Winning teams are in high demand. So what does it take to build a winning team? As a business growth consultant, I work with many international clients. I often observe a strong desire within business owners, entrepreneurs, executives, managers and team leaders, to build a winning team. Why is this? Firstly, winning teams make things happen. By their very nature are [...]
Be honest – have you ever (even now) felt reluctant to make sales calls? There are only a few people who join the sales profession who are not anxious about making sales calls. Typically, the thought of cold calls is not something people get excited about! Over 30 years I have seen people lose their words, sweat, panic and hide from [...]
I am delighted to have Mark Cole write a guest post for Keep Thinking Big. Mark serves as the CEO of all five Maxwell Organizations: The John Maxwell Company, EQUIP, The John Maxwell Team, The John Maxwell Leadership Foundation, and Maxwell Motivation. We often see thinking as a natural process, one that requires little effort and is best left unstructured. Or [...]
What type of thinker are you? Are you a strategic thinker? When was the last time you challenged the way you think? The way people think will determine their leadership. Have there been times in the last 90 days that you have become frustrated in the way you decided to think, when dealing with challenges and opportunities? Would you like to upgrade [...]
Talent development is the best way to ensure greater engagement, it reduces stress, increases staff morale, motivation and inspires teams to go the extra mile. With great leadership talent does not come and go rather it comes and grows. Companies, organisations and teams don't suffer because their teams are strong, effective and forever engaged in the mission of their companies. Having [...]
Encouragement often costs nothing but delivers huge dividends…..far better than the stock market! We all love to be encouraged. Encouragement and appreciation is often the fuel that keeps us growing and going. Great leaders have a desire to encourage growth in those they lead. Recently in Slovakia I trained a number of people from 30 companies on this importance of a leader [...]
Why should leaders need to learn? What should they be learning? How do you learn as a leader? What have you learnt in the last 7 days about your ability to lead others? Having researched a number of people who lead at different levels, I have noticed that the most effective leaders have a fascination with learning. They are eager to [...]
For many years I've heard the term ABC when it comes to selling -Always Be Closing. Over the years I’ve taught this very thing to many sales people. However, like you I have noticed that there is a change happening in how: We purchase What makes us want to purchase and How often we purchase We must realise we are living [...]
As we come to an end of another year, many people will be reflecting on the past as well as considering what 2016 may hold for them. I know many will be considering New Year resolutions for 2016, however the average person finds it hard if not impossible to always keep the resolutions they want. As you look towards 2016, I [...]
I am delighted to have Kevin Kruse to be a guest on my blog post. Kevin has huge experience and insight when it comes to leadership and management. I am sure you will enjoy this guest post which was written by Kevin Kruse,  an entrepreneur and New York Times bestselling author. His latest book is 15 Secrets Successful People Know About Time Management. Why do so many [...]
How to become a morning person, is something that I had wanted to master for a long time. Have you ever wanted to become a morning person? Have you considered the benefits that could take place if this happened? Maybe you really want to change but you say to yourself, ‘I am not a morning person’ as though it were a [...]
Do you feel the pain of; Being stuck Feeling frustrated Busy but not productive Distraction overload Lack of clarity However your desire is not to remain bound by these and other areas that hold you back. If so this 90 day programme is for you because you will walk a path that will draw out the genius within you. Say goodbye [...]
What are the key ingredients needed to develop winning teams and a winning environment? The desire of CEO’s, HR’s, Managers and team leaders is to have not just a collection of people working in an organisation but to have ‘winning teams’. Winning teams by their very nature are progressive, enthusiastic, eager to press and not settle for the status quo. They realise [...]
Why is it that some leaders go from strength to strength, whilst others seem to find it more challenging? Intentional leaders know what it takes to grow in their leadership. So what does it take? How are you letting your leadership skills grow? How and should leadership be designed? First of all we must realise that the role of a leader [...]
So where will you be in 5 years time? The world we live in is fascinating and full of opportunities. Advancement in technology in just the last 5 years has been mind-blowing. Technology and access to information as well as the ability to communicate with vast numbers of people at the same time has paved the way for future opportunities that [...]