Business networking is a very powerful tool when living in a smaller state and working and living in even smaller communities. Even in North Dakota, it is not what you know or who you know; it is who knows you. That referral or recommendation goes a long way in connecting for opportunity. Satisfied clients...
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We all know some managers and leaders around North Dakota who are always trying something new to generate business and develop employees because it is indeed new. It could involve change, or maybe leadership; it might even involve processes. But sooner rather than later, training and the results are discarded because of the cool...
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If your temper is aroused and you tell another person a “thing or two,” you’ll have a fine time unloading your feelings, but will your belligerent tones and hostile attitude make it easy for the person to agree with you? Definitely not! As an example, Dale Carnegie cites an example from one of his...
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We are all judged by how productive we are at our jobs. Even if you are self-employed and don’t have superiors keeping track of your performance, rest assured that your clients are! The bottom line is you have to produce results. But no matter what type of leader you are, it is important to...
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As we move in careers in this economy, here in North Dakota, the environment is a growing one. It is an exciting time. With this focus, we might consider sales as a great profession opportunity with an unlimited source of income. In sales we, can make as much income as we want or as...
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Successful leadership can make or break an organization here in North Dakota. When we grade leadership we look at a number of key variables that define what the best can do. It certainly is never easy being the leader of a business or group of businesses. The challenges of day-to-day operations have to be...
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Dale Carnegie became a master orator largely by studying history’s great speakers. In his book How to Develop Self Confidence & Influence People by Public Speaking he talks about Napoleon, who declared repetition to be the only serious principle of rhetoric. He knew that because an idea was clear to him, was not always...
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One of the chief causes of fatigue is boredom. To illustrate this point, Dale Carnegie told the story of Dr. Edward Thorndike of Columbia, who was conducting experiments in fatigue. Dr. Thorndike kept young men awake for almost a week by keeping them constantly interested. After much investigation, he is reported to have said,...
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The challenges of leadership and management today are very straightforward and are just as important here in North Dakota as they are across the country. The laundry list of challenges is a long one, but there are six key areas that leaders need to continually focus on to be successful: Finding good people: Organizations...
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Abraham Lincoln—besides being one of the country’s most celebrated presidents—is known as being a great orator. Lincoln had a deep and abiding affection for putting a proposition so that it would be instantly clear to everyone. For example, in his first message to Congress, he used the phrase “sugar-coated.” The public printer and personal...
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