Monthly Archives: February 2022

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4 Ways To Build Relationships

Relationships are the building blocks of trust and respect in any leadership role. Without a great relationship with your team, you won’t get far.

Doug Firebaugh said “Leadership is about magnetic communication. Leaders have a way of communicating that draws people toward the vision and the horizon.” Anthony J. D’Angelo said “Treasure your relationships, not your possessions.” Paul Ryan said ” Every successful individual knows that his or her achievement depends on a community of persons working together.”

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These quotes reinforce the power of relationships in leadership.

But, how do you build relationships? What does it take to go from a stranger to someone who is known?

It’s not as hard as you think. It will take intentionality but you can do this.

4 Ways To Build Relationships

1. Ask questions:

People love to be known. Sadly, many people feel like they are not.  Read more...

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Let People Know You Love Them

Love is such a strange word. It conjures up emotions within us. Sometimes, there are mixed emotions that come from hearing the word love.

We may feel the pain of losing a loved one. We may feel ecstatic thinking of how we love our spouse.

I tell you, love is strange. Still, love is powerful.

Let People Know You Love Them

Love is more than the feeling you feel when you see the prettiest girl you’ve ever seen. It’s more than the feelings you have for her after she says yes to marrying you.

We can feel love in platonic relationships, such as friendships and business relationships.

We’ve been conditioned to be cautious with our use of the word love. I think we need to be more free-flowing with the word.  Read more...

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Quotes And Leadership Lessons From The Paper Tigers

A Reel Leadership Article

My latest book, Reel Leadership, is now available on Amazon. If you love movies and leadership, you will love this book.

The Paper Tigers is a new release on Netflix. The theaters are seeing a bit of a dry spell and I figure it’s time to check some Netflix films off of the watchlist.

The trailer for The Paper Tigers intrigued me. The look and feel made it seem like it would be similar to the old kung-fu action movies we all used to love.

Main cast, The Paper Tigers, standing above a pool with one having their arm raised.

I wasn’t far off. There was more comedy and growth than I expected throughout the movie.

If you’re looking for an endearing tale of three brothers who go their separate way only to reunite, this is the movie for you.

If you’re looking for a movie that teaches leadership lessons, you’ll find that here as well. Today, we’re going to look at the leadership lessons in The Paper Tigers.  Read more...

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7 Ways You Can Better Manage Your Time

This is a contributed post to JMLalonde.com. For more information on contributing a post, please see our contributing policies.
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Whether you are among leadership or an employee, your job can become stressful and overbearing. One of the primary reasons is that you take on too much or fail to break down tasks into manageable pieces. Fortunately, there are numerous ways you can better manage your time so you don’t become bogged with a considerable workload and miss important deadlines.

Call Experts for Advice

Everyone needs help from time to time. And no matter your position in a company, you can get a job better completed by calling in expert advice. For instance, you know about lawn fertilization and maintenance as a landscaper. But you can maximize the efficiency of a task if you consult with a horticulturalist for expert guidance about professional short and long-term plant care. Further, you can call on professionals for their support no matter your sector. Consultants are usually experts in the field with many years of experience that they pass to you.  Read more...

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Want To Be A Successful Leader? Use These 15 Tips

This is a contributed post to JMLalonde.com. For more information on contributing a post, please see our contributing policies.

Leadership is a taught skill that develops into unconscious and automatic behavior over time. For example, in the time it would take people to comprehend a question, leaders might make multiple significant decisions regarding it. Many people question how leaders understand how to come to the right judgments, especially when they are under a lot of stress. The process of making these selections is based on a variety of experiences and interactions with a variety of situations, personality types, and unexpected failures. More importantly, the decision-making process necessitates a thorough understanding of the cause and effect of behavioral and circumstantial patterns; knowing the intellectual ability and connectivity points of the factors at play in these patterns enables a leader to assertively make decisions and endeavor the probability of desired outcomes.   Read more...