards appear and physically remove the man. You are next in line. What would you do? Imagine, this woman can either make your life a living hell, or you can win her over in your corner.

I walked up to the window, shook my head and said:

“That lovely, sweet and kind gentleman is special. I bet he made your day. All the qualities you look for in that special someone. So you introduce him to Mom. This is my friend Jack the Ripper from London.”

She laughed and so did I. In tenuous circumstances keep in mind Aristotle’s words “Character may be the most effective means of persuasion.”

Now, think about this situation differently. What could he have done differently? Anything? Absolutely. Now imagine for one instant, is there anyway possible he would have said:

“Thank you for sharing with me how wrong I AM.

NO! NO ONE WOULD EVER SAY THOSE WORDS!

Has anyone ever said those words to you? NEVER. What does everyone want? To be Right. Every argument is about? Being right.

What does every nightmare situation have to deal with? To be important.

1. Everyone needs to be right
2. Everyone needs to be important.

I love history. If you read it, it actually teaches you something. One of our great founders is also one of our greatest teachers. As Benjamin Franklin became more famous and brilliant over the years, he became increasingly overbearing in the social circles of Philadelphia. When engaged in discourse at social gatherings, he thought nothing of telling his verbal adversaries how wrong they were about a particular subject. Benjamin was always right. Finally one of his dear friends pulled him aside and said,

“Benjamin, you are becoming a bore. Many of our friends have a difficult time with you at parties. Do you realize you humiliate them?”
“What do you mean?”
“You tell everyone how right you are and how wrong everyone else is.”
“Well I am right and everyone else is wrong.”
“Benjamin, that may be. However, do you believe that is anyway to maintain friends? Do you think people want to be around someone like that?”

Benjamin withdrew socially for some time. Finally prepared with verbal armor, Benjamin reemerged ready to reclaim his position in Philadelphia society. At the next party, when Benjamin was asked to share his thoughts on a particular subject he said,

“You may be right, I may be wrong, I frequently am, however…

and the crowd erupted in laughter caught off guard by his disclaimer.

For the rest of Benjamin Franklin’s life, he used that line, which disarmed his audience. So think about the need to be right in your interactions with everyone. If you actively listen and turn off the inner dialogue in your brain, you might actually hear what they are saying. What do I mean by that? Listen for what isn’t being said. Turn off the radio in your mind and hear their words. Listen for the words they aren’t saying, and you will be surprised by what you hear.

The need to be important. Have you ever dealt with a nightmare secretary who’s the gatekeeper? So you treat her like crap right? You figure she’s not important.

Wrong. Have you ever been a secretary? I have. It’s how I worked my way through college. I worked as a waitress, a sales clerk, a lifeguard, a cocktail waitress, a grocery bagger & teller. There is nothing more heinous than people treating others disrespectfully or in a condescending manner based on what they do for a living or how much money they make. No one is better than any one.

Everyone–from your plumber, to your teacher, to the policeman, politician, and executives want to be right and they all want to be important. As Socrates said, “It is not living that matters, but living rightly.”

About the Author

Ev Nucci is CEO of Nucci Consulting Group, a retained search firm that specializes in the asset management industry. She spent the last three decades building high performance organizations, started 5 companies.In 1998, she started working with a small fixed income firm by the name of BlackRock and spent the next ten years working with founders which has grown into the largest asset management firm in the world. Most recently Ev was a consultant to Armored Wolf, LLC, a global macro hedge fund.

Before I became who I am today, I used to be such a shy person. I did not know how I could properly talk to people, even if my life depended on it. I knew I lacked presentation skills which is why I never stood in front of a crowd. But when I was given a job that required me to stand in front of an audience, I was able to go through training and this surely improved me a lot.

Needless to say, my confidence has largely improved over the years. I can now talk to people without worrying whether they will eat me alive or not. Through the presentation training I went through, I got to improve as an individual. At work, I got to learn how I could give powerful presentations without screwing up. This was the best benefit I got from taking training for presentation.

So why do you need to get presentation skills? This is because it is an important skill that will largely be beneficial to you. You will find that this skill will help you not only with your work but also with your personal relationships. You see, I learned that with proper presentation, you can get anything you want. I learned how I could present myself more properly to other people. As a result, I have been able to meet different people from all walks of life.

Do you know that the good presenters were not born with the skill? They got their presentation skills from practicing. The truth is, all of us have been born the same way. We all have zero skills on presentation. But through the years, it is our character and our experiences that mold us to improve our skill. There are also some people who have chosen the easy way in molding the skill by enrolling themselves in a presentation training course.

Whether you choose to enroll in a training course or just do it on your own, you will need some tips on how you can improve your presentation skills. Here are some of the tips that I have shared with people for several years:

• Visualization – Before you present something, you have to imagine yourself in a very happy time of your life. With your eyes closed, remember how that feeling made you feel and how it resulted. Do this before you present something and you will be sure to do great in it!
• Breathing – Just like visualization, you will need to relax and release a breath of air before speaking to a crowd. While you are presenting, concentrate on your breathing. This will help you avoid becoming tense with the situation.
• Practice – as with any skill, make sure you practice. In doing so, you can improve you presentation skills in no time!

About the Author

Blanche Lyles is a professor of Business Administration in one of Singapore’s prestigious universities. She is most sought-after for her unique presentation training that has helped many businesswomen in Singapore.

Many of my clients are very committed to diversity in their organizations. But I have always been wary of diversity programs because “diversity” – a code word for reducing exisiting levels of prejudice – signifies that we have a “problem” and that we need to “fix” it. But surely the problem cannot be “fixed’ with a “program”? It is best achieved through a fundamental shift in our beliefs and the way we see the world – and in particular, people.

When I first went to Johannesberg some 40 years ago, I asked my local guide, “How many people live in this city?” and I will never forget his reply: “Oh, about 650,000 – over 2 million if you count the blacks as well.” I was stunned, and thus began my immersion course in the horrors of the separateness of South Africa at the time and the many ways we have invented to make another person feel inferior.

As coach of the University of Texas-El Paso (UTEP), the late Don Haskins was the first coach to start five black players in a championship. In the 1966 NCAA title game, Texas Western, as his University of Texas, El Paso (UTEP) team was then known, upset an all-white Kentucky team. After he passed on Septemebr 7th. Bob Knight, “the winningest coach in Division 1 basketball history”, said of his friend:

“There’s a myth, perpetuated by the press and the 2006 Disney movie “Glory Road”, that it took exceptional courage for Don to start an all-black team. Not really. It took a guy who didn’t care about colors. He would have started five white kids or five Chinese kids if that gave him the best chance to win. Don’s legacy is that he played the game the way he thought it should be played, without prejudice.”

Now, that is the sort of values system we need to encourage throughout our society – not just in organizations. I prefer the term “inclusion” because is says what we mean – we intend to include everyone, regardless of their color, race, religion, demographic or any other label that we might use to separate people. Exclusion hurts. Inclusion inspires.

To read more articles like this go to http://www.secretan.com/blog/

About the Author

Dr. Lance Secretan is one of the foremost thinkers about leadership and an innovator in inspiring people and organizations. The former CEO and acclaimed business school professor, Lance Secretan strives to transform companies and revolutionize the way they think about leadership. He is the best-selling author of 14 books on leadership, an award-winning columnist, teacher, corporate coach and mentor, keynote speaker, retreat leader, and business advisor. http://www.secretan.com

At a 10-year class reunion, four friends gathered to visit. Tina and George reflected on the differences in Steve and Angela after they walked away.

“They were both so smart and outgoing when we were in high school,” George said. “Yeah, they were both voted Most Likely to Succeed, remember?” Tina added.

“Then why have their lives gone so differently in the last ten years?” George mused. After a conversation and discussing several factors, Tina and George determined the biggest difference.

Tina seemed to summarize the conversation: “Angela seems to be willing to get started and take action; while Steve has great ideas and lots of promise, but he always seems to be waiting on something.”

George said, “I think that`s it. Angela is more proactive and that seems to make a huge difference.

Being proactive doesn`t just make a difference for Angela. It`s important for all of us.

The Collins English Dictionary defines proactive as: “tending to initiate change rather than reacting to events.” Other definitions include the phrase “acting in advance” and “taking initiative.” Finally many definitions include the concept of the habit or discipline of being proactive.

I`m sure no one would disagree with the concept of being proactive, yet for a variety of reasons many of us are more hesitant, more calculating, more fearful or just procrastinate at being proactive. Here are five specific actions you can take to develop the habit of being more proactive in any part of your life.

Five Approaches

Forget perfection. Do you avoid taking action because you want things to be perfect? Do you spend time scheming or justifying continued learning as an excuse for taking action? While learning and looking at best practices is important, at some point it is pure procrastination. Learn to say “good is good enough.”

Take a risk. All of that calculating, planning and reworking is often done to reach perfection, or at least to reduce the chance of a mistake. It`s OK if it isn`t perfect; it`s also OK to make a mistake. When you try you will either succeed, or learn a way that doesn`t work. Either way, you`re ahead of doing nothing.

Focus on a goal. When you focus on something you want to achieve and the reasons why, you begin to create a desire to take action. Keep your focus on what you want, and the actions to move in that direction will come easier.

Do something now. Just get started. You become more proactive by taking action. Decide what`s first (or next) and take action – now. The root word of proactive is active – or action. Momentum builds when you do something. Start now!

Accelerate your expectations. Getting started is a good first step; the next step is to move faster. You become more proactive and develop that habit more fully when you put speed in your corner. Believe that you can accomplish more, try more and achieve more; faster. Then prove it to yourself.

These are just five suggestions. They all may not match your needs, but I am confident that at least one does. If you want to become more proactive, any time you spend looking at the list and wondering where to start is just another form of delay or denial. Pick a place to start, and take action!

Remarkable leaders know that they must lead change. Meaning, leadership implies a proactive approach! One proactive way to build your leadership skills is participating in The Remarkable Leadership Learning System – a one skill at a time, one month at a time approach to becoming a more confident and successful leader.

About the Author

Get $748.25 worth of leadership development materials including two complimentary months of that unique system as part of Kevin Eikenberry’s Most Remarkable Free Leadership Gift Ever at http://MostRemarkableFreeLeadershipGiftEver.com. Kevin is a bestselling author, speaker, trainer, consultant and the Chief Potential Officer of the Kevin Eikenberry Group (http://www.KevinEikenberry.com).

Most people get into making money on the internet opportunities because they just need to pay bills.
Money is a good reason but it’s not always enough to be successful on the internet.
Being successful on the internet is not easy and it’s not like having a 9-5.
Ninety percent of people who try to make money on the internet never make a dime.

There are 3 major reasons why people don’t succeed:
No purpose other than to pay bills;
Not finding a product they believe in or a leader they will follow;
Not finding a lead generation system they can duplicate.

The first thing you need is a purpose, a passion for something important, and a unwavering commitment to succeed. Making money is not sufficient because most of the time you don’t make money in the beginning.
If you have a real purpose, no one or temptation for money can sway you from your mission.
There are thousands of great copywriters who will try to convince you that they have the magic money pill that will make you an instant millionaire.
So, don’t jump from one money making opportunity to another, every business takes time, effort and money to succeed.

Once you have found that great money making opportunity that you’re passionate about, stick to it “like a hungry dog to a bone.”
Find proven leaders who are as interested in your success as they are in their own.
They should have a follow by number training system in place that anyone can follow to become successful.
Their system should train you about marketing, motivate you and show you how to duplicate your leadership.
Most importantly, they should have a system of online and offline resources to generate mass exposure and lead generation.
Introducing your product or service is crucial for the success of any business, especially for an internet business.

So, to make money on the internet you need 3 vital components:
An unwavering belief in your product or service;
Leadership that has a system for success;
And a lead generation system.

About the Author

Learn more about how to make money on the internet with a proven marketing system from a home based industry professional Edwin Cabrera

There are pundits in the leadership arena who are quite critical of other leadership pundits, writers, educators, scholars and/or leadership practitioners about: that it has all been said before; or that is nothing really new, nothing interesting or exciting is being revealed. There are also new corporate sought out seeking trends in leadership development with a twist of terms to arouse the conscious mind, such as: quantum leadership, millennium leadership, generalization leadership and futuristic leadership, just to mention a few. And, there are even those who are quite critical from a negative perspective that a good portion of what is written in leadership is a waste of time and that it is a field saturated with aspiring authors with nothing new to share and to some extend preying on the hopes of the uninformed. Well from my view, if we begin to think we have already learned all there is to learn from literature that is being written and that we could only learn what we think is going to transpire centuries from now; then I think we are in real trouble. First of all, we never stop learning unless we are dead and secondly the minute we stop evaluating our past then we are setting ourselves up for repeating historical mistakes, which could be real troublesome.

Imagine what would have happen had Thomas Edison given up with his trials and errors in his pursuit to finding the solution of the electric light bulb, the manifestation of bringing light to the world as we know it could have been delayed for years. But Thomas Edison had tested the process about two thousand times before he got it right, now that to me are trials and errors and ultimately reaching success through trial and errors. So one may say, so what? What does this have to do with anything or what a simplistic thought to explain the trial and errors of leadership? Well it is not and it is historical and it is a matter of fact and my point is that Thomas Edison after each trial, after each error, he along with his assistances documented what they were doing and learned every time they would go through another experiment, making changes as they went along modifying formulas and testing again and again until they got it right and reached the success they were looking for. All of us have an opportunity to learn from our own trials and errors and we also have the benefit of learning from others trial and errors, which allows the opportunity to grow and succeed at the expense of others whom, have failed.

Anyone who writes about personal and leadership development usually has a fairly solid background in history, politics, economics, management, public administration and other related fields such as psychology. Such writers of this subject matter often times enjoy reflecting on past historical events to form their theories or hypothesis in order to benefit clients that they are working with to make analogies about the mistakes of others in search for victory, success and excellence. There is a reason why typically one will probably observe a picture or a facial statute of our sixteenth President Abraham Lincoln when one visits a law office; the revered President probably more so with him than any other was expose extensively to trials and errors from the very beginning of his presidency.

I find it appropriate as we recognize his two-hundredth anniversary to examine some of the trials and errors of a phenomenal leader and perhaps Americas greatest president. This is a man who from day one was challenged with keeping the country whole/one and his drive to forgive in order to start the healing process of a country that was exposed to abundances of trials and errors on both sides of the American Civil War. This is a man whose powerful words continue to leave us at awe today with the geniuses of his perceptions of his day and the future of America, he just never gets old and there is always something to be learned from his defeats and his victories. President Lincoln is a classic study in the trials and errors as few presidents have been exposed as much as he was with individuals who constantly undermined his orders. No one was better at undermining President Lincoln than his General George McClellan who at every opportunity was insubordinate. The President plainly taught himself military tactics and started to literally take charge out on the field to command in order to execute battle plans the way he directed them. He in deed was going through the trials and errors of the ongoing saga of leadership development as a President in the midst of a brutal war. There are few men before or since Lincoln who have been in a position to live by the leadership theme of trials and errors.

About the Author

If you would like more from Dr. Richard C. Baiz, D.B.A. on Personal and Leadership Development and his Leadership Institute click on the the link provided: http://www.leadershipinstituteofsuccess.comDr. Baiz is a Doctorate in Business Administration.

There are four basic areas to get right when planning your Awayday. Good planning in these areas will guarantee a high impact, productive day.

1. For Who?
The first question to answer is who will be the target of this off site? This will help you get maximum return on your investment. When considering who will attend, here are some typical audience groupings:

· Leadership teams (top teams)
· Management teams
· Functional / department groups
· Project teams
· Customer groups
· Supplier groups
· Business partners

Each and every group of attendees will have their own unique needs and issues to resolve during their time off site. Set their expectations early and find out what they want from the day. Most important of all discover what needs to change about this group by the time they leave.

2. Where?
Research and experience shows that people are more productive and focused if they are taken out of their normal environment. Bringing your team to an area of outstanding natural beauty immediately sets them thinking differently. Ensure you create a space for you and your team to think. “Off the grid”.literally if that is what you need. Select your venue carefully. Here are some considerations:
· Distance from your location and logistics of travel. Will the full group travel together or make individual arrangements? The Peak District is less than 90 minutes from all the major surrounding cities or Leeds, Derby, Manchester, Stoke-on-Trent, Sheffield, Nottingham, Liverpool and even Birmingham.
· Accommodation for an over night stay or just make it a one day event.
· Cuisine as part of the experience from local sustainable sources.
· Access to wireless and mobile networks (or not) at your venue
· Do you want a themed location to reinforce the key messages and event agenda?
· Relaxation options, during or at the end of the Awayday

Informed choices on all these items will help you maximise attendance, sell the Awayday internally and contribute to a productive event for all.

3. What?
What will be the focus of the off site? What business topics and priorities will drive the experience for the participants who come? There are three critical things to consider when creating the agenda for your Awayday.

· Learning: the content the audience will see and engage with during the event. This can be topic content such as competitor information or best practice leadership behaviours. Or data from your own organisation that can be used to inform and educate the group.

· Solving: the business issue or leadership challenge that managers/ attendees need to resolve. For example,
– Exploring strategy options;
– Deciding investment priorities;
– Improving employee engagement;
– Evaluating new market opportunities.

These are all examples of business critical issues that leadership teams bring to their retreat for resolution. What is yours?

· Reinforcing: the activities or theme you will use to reinforce the learning of participants. Matching activities that help your managers engage with the content they need to learn and the business issue they need to solve.

Top Tip: The goal is to design an agenda that is not “death by Powerpoint”. Rather, an interactive, highly challenging day that brings real issues to the table and gets beyond the politics and rhetoric of life in the office.

4. How
The process and facilitation skills needed to make your day a success should not be left to chance.

· Plan before hand how each hour will be spent, with a good mix of thinking activities, personal time, group discussion and informal open time.
· Use your facilitation skills to create a ‘safe place’ where attendees can challenge one another and be challenged.
· Most important of all, do not overpack the agenda with long presentations.
· Issue pre-work that contains relevant reading participants must complete before they arrive. This allows more time for discussion and action during the Awayday.
· Toggle the agenda between solving the business topic and personal reflection what it means for their own priorities, plans and behaviour.

Taking a leadership or management teams off site can still retain an element of fun and relaxation together. The prize is to use the informal setting and venue surroundings to crack open a business problem and generate break through thinking on critical issue your organisation is facing. Along the way, a good facilitation process will help them take away a few critical learnings personally.

Working with a professional ‘one stop shop’ who can help you to organise your event, from choosing a venue, selecting the right professional help, right down to organising indoor or outdoor activities specially tailored to your business needs, can make all the difference. Peak Awayday are centrally based in the beautiful Peak District, Derbyshire, and can provide the resources to make sure your event is a success. They offer a series of packages tailored to suit your needs. You can contact Peak Awayday on 01538 304470, email info@peakawayday.co.uk or visit http://www.peakawayday.co.uk to discuss your requirements.

About the Author

20 years experience in marketing/advertising industry working for a range of blue-chip clients, writing copy for press, web content and brochure content.

APPROVE

1. Action
2. Personal
3. Praise
4. Respect
5. Openness
6. Value
7. Enjoyment

If you want to have employees that are happy to be at work it is essential that they feel empowered and included. The acronym APPROVE will solve any problems that you may be experiencing.

1. Action – Take action when an employee comes to you with ideas for improvements or potential trouble spots that are concerns for workers. Health and Safety are not only expensive items to overlook, in terms of fines and Insurance costs.
a. An unsafe environment also contributes directly to poor employee moral. “If the company cares so little about my safety, why should I care about the job?” This is valid!!
b. When an employer places such little regard for the actual lives of employees and their families, they receive in return what they have created…NO REGARD!!

Conversely, when an employer obviously cares enough to ensure safe working conditions, and listens to employees input, the workers react with an increased awareness and a caring attitude towards the employer. Even small things like a cleaner bathroom make a tremendous difference.

2. Personal – Make sure that workers feel that they are valued and appreciated for their efforts. Do not give away alcohol!!!
a. There are many ways to show appreciation. Vouchers for Malls are always in demand, especially for families who can always use an extra few dollars.
b. Recognition of Birthdays, Hiring Date Anniversary, and Special Accomplishments within the community, volunteerism for example make people feel appreciated.
c. Easiest one of all…Say Good Morning or Hello!!! Wow, how easy is that?

3. Praise – Give praise to those who come forward with suggestions, it doesn’t have to be monetary to make them feel good.
a. A thank you letter from the President of the company will cost zero dollars and goes a long way.
b. Say “thank You” it is the easiest way to make people feel good right away and is far underutilized.
c. Employee of the Month/Year is an easy and inexpensive display of your appreciation.

4. Respect – Always show respect for workers as people. You will not find anyone of value who wants to be degraded!
a. Do not degrade workers self-esteem in front of a crowd.
b. When disciplining a worker it should always be in private.
c. When you must say “No”, append it with, “I’m sorry but…” and state your reason. Reasonable people understand reasonable requests as well as work deadlines.

5. Openness – Show your employees that you are open to them. In other words make the time to hear what they are saying. It only takes a few minutes and the feelings generated last for years.
a. When approached by a worker don’t brush them off with a “Don’t you have something to do” or “I have no time for this right now”
b. When pressed for time say so, but invite them to walk with you and talk. Tell them you will think about it or take it further or just “Okay, thanks”
c. As long as they feel that you made the time, they will be happy.

6. Value – Ensure that your staff knows that they are valued as a team, as well as individually.
a. When making changes tell them that you require their assistance.
b. Make them a part of the solution.
c. Offer incentives for new ideas to improve workflow or save money.

7. Enjoyment – Enjoyment in a workplace contributes to your profits.
a. When people are happy they are more productive, have less sick time and get along better with others
b. Try some team building games that will promote more of a dependence on each other. “Loners” have more internal problems and can easily become the office joke. Feelings of alienation have all too often turned violent
c. Softball, Ultimate Frisbee, even Horseshoes can bring a bonding element to your employees.

Does this sound daunting? It’s not really that big a deal.
If you treat all employees like you would want to be treated, then you are half way there.

About the Author

Formally educated in; Real Property Administration/Valuation, Construction, Regulatory & Administrative Law, Mediation/Arbitration, Sales and Marketing; A person with the innate confidence and learned competence to achieve workable outcomes. An experienced and effective communicator, committed to continuous learning.

No matter what’s going on in the economy today, we all seem to know someone who is doing well. Thriving, actually. They’re happy, enthusiastic and not uttering one pessimistic remark about how awful things are in the world today. They seem to have enough time freedom to do the things that they want to. They don’t complain about money and appear to always enjoy a lucrative income that remains recession proof. They aren’t necessarily any smarter then the rest of us but have a keen curiosity about the art of doing business. Above all, they seem to be having fun. This is the type of individual most of us like to be around.

If you’d enjoy being more like this person you should consider having a career that includes online marketing. You can have an up and running business in a short amount of time with the possibility of a lucrative income, too. The investment to open an online marketing business is just a fraction of what it would cost to open a typical store.

If you think you might enjoy working from your own home, working at your own pace and becoming an entrepreneur, you can begin taking the steps immediately. It’s as easy as sitting down at your computer and seeing what’s out there for you.

There are many companies on the Internet that can provide all the knowledge and information necessary for you to put this all together. If you connect with the right company for you, you can expect all types of educational insights, in which you will receive sound financial advice and the tools you’ll need to make your business successful. In short, you will have expert guidance throughout the steps. And it doesn’t end there.

A reputable company stays with you during the start up and through the up and running stages. They continue to answer questions such as, what to do with your lucrative income, teaching you money management and delving into important topics like minimizing taxes and building a legacy.

A good online marketing organization will be very proud of their testimonials from other satisfied people. Take the time to read through these and see which matches up with your objectives.

This may seem like an extensive amount of preparation, but compared to opening a store it’s just a fragment of the time that would take. Do it, and do it right. You couldn’t be happier.

About the Author

Parag Paleja is a business coach and mentor based out of Houston, TX, that assists serious entrepreneurs in building a profitable online business with multiple incomes streams. Parag and his team have assisted hundreds of people, from doctors and lawyers to high-school drop-outs and single parents in generating profits that exceed $250K or more in their first year. For more information and to contact Parag, visit: http://www.stepintowealth.com