Posts Tagged ‘ dale carnegie principles ’

The start of a new year is the perfect time to develop a successful mindset. The first thing you should do is to write out a personal mission statement that clearly defines who you want to be. Your mission statement is always written in the present tense, as though you have already become the...
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It is indeed 2012 and the challenges in Alabama as we head into the first quarter are voluminous in every category. The failures and the mistakes we made in the past year become clear learning examples that must grow our experience and get us better. Back in grade school, during those memorable parking lot...
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The old saying, “You’ve got to have heart; all you really need is heart!” should be a 2012 sales  leadership  mantra. The lines, taken from one of the songs that the 1955 Broadway (baseball) Musical Damn Yankees, are central to how success can be in the workplace. Dale Carnegie’s Leadership classes have a lot...
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Yesterday, Dec. 7, 1941 – a date which will live in infamy – the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan. —President Theodore Roosevelt to The Congress of the United States, December 8, 1941 And yes, that date does indeed live on...
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In his book, “How to Develop Self Confidence & Influence People by Public Speaking,” Dale Carnegie tells the inspiring story of his long-time friend, Harold Abbott. During a ride to Carnegie’s farm in Belton, Missouri, he asked Abbott how he kept from worrying. Abbott replied, “I used to worry a lot, but one spring...
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Becoming a leader takes a lot more than just hard work. It takes a dedication to being a better person and learning how erase self-defeating thoughts and behaviors. Oftentimes, leaders find themselves running into the same sets of challenges, due to what’s commonly referred to as “blind spots”. You know, those places where you...
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Dale Carnegie knew that most people, when trying to win others to their way of thinking, do too much talking themselves. Sales persons, especially, are guilty of this costly error. Let the other person talk him or herself out. He or she knows more about their business and their problems than you do. So...
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Did you know that keeping your employees engaged at work is the number one factor that can contribute to your organizational success? With the world economy in turmoil, this can be the key to controlling how your business will weather future storms. Employee loyalty can be thought of as a relationship of convenience, with...
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Projects rarely move forward and new initiatives are rarely successful if you do not have “buy in” from your team. A great technique to build “buy in” is to help your team better understand why and how the project or initiative can positively effect them. One way to do that is to get your team saying,...
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Figures released by the Alabama Department of Education Thursday show that the graduation rate in Montgomery County has surpassed the state average for the 2009-2010 school year. The system’s 88.73 percent graduation rate is the highest in recent memory, is in line with neighboring school systems and better than the state average of 87.62...
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