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Weekly Round-Upweek of march 10

Maximize your time with today's leadership development tip!

Make a conscious effort to identify your most productive time of day and re-organize your schedule to suit your day. If you are more productive in the morning, start with heavy projects in the morning, make progress so that you feel invigorated and productive for the rest of the afternoon. Take strategic, short breaks like making a call or checking in with colleagues.

TIME MANAGEMENT

Leadership Quote of the Day:

“Don’t let the fear of the time it will take to accomplish something stand in the way of your doing it. The time will pass anyway; we might just as well put that passing time to the best possible use.”

Earl Nightingale

Give a token of appreciation with today's leadership development tip!

Be grateful to your staff. Show them your appreciation by treating them to lunch or writing them an email expressing your gratitude. Small gestures can go a long way in terms of setting the mood for the day and conveying a positive impression.

APPRECIATIONLeadership Quote of the Day:

"Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well." ―Voltaire

Share the big picture with today's leadership tip!

You might be surprised to learn that many people do not fully understand how their work contributes to strategic development and company goals. Make clear to your employees how important their work is and why it's important. This will provide context for their work, keep them engaged, and bring new meaning to their work responsibilities.

STRATEGIC PLANNING

Leadership Quote of the Day:

"What business strategy is all about-what distinguishes it from all other kinds of business planning-is, in a word, competitive advantage. Without competitors there would be no need for strategy, for the sole purpose of strategic planning is to enable the company to gain, as efficiently as possible, a sustainable edge over its competitors." - Kenichi Ohmae

Create a good FIRST IMPRESSION with today's leadership development tip!

Think about how you present yourself to others. Your confidence, poise, and clarity of speech will impact how others perceive you. Practice speaking and acting like a professional whenever the opportunity presents itself (i.e., at a formal function). This will help you hone your skills and polish your delivery.

FIRST IMPRESSION

Leadership Quote of the Day:

“The answer is that we are not helpless in the face of our first impressions. They may bubble up from the unconscious - from behind a locked door inside of our brain - but just because something is outside of awareness doesn't mean it's outside of control.” - Malcolm Gladwell, Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking

Give POSITIVE FEEDBACK with today's leadership development tip!

Sometimes even the best leaders forget to share positive feedback with their direct reports. Remember that everyone needs a bit of praise and encouragement once in awhile as it's easy to focus on our faults and in so doing, minimize our accomplishments. Keep the positive in the forefront.

EMPHASIZE EXCELLENCE

Leadership Quote of the Day:

““In the land where excellence is commended, not envied, where weakness is aided, not mocked, there is no question as to how its inhabitants are all superhuman.” - Criss Jami, Venus in Arms

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