Ember Carriers Blog » Engagement http://www.embercarriers.com/blog From Possibility to Results Mon, 04 Apr 2016 21:00:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=436 Moving with Purpose with Focus and Flexibility http://www.embercarriers.com/blog/2013/12/16/moving-with-purpose-with-focus-and-flexibility/ http://www.embercarriers.com/blog/2013/12/16/moving-with-purpose-with-focus-and-flexibility/#comments Mon, 16 Dec 2013 12:44:46 +0000 http://www.embercarriers.com/blog/?p=1187 A Key Skill of Business Leaders

Focusing on study

If you were to compile a checklist of attributes for great leaders, it would probably include the following items:

  • Visionary
  • Great communication skills
  • Focus
  • Courage under fire
  • Charismatic
  • Strategic thinker

When I ask business owners which of these attributes is most important for a …

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Invest in your employees development

Employee training is essential to any business, but it requires planning and careful management to ensure that time and resources invested in the program are used wisely. Employee training can reduce costly errors and the loss of company reputation and consumer trust. It also boosts …

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Photo credit: the twinkling of an eye

A client of my, during our regular status meeting, wanted some ideas to help her staff maintain morale in tough times. we batted around a few concepts, about reminding people of their accomplishments and reiterating the “Big Picture” vision and objectives.  Then I …

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Lead don’t Boss your company

What sets apart  managers from leaders? Is there a difference between them?  We have looked at this subject before on the Ember Carriers blog.  And we are visiting the topic again because I get this question a lot with my clients or in discussions with …

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Leadership Traits

In the book, Lessons From the Top: The Search for America’s Best Business Leaders, Howard Schultz, the CEO of Starbucks, made the following observation:

“I think it’s very difficult to lead today when people are not really truly participating in the decision. You won’t be able to …

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