December 16th, 2013 
Mary Hladio A Key Skill of Business Leaders
If you were to compile a checklist of attributes for great leaders, it would probably include the following items:
When I ask business owners which of these attributes is most important for a …
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6 Comments » December 9th, 2013 Mary Hladio 
What does it mean it mean to be persuasive? It means moving people to action. It means having an impact with your communications. It means getting ideas across and making a difference.
Defining it as a competency means: The ability to plan and deliver oral and written communications that are …
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Celebrating Your Successes
Recently during a conversation with a client over the summer she was telling about her 5 year old graduation from Kindergarten. Kindergarten?!? I don’t remember graduating. A few weeks later I discuss this concept with another consultant who said he never went to his graduation after receiving
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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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What happens when employees don’t understand?
What is the hardest part of implementing new processes in your business? For most companies, it is learning the new process and actually getting people to do things differently?
Michael Hammer, the business-process-reengineering guru, stated “The hard stuff is the soft stuff.” What he …
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Brainstorming is both art and science
Working with other consultants on the $100K Business Makeover means we do a lot brainstorming. And despite with many think there is right way of doing it.
The key to effective brainstorming: Not stepping on other people’s ideas.
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