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Leadership and Chaos

By Gary Crow · 16 years ago

"Treat people as if they were what they ought to be, and you will help them to become what they are capable of being." -- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe There are many theories that attempt ...

The Ten Commandments Of Leadership

By Gary Crow · 16 years ago

There are many behaviors and approaches that enhance your ability to work successfully with people, especially if you are in management or supervision. As you know, they also work well within families, with your friends, ...

Gurus On Success

By Gary Crow · 16 years ago

Do you like to pop a tape into your cassette player and learn the secrets of success? Do you enjoy listening to a motivational speaker encouraging you to get your get up and go up ...

Negotiations: Some Advanced Techniques

By Gary Crow · 16 years ago

The following techniques are used by serious and expert negotiators. Watch for them when negotiating. When they appear, know immediately that you are negotiating with an expert. Over time, you will find them becoming more ...

Negotiations: Increasing Your Effectiveness

By Gary Crow · 16 years ago

Always start with a consideration for consideration offer: a presentation of the minimum transfer conditions well within your negotiating limits. Declare yourself up front. 'You have something I want and I have something you want. ...

Welcome To The World Of Serious Success!

By Gary Crow · 16 years ago

You may hear stuff about better communication being the cure for the rumor mill contagion. Though that is possibly true, beware. Listen in and draw your own conclusions. • "Our problem around here is communication. ...

Stop The Bullies

By Gary Crow · 16 years ago

"I just want the bullying to stop. That is all I ever wanted. I used to love going to school. Now I hate it." -- Verity Ward What is a bully? When does the typical ...

The Mystery Of Intuition

By Gary Crow · 16 years ago

"It is always with excitement that I wake up in the morning wondering what my INTUITION will toss up to me, like gifts from the sea. I work with it and rely on it. It's ...

Secrets Of Proactive Leadership

By Gary Crow · 16 years ago

1. Proactive leaders are cautious without becoming paralyzed by the potential downside of action. They pursue their goals continuously but incrementally, testing/evaluating progress toward the goal. This approach assures movement toward the goal without exposing ...

Management And Guiding Principles

By Gary Crow · 16 years ago

All management is based on guiding principles; and the effectiveness of management derives from those principles. This is true whether the principles are appropriate or inappropriate, reasonable or unreasonable, consistent or inconsistent. Similarly, the derivative ...

The Secret “Why” For Writing

By Gary Crow · 16 years ago

"The peculiar evil of silencing the expression of an opinion is, that it is robbing the human race; posterity as well as the existing generation; those who dissent from the opinion, still more than those ...