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5 Keys to Increasing a Company’s Value Prior to the Sale

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This is the 1st of a 6-part series on Amplifying Company Valuation When selling your company, taking some key actions can significantly increase the price. In fact, the valuation of a business is like a golf score. In golf the score is more heavily influenced by the final chipping and putting than by the 400 […]

The Indispensable Role of Personal Responsibility in Leadership

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When it comes to leadership, personal responsibility stands as an essential attribute that distinguishes great leaders from merely good ones. A leader’s ability to accept accountability for their actions and decisions significantly influences the effectiveness and credibility of their leadership. This article aims to highlight the importance of personal responsibility in leadership and shed light […]

Servant Leadership

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3 Steps to Growing Leaders The sixth of a 6-Part Series on Servant Leadership Welcome! This is the final article of this series. Over the past several weeks we have been focusing on the principles of Leadership, with a specific focus on Servant Leadership. In this final article we’re going to cover the “3 Step […]

Title: Servant Leadership – Relationship Builder vs. Task Master

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The fifth of a 6-Part Series on Servant Leadership Over the past several weeks we have been focusing on the principles of Leadership, with a specific look at Servant Leadership. This week we’re going to cover the ultimate key to success as a Servant Leader – developing a balance between relationship management and task management. […]

Servant Leadership – The Key is in the Name

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The fourth of a 6-Part Series on Servant Leadership Over the past three weeks we have been covering basic principles of leadership. This week we’re going to transition our focus to Servant Leadership, and specifically, the Servant Leadership Model. Leadership, in its simplest form, is the skill to influence people to work enthusiastically towards goals […]

What is a True Leader?

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The third of a 6-Part Series on Servant Leadership Over the past two weeks we have been covering some of the basics of leadership. In week one, we talked about leadership in its simplest form being nothing more than influence. Last week, we discussed that leadership comes with responsibility. The responsibility of taking ownership of […]

The Starting Point – Responsibility

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The second of a 6-Part Series on Servant Leadership In our last article we discussed that leadership, in it’s simplest form, is influence – nothing more, nothing less. So, if leadership is nothing more than one person influencing another person, then that means everyone is a leader. Right? During the course of any given day, […]

What Leadership Really Is

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The first of a 6-Part Series o Servant Leadership John C. Maxwell said “Leadership is not about titles, positions or flowcharts. It’s about one life influencing another.” If this is true, then doesn’t this change the true essence of leadership? Don’t most people equate leadership to someone’s position, their title, or their authority? If leadership […]