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- ChaptersThe Leader Phrase Book: 3000+ Phrases that Put You in Command contains eight sections: General Conversation, At Work, Conflicts and Anger, Diplomacy, Negotiation, Problem Solving, Courtesy, Machiavellian Techniques. Below is the complete Table of Contents. CHAPTER 1 – GENERAL CONVERSATION How to Agree How to Disagree How to Open a Conversation How to Close a Conversation How to Share News How to Express an Opinion How to Ask for Someone’s Opinion How to Ask for More Information How to Clarify Your Point How to Confide in Someone How to Change the Topic How to Express Doubts How to Reconnect With Someone When You’ve Answered a Question When You Don’t Want to Answer a Question When You Are Asked to Repeat Yourself CHAPTER 2 – AT WORK How to Ask for a Raise How to Ask for Time Off How to Say No to Your Boss How to Avoid Talking About a Personal Issue How to Bring Up a Personal or Embarrassing Issue How to Boost Someone’s Confidence How to Ask for a Private Conversation When You Need Someone’s Full Attention How to Assign a Task to Someone How to Call a Meeting to Order How to Terminate a…
- EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT
- Strategic ManagementThe process of specifying the objectives of an organization; formulating the policies and plans to achieve the said objectives along with allocating resources for the same is known as strategic management. Strategic management is not actually a task but a set of managerial skills that are meant to be performed across the cross-section of the organization. In fact, it is considered to be the most superior level of managerial activity in any organization. The basic intent of strategic management is to maximize the potential of achieving the organization’s business objectives. The term is perhaps the most over-used and identifiable from the business world. Although most have heard of it, few know what its usage is for general businesses. The truth is that when used to its full potential and effect, strategic management can prove to be the key to make your business prosper and grow over a period of time. The entire process is a combination of two smaller functions- the formulation of strategy and the implementation of strategy. The first step involves doing a situational analysis with respect to the organizational goals, the current scenario and the desired effect- both micro-environmental and macro-environmental as well as both internal and…
- Business ManagementEver so many hopeful entrepreneurs begin their own endeavors with the dreams of making it big and seeing their names in the Fortune 500 lists within a year or two of starting, without realizing that running a business is one thing and succeeding at it is an entirely different ballgame altogether. What most people realize is that the secret ingredients to a phenomenally successful business are not the common pearls of wisdom like talent, funding, resources and planning. These are essential, yes, but what is it that separates the billionaires from the could-have-been-billionaires? The answer is: business management. Business management covers a wealth of procedures, tips, tricks, techniques and smart moves that one can practice in order to cross the chasm between “stable” and “successful”. Business management skills are not necessarily hard to learn or figure out, nor are they an industry secret: they’re simply overlooked, underestimated, and usually ignored. However, with this book on leadership and its various aspects, you will not only learn about business management, but how to apply business management strategies and business management skills to your professional career. The first step to learning how to be a good manager and a great leader is to…
- Performance ManagementEvery business has one goal: to grow and achieve success. On paper, the plan is easy: start out, contact customers, supply customers, increase customer base and become successful. However, while these steps certainly seem clear-cut and foolproof when you’re starting out, there is more to achieving success in business than simply planning well. No matter how big you dream or how well you plan, things often go wrong and unpredictable elements might turn up out of the blue and throw your carefully planned equations right off-track. So, what is it that drives a successful firm and separates it from the mediocre players? The answer is simple: a power-packed performance rate. Performance management is integral to the success of any business or enterprise. Performance management is indispensable when it comes to tracking, sustaining and boosting the company’s performance and staying a mile ahead of the competition. Performance management techniques can be understood to be industry specific practices that enable a company to clearly formulate their goal plans and apply the same to achieve greater results each time. Performance management solutions are essentially integrated processes that enable a company to execute carefully thought of decisions and streamline business processes and employee activity…
- Communication SkillsCommunication skills are key to achieving any goal or enabling any process. A leader with great ideas and strong skill is of little or no use if he is unable to communicate his thoughts, opinions and plans to the team following him. Vision, command, innovation, bravery and foresight are all indispensable traits of a good leader. However, these strengths are hardly handy if the person isn’t able to get his ideas across to the others clearly, succinctly and passionately enough for them to understand, appreciate and be inspired to complete the task at hand. Organizational communication skills are one of the most important qualities of a leader. It is essential to be a good a communicator in order to be able to build positive interpersonal relationships, prompt trust and faith amongst one another and create an atmosphere of belongingness and teamwork, which then facilitates a loyalty towards the team and the organization and a willingness to work well. If one is to spend time turning the pages of history, there is one thing that all noteworthy leaders, from Adolf Hitler to Napoleon Bonaparte have in common. No, we’re not talking about short stature! We’re talking about their unparalleled communication skills.…
- Company CommunicationCompany Communication Communication, as you have learnt, is the process of exchange of ideas, thoughts, opinions and views. Communication is the interpersonal exchange of intellectual and emotional messages between two or more parties. When it comes to company communication or business communication, this basic understanding of the communication process is not enough. Company communication is a unique field in itself, one that requires in-depth analysis and comprehension if you wish to master it. Company communication can make or break your business, and as a corporate leader it is essential for you to master company communication. As it has been said, “good communication means good business”. In The Leader Phrase Book, you will learn all about effective leadership through company communication and more. Communication is integral to the stability and success of a business for a simple reason: businesses are made up of people. As individuals, if company employees are not satisfied, they will not be productive and will not yield favorable results. In other words, when it comes to business, dealing with people is the key to success, and communication enables positive interpersonal relations. Various researches and studies have proven that effective communication skills are one of the essential traits…
- What is ManagementIn a world where most things cannot happen without management, and all corporate successes depend on good management; the question of what is management is surprisingly popular. We all know that good management is important and that knowing how to manage employees or learn strong management skills is essential, but what is management exactly? What does it involve and what is its role? Management can be understood to be a process or set of activities that are carried out with the aim of extracting the maximum output out of people and resources. Management is the process of organizing, structuring, disciplining, empowering and stimulating resources and people to produce results. Management is the art of knowing how to get the best out of people and resources so that your ultimate goal can be realized. In the business world, management refers to harnessing the potential of the employees and leading the corporate team to success after success. Management has two aspects: managing oneself as a team-player as well as team leader, and the other is to manage the other people. A manager in a corporate organization needs to learn both, because he is also an employee and has other duties…
- Corporate CommunicationCorporate Communication Communication is the enabling cornerstone to any company or firm’s success. You want to be able to communicate with your employees well so that they can get their respective tasks done well, and you might want to communicate with your target market and other public bodies, if your organization is involved in any kind of public relations activity. Corporate communication can be understood to be any message or communication originating from a corporate organization to its recipient publics. The term “publics” is used to refer to any party that is involved with the corporation. Publics can be external as well as internal. The external public is the collection of business partners, government, governmental bodies, industry players, agencies, educational organizations and the masses, that the corporate organization is involved with in some manner. The internal public is the group of employees, shareholders and stakeholders that are directly involved with the functioning of the organization in one way or another. When it comes to corporate communication, transparency is an essential element. For corporate communication to be effective and productive, it is mandatory that the same message is communicated to all members of the internal…
- WHY LEADER PHRASES
- Leaders QuotesLeader Quote #1 – John Adair The chief executive who knows his strengths and weaknesses as a leader is likely to be far more effective than the one who remains blind to them. He also is on the road to humility — that priceless attitude of openness to life that can help a manager absorb mistakes, failures, or personal shortcomings. Leader Quote #2 – Russell H. Ewing A boss creates fear, a leader confidence. A boss fixes blame, a leader corrects mistakes. A boss knows all, a leader asks questions. A boss makes work drudgery, a leader makes it interesting. A boss is interested in himself or herself, a leader is interested in the group. Leader Quote #3 – John Milton A crown, golden in show is but a wreath of thorns. Leader Quote #4 – Author Unknown A good leader inspires others with confidence in him; a great leader inspires them with confidence in themselves. Leader Quote #5 – Robert Townsend A good leader needs to have a compass in his head and a bar of steel in his heart. Leader Quote #6 – Arnold H. Glasgow A good leader takes a little more…
- Qualities of a LeaderEver since man has settled down in society, there have been leaders among us to guide us through the thunderclouds and help us find our way to the sunny days. A leader is one who decides how the group duties are to be delegated towards achieving a mutually beneficial goal. The question of the hour is what are the qualities of a great leader that set him apart from the average team member. If you’re trying to zero in on one particular leadership style or technique, don’t waste your time! Great leadership is subjective- to the time, place, people, context and situation in question. What may be desired of one leader in a situation might be precisely what another leader shouldn’t do in another situation. However, there are some common leadership traits that one can strive to achieve- Intelligence A leader’s intelligence is understood to be his/ her ability to comprehend different tasks at hand and communicate how to best accomplish the same to the team. If the leader is himself unable to understand the task, how can he be expected to get the job done from others! Foresight The mark of a great team leader and manager is the…
- What Is BusinessThe question of “what is business?” is a popular one. Defining business or pinpointing a specific feature of it is a bit of a challenge- much like business itself. There are so many different aspects to business that most people have their own understanding of. The website for the Wharton School has an interesting take on business: “business makes things happen and affects every part of our society”. This is one of the most succinct and satisfactory explanations for the significance of business in our lives. Understanding business finds its roots in understanding the nature of mankind. People want things all the time, and as their wishes and desires and needs grow, so does business. To be able to provide people with all the goods and services they want and need, businesses come into existence and create the said goods and services. The want for more is the basic factor fuelling businesses the world over. Today, it is hard to imagine a world without business. Society itself is based in principles of business and exchange and trade. A simple approach to business explains it as an economic process or activity that is based in the production and sale of goods…
- What is CharismaWhat is Charisma? Charisma. The word itself is enough to make anyone sit up and take notice. It is no wonder then that people who possess charisma are constantly in the limelight. So, what is charisma and can it be developed? More and more people today are keen on learning how they can shine in a crowd, how they can be unique and noticeable and how they can get charisma. Charisma is a trait of leaders, not followers. It is distinguished by a sense of uniqueness and differentness that only few have and others can dream about. With this book, you’ll learn all about charisma and how to get it! The world revolves on the basis of how people perceive each other and like each other. If you are a likeable person, in your personal life you are likely to win and keep friends, and in your professional life you are likely to get advances and favors more often than others. How liked you are determines how successful you are, and your charisma, or lack thereof, determines whether or not you’re liked. It is a well-known fact that people make decisions on the basis of emotional judgments and preferences,…
- What Is CommunicationIf you work in a field where you have to interact with tons of people and lead them through different processes and goals, the question of “what is communication?” is one that you need to know the answer to. After all, communication is key to any and every business process, and if you don’t understand the basics, you don’t have a hope of mastering the complicated bits. Communication is the basic element of leadership, and as any leader worth his title will tell you, communication is what makes or breaks a leader’s success. You may be a brilliant visionary, an inventor par extraordinaire, a thinker like no other or even a wonderful planner and executor, but if you cannot communicate your thoughts and ideas well to other people, you are never going to get any results. Communication, thus, is central to success. There are several approaches to understanding what is communication. Simply put, it is the process of taking some information and passing on said information from one person to the next, from one “communication point”, in the communication chain, to the next. Communication, thus, is any interpersonal contact and flow of ideas, decisions, opinions, views, thoughts etc. Communication usually…
- What is LeadershipHarry S. Truman once said, “Men make history and not the other way around. In periods where there is no leadership, society stands still. Progress occurs when courageous, skillful leaders seize the opportunity to change things for the better”. It is true that no growth and advancement is possible without the effort and dedication of men and teamwork, but without a great leader to marshal the strengths and efforts of men, no move forward can be achieved. Understanding what is leadership is not easy, for there are many explanations and forms of leadership. A leadership may mean getting a single task done or it might mean taking charge of a group of people on a large-scale and leading them to a number of goals. Leadership might refer to a football coach leading the players to victory time after time, or it might refer to a Class Representative organizing school projects and programs while also motivating the students to do more for themselves, the university and each other. A basic way of understanding what is leadership is to look at it from the perspective of an individual’s willingness to undertake responsibility and accountability for himself and a group of other people…
- What Is PRPublic relations is an interesting field, one of those that the world just cannot seem to get enough of. “What is public relations?”, “what does it do?”, “how does it work”, “why is it needed” and more are just some of the burning questions pertaining to Public Relations, or PR as it is commonly know. The interest surrounding PR stems from the fact that while all of us have a vague idea and generic understanding of what PR is, very few laymen actually understand the full scope of PR. Public Relations refers to any activity or process undertaken by an individual or an organization to help build, improve and maintain the positive image of an individual, organization or come in front of the publics who are interested. The term “publics”, in PR, refers to the people who are directly or indirectly involved with the person or the organization in some give-and-take process and whose opinion has the power to affect the success and stability of the person or organization. Public Relations, thus, is all about maintaining positive relations with the people who wield influence over deciding the future of the subject of the PR activity. PR is essential for anybody…
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- Be a BossHow to Be a Boss Do you want to learn how to be a boss? More and more people today are starting their own businesses and ventures, and while they proudly take grand titles of being the CEO or the Director, it takes more than a nameplate on the door and a fancy calling card to be a worthy boss! Learning how to be a good boss can be tricky; you will have to drop all your preconceived notions and ideas about how things should be and start from the scratch. Being a good boss is all about showing your employees or team how to do their jobs, but also learning something new yourself on the job! A good boss is someone who knows some, tries a lot and is willing to learn the rest. In this piece, you will learn how to be a boss and excel at it! Learning to be a great boss has never been this easy! The first rule of how to be a boss is to appreciate that most of the work is being done by your team. You might have the vision, the plan and the rules, but the actual labor, mental…
- Be a LeaderAs Nobel Peace Prize winner Henry Kissinger once said, ”the task of the leader is to get his people from where they are to where they have not been”. In this light, the role of effective leadership in business, politics, society, indeed every aspect of light, becomes evident and significant. After all, if there is none to lead the way, how will the masses achieve their true potential? If there is none who can see farther than others, plan better then others and chart the path for others, how is mankind to move from one goal to one, one victory to another? Learning how to be a good leader is not an easy task, but it’s not impossible either. The true essence of a great leader cannot be isolated to a single set of leadership qualities or leadership traits, for it lies in the intangible, the elusive quality, and the ‘je ne sais quoi’ element that separates the greats from the rest. However, there are some identified qualities of a good leader that everyone can adopt and practice, for leaders are both born and made. Crystal Clear Vision The first step to learning how to be a great leader is…
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- Be an EntrepreneurHow to Be an Entrepreneur? With the success stories of unlikely heroes and achievers marking the last two decades, from Steve Jobs to Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg, more and more young people today want to become entrepreneurs. There is something terribly exciting, even seductive, about taking a great idea and making it into a fabulous product to sell to the world. Everyone dreams of it but few know how to be an entrepreneur. In this book, you will learn all the nifty little tricks and tips of becoming a successful entrepreneur. The first step to becoming an entrepreneur is to have a great idea. You can’t change the world if you do not have something new to offer to it. The old cliché of thinking outside the box really applies to people who want to become successful businessmen. Imagine, before Steve Jobs took the world by storm, who would have thought a little square device could hold a library of thousands of songs and videos on the move? Before Zuckerberg launched Facebook, who would have thought that one day we would be spending more time in our virtual lives than in the real ones. Ideas change the…
- Be OrganizedHow to Be Organized When it comes to efficiency and productivity, the world is divided into two kinds of people: those who are organized, and those who aren’t. You may put it down as finicky or fussy, but your mother really was onto something all those years she told you to keep your room clean and your cupboard organized. A disorganized house, workspace or life can spell big trouble when it comes to getting things done, achieving goals and being successful. A mess may seem like a small deal, but it can have a profound effect on your life. The conditions you live in and work in have a direct impact on how you feel. So, if your house and work area are messy, you’re probably going to be feeling frustrated, confused and inefficient most of the time. It’s a simple matter of learning how to be organized. It can make all the difference in the world! Begin by organizing your things. Whether you organize them by function or by color-code, do it immediately. Assigning a specific place to each item will help you keep a track of what goes where. You won’t waste half an hour looking for…
- Be ProductiveHow to be Productive Do you want to learn how to be productive? What is it that separates the achievers from the underachievers? Why is that even though you are putting in as much effort as your colleague, in fact you’re putting in more, she gets all her work done before the end of the work day while you’re carrying work home every evening? Productivity isn’t about talent or genius or even about being skilled: it’s about making the most of your time and resources and getting everything done well, and quickly. In this piece, we teach you how to be productive and get more done. Begin by identifying your weaknesses and changing them. Are you a disorganized person? Do you have no idea where to begin and so, you never do? Is there so much to do that you’re overwhelmed and you turn your back on it all? Productivity begins with organization. Organize your life. Minimize the clutter in your life. Get rid of things you don’t need and organize the things you do. Give everything a space, use it and keep it back. a neat and orderly life is the first step of how to be productive.…
- Be RichHow To Be Rich Do you want to be rich? Of course you do! Who doesn’t want to be rich! But wanting to be rich and learning how to be rich are two different things. There’s no foolproof plan to getting rich and staying rich, but there are some tips and tricks you’re going to read here that can get you started! Follow them, use your common sense and stay alert to new possibilities and you’ll be on your way to becoming a millionaire! In this book, you’ll learn to think like a leader, and a strong leadership trait is to know how to make money, keep it and grow it! Leaders are usually backed by strong wealth and they’re good at managing it- a skill that could take you from the average citizen and put you in the league of the Trumps and Rockefellers of the world! The first tip for how to be rich is to avoid quick successes. Even if you are employed in someone else’s company and don’t have a business venture of your own, concentrate on earning a steady income. Don’t look for one-time windfalls. There’s no sense in having a lot of money…
- Be SuccessfulHow To Be Successful Ask anyone want his or her ultimate aim in life is and the answer is going to be simple: to be successful. To be successful in a career, to be successful in raising and being part of a happy family, to be successful in a long-term relationship and to succeed at any and all endeavors. Being successful is important because when you put your heart and soul into something, you naturally want to see some good come out of it. Everyone wants to be a top player in their respective fields. Nobody wants to be a failure! So why is it that some people are always successful while others only ever achieve mediocrity? The answer is simple: it isn’t enough to want to be successful, you need to know how to be successful. Observe any leader at his game and you’ll see that it’s not that he does different things; he probably does the same things as everyone else, he just does them differently. The key to success, thus lies in knowing the right thing to do at the right time and place. It’s about taking chances, following your intuition and making a leap of faith…
- Be the EnvyHave you noticed how some people always seem to stand out, no matter what they’re doing? How they seem to glow and sparkle just a little bit? No, they’re not covered in body glitter or moonbeams! But they do seem to have that strange, mystical aura that other’s don’t- and what’s even better is that they know they have it. It’s a common trait with leaders- standing out of the crowd and knowing that you do so. Such people always attract attention from other people and they know they are the envy of others. Do you also want to be the same and learn how to be the envy of others? This book will teach you how to be special and unique and channel your inner strengths and gain news ones and how to be the envy of others! Here are some snippets you can use: If you want to learn how to be the envy of others, you’ve got to learn to see yourself in a special light. No, we don’t mean you have to get pigheaded about yourself! You just need to feel good about yourself and focus on the plusses and cancel out the minuses over time.…
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- Make MoneyHow To Make Money Money. It’s a magic word. It’s a magic commodity. Who would have thought a few pieces of paper could mean all the difference in the world! Money talks, and it speaks every language and dialect in the world. Ask a man who has tons of money what he wants and the answer will be, ‘more money’. Nobody is ever satisfied with the amount they have! Never! If you have a hundred, you want a grand. If you have a thousand, you want ten thousand. If you’re lucky enough to have a million, you’re going to be thinking about the billion. That’s just how the world of money works, and those who’re smart enough to learn its ways are able to move ahead. We all want money. Everyone does. Anyone who says he doesn’t is lying to you or lying to themselves. You don’t have to want money for selfish purposes. You might be supporting a family or you might be using it for charity, but the fact of the matter is, money calls out to all of us. So why is it that some people seem to have so much, while others don’t? why is…
- Talk Like a LeaderWhen it comes to imitating someone in a particular field, we always look up towards the most influential and most impressive. Similarly, talking about leadership immediately brings names such as Gandhi, Mandela, Martin Luther King and Lincoln to the mind. These people were great leaders and led by their word. Communication skills and the ability to influence people have been identified as their biggest assets as noteworthy leaders. Hitler was one of the most influential people in the world and influenced millions of people by the power of mere words. It is not about making speeches and giving statements, but how a leader talks on a day-to-day basis also paints his image. As can be seen with the great business leaders such as Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Donald Trump, Indra Nooyi and Richard Branson, the ability to communicate ideas and motivate teams has made them what they are today – successful. Although, different leaders speak and talk differently, there are some common characteristics that set them apart from the rest. Effective Communication When a leader speaks, everyone listens. Effective communication is the key to success in any given organization or group. The ability of a leader to put his ideas,…
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