http://adv-leadership-grp.com/blog The Success Builders Sun, 28 Oct 2007 19:20:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This month, I've had the opportunity to support a client organization in the successful reception of feedback. It's been an interesting experience, in that both training participants and their leaders have universally rejected feedback from each other and their clients, almost consistently. Working with them to lower their ... http://adv-leadership-grp.com/blog/2007/10/28/giving-receiving-feedback/ Okay, so enough already. We hear from managers all the time about how they “multi-task” to be more effective. It may be time to really review this myth. Multi-tasking came from the home, where multiple projects can happen simultaneously. A good example might be that the laundry is ... http://adv-leadership-grp.com/blog/2007/09/20/the-multi-tasking-myth/ We've all been guilty of wanting to prove our point so much that we miss opportunities for effectiveness. This week, we watched the U.S. Senate pull an 'all-nighter' to supposedly end the war in Iraq. The Press kept telling us before, during and after the event that it ... http://adv-leadership-grp.com/blog/2007/07/19/being-right-versus-being-effective/ SEO (Search Engine Optimization) has become an issue that any online business agonizes over. I've heard that it's all about keywords that are listed and used on your site. Others have told me that keywords no longer matter and that the addition of a Google sitemap is the ... http://adv-leadership-grp.com/blog/2007/07/06/seo-issues/ "A rose by any other name would smell as sweet." A colleague reminded me of the critical importance of selecting and using an engaging name for one of our community service activities. So often, we are caught up in the development of substance that issues of style evade ... http://adv-leadership-grp.com/blog/2007/07/02/whats-in-name/ We all seek inspiration. Some of us find it from a beautiful sunset, others from a brilliant comment in a difficult situation; still others don't seem to find it. We'd all like to capture that moment of inspiration and hold onto it. It gets us going and ... http://adv-leadership-grp.com/blog/2007/06/23/inspiration/ Networking with colleagues has long been key to small business success. Hence the saying, "It's not what you know; it's who you know." Building and nurturing key relationships is common sense, yet many people have no idea how to do it well. They stuff their sales materials ... http://adv-leadership-grp.com/blog/2007/06/19/networking-success/ Watching the news has become a rather "seedy" experience these days. We hear about important issues, like terror plots and wars. Much of the news, however, focuses on people that have succumbed to some sort of temptation. Whether it is the celebrity du jour or the latest ... http://adv-leadership-grp.com/blog/2007/06/05/get-curious/ Women often position themselves as supporters of male leaders, assuming roles that subordinate them as businesspeople. Our strengths in 'soft skills' are extremely helpful to these leaders, who receive the credit and promotions. In fact, our supportive roles often disguise the fact that many of these men are ... http://adv-leadership-grp.com/blog/2007/06/04/women-and-leadership-positions/ As I work with young professionals, it has become increasingly clear that there is far too little trust in the workplace. We can speculate on the structural reasons for this mistrust: Job hopping Self interest put above the greater good Quick wins valued over long term success All the speculation in the world, ... http://adv-leadership-grp.com/blog/2007/06/03/trust-as-a-leadership-trait/