Monthly Archives: February 2022

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3 Ways To Love Your Position

The longer you’re in a leadership position, the easier it can be to begin to feel disillusioned with everything. You get tired of the responsibility. You get tired of the loneliness leadership brings. And you feel discouraged because things aren’t going well.

Yeah, leadership can be challenging. But you can still love your position of leadership, regardless of your actual position.

How do you love your position? You can do the three things listed below.

3 Ways To Love Your Position

1. Remember where you came from:

It is so easy to forget where we originally came from. Maybe you worked your way up from a stock clerk at the local Target supercenter. You then entered into entry-level management. From there, you exited the company to start your own.  Read more...

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Leading With Love

When you think of love, you may not think of leadership. However, February is the month of love.

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. And, at least for part of February, I wanted to take a look at the ways leaders can lead with love.

Love doesn’t have to be mushy. Love can be firm, strong, and resilient. Love can also be an excellent tool for a leader to use.

But… Just how or why does a leader lead with love?

I found five leaders who are leading with love (there’s more, of course) and I wanted to share their thoughts with you as we enter into February.

Leading With Love

Jill Ratliff:

Jill shared a great article on Real Leaders (not to be confused with Reel Leadership) about leading with love. Number 4 in her list stuck out to me.  Read more...

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How To Motivate Your Employees: Tips And Strategies For A Good Working Relationship

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

Employee motivation is essential for any business. When employees are motivated, they are more productive and efficient. This can lead to better work outcomes and a more successful company overall. However, motivating employees can be difficult – especially if you don’t know where to start.

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Establish Clear Goals And Expectation

When it comes to motivating employees, clarity is critical. Employees need to know what is expected of them and what the company’s goals are. This can be done by setting clear goals and expectations. When employees know what they need to do to succeed, they are more likely to be motivated to achieve these goals.

You can help set clear goals by:  Read more...