Leadership Development

International Student Body Increases at Williston State

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October 18, 2011
International Student Body Increases at Williston State

As Williston gets more diverse, so does the Williston State Campus. With 1,000 students at the school, it is seeing a surge of students from different countries. Some come all the way from Japan, Mexico, and Kenya. They say dreams are made in America. And it couldn’t be more true to these students from...
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The Secret Ingredient to Being a Successful Leader

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October 13, 2011
The Secret Ingredient to Being a Successful Leader

Being a leader is a bit like baking a cake from scratch. It takes several basic ingredients, all expertly combined together and processed in the right environment for it to become complete. Leave one of these elements out of the equation and you’ll likely have a mess on your hands, in short order. While...
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To Have Any Shot at Success, First You Have to Show Up!

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October 12, 2011
To Have Any Shot at Success, First You Have to Show Up!

Talk about being in the right place at the right time! North Dakota native Sally Smith became CEO of Buffalo Wild Wings Inc. after the other guy didn’t show up. It was 1996 and Smith was the top finance officer for the chicken wings chain, which was still relatively small, with about 70 restaurants....
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There is Safety in Numbers

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October 11, 2011
There is Safety in Numbers

In making positive changes in your life, it is important to take a look around you at the people that influence you the most.  When you were growing up, it was the influences from the people in your life that made you who you are today. If you are already a positive person, thank...
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Salaries Doubling in the Middle of Nowhere

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October 4, 2011
Salaries Doubling in the Middle of Nowhere

A while back I posted about the employment opportunities abounding in the towns surrounding the oil-rich Bakken formation, estimated to hold anywhere between 4 billion and 24 billion barrels of oil. Well, the news keeps getting better! As oil companies have discovered ways to tap this reserve, more and more manpower is needed to...
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North Dakotans Go Above and Beyond the Call of Duty

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September 29, 2011
North Dakotans Go Above and Beyond the Call of Duty

Today’s post relays a story by Debora Dragseth, as found in ndbusinesswatch.com. I was particularly moved by this story because it demonstrates the true spirit and sense of community shown by the overwhelming majority of North Dakotans. Here’s the story in its entirety: Imagine living in a community in which no one gave freely...
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Your Recipe for Success

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September 22, 2011
Your Recipe for Success

It is sure bet that you will never find anyone in North Dakota that will say, “I don’t want to be successful.”  The thought is rather absurd, since you were taught from a young age that your ultimate goal in life is to find your own success. Each person finds their success in their...
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To Have a Friend, One Must Be Friendly!

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September 20, 2011
To Have a Friend, One Must Be Friendly!

One of Dale Carnegie’s Five Drivers for Success is building people skills. Building relationships is an essential part of becoming a successful individual personally and professionally.  So what steps should we be taking to build these essential relationships? The Dale Carnegie Building Relationships Model consists of 3 inter-related goals. Show genuine interest in the...
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Get Out of Your Little Boxes

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September 8, 2011
Get Out of Your Little Boxes

There is a song, written long ago by Malvina Reynolds, called “Little Boxes” that was written on-the-fly going through Daly City, California that describes not only a lot of cities, but people as well.  In reading the lyrics of the song, the people of North Dakota and the rest of the nation realized something...
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The Job Search: A Little Help From Your Friends

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September 7, 2011
The Job Search: A Little Help From Your Friends

It’s September. Labor Day has passed. The kids are back to school.  Summer is over. For those that have been unemployed for a while, the full-time job of searching for a job must resume.  But with word from last Friday that no jobs were added in the U.S. in August, leaving us with a...
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