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How You Can Become a Successful Leader

How would you define a leader? Political figures, teachers, actors, and many other people may come to mind, but it's important to know that a title does not qualify a leader. Even owning a small business doesn't define a leader. According to Dictionary.com, a leader is "a guiding or directing head, as of an army, movement, or political group."

Got Qualities? Small Biz Owners Need These

Making a small business viable and enduring demands a lot of those who embark on that road.

A Lesson in Real Business Leadership

I’ve met and interviewed hundreds of CEOs and, while you get a sense with many of them that they have leadership skills — after all, why are they CEO if they don’t — it’s rare that you hear a story that so clearly defines a real business leader. Yesterday I met such a guy: Chairman of Rackspace, Graham Weston. Why do I know he’s a business leader? Well, let’s back up and start from the top. Yesterday he drove me around the neighborhood in Windcrest, Texas.

Apprentice Showcases Leadership Lessons

Thursday sported an episode of The Apprentice that was absolutely fantastic while at the same time pretty depressing. It was, in essence, classic reality show material. While that makes for good TV, you know it’s just not worthy of a show like The Apprentice. The behavior of Omarosa and Piers (mostly Omarosa) was so vile that Trump really should have fired both (or at least Omarosa) on the spot, regardless of how the team performed on the task.

Business Parallels and Reflections

There are times in life when you see many parallels to yourself in all the things around you. Maybe you’re going through a rough spot or made some decisions that you regret, but whatever it is, wherever you go, you see that reflected in other people’s situations and actions. I found that to be true watching Thursday’s episode of the apprentice. Every few minutes, I could see something and think “Yeah, I did that.”

10 Paradoxical Commandments of Leadership

The world isn’t always a nice place and the competitive nature of the work environment can sometimes be brutal. Many people in the business world have a “succeed at all costs” mentality. Unfortunately, this usually means doing less about bringing oneself up and doing more about tearing other’s down. Some of these types do find success, but for most it’s fleeting, if any success is found at all.