Enthusiasm - In a nutshell, enthusiasm sells, convinces, persuades and often builds rapport.  A great example is Ray Kroc, whose sense of enthusiasm for McDonald’s was legendary. He became so excited about what he sold that he persuaded others to follow.  This example shows how you can build a huge enterprise on enthusiasm both as a Leader and a Sales Person!

Persistence - Many Leaders have defied the odds and built a powerful enterprise because of the power of persistence.  Persistence is another key success factor that top Sales Professionals have used to close business and thus deliver outstanding results in the same way that Persistent Leaders enroll employees in moving far beyond their comfort zone in order to achieve amazing results.

Leverage - Good Sales Professionals know their product isn’t for everyone so they use leverage to target and reach the people who can benefit the most from their products or services.  Leaders also use leverage by identifying the people who can do the most for their organization, including supervisors, teammates, and subordinates.

Leaders Who Influence Results  

• Need for Certainty/Comfort – They need to feel stability about their basic necessities. For example, the ability to know that food, shelter and other material resources are available consistently is key for this Human Need.
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• Need for Uncertainty/Variety – Variety, surprise, new ideas, etc. is the spice of life for a person with this Human Need.  They generally enjoy all kinds of Entertainment, Change in Scenery, International Cuisine, Fresh New Ideas, etc.
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• Need for Significance – We all like to feel special, important unique etc. and a person with this Human Need gets significance via recognition from others or from themselves.
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• Need for Connection/Love – We all want to feel a connection with someone or something: an ideal, a habit, a sense of identity, a person, etc. This helps us form our identity.

I’ve noticed that there are 4 basic ways to deal with conflict.

1. Give up
2. Put up
3. Status Quo - Go back to your normal way of reacting
4. Thriving

So, would you like to invite Thriving into your Business and your Life?
Here are 3 INSPIRATIONAL Tools that might help:
I’d love to hear all about how you THRIVE in Business and Life.  Comments are welcome

Despite his multiple degrees, academic accomplishments and ability to help patients heal rapidly, his business was just limping along.  

Building a good reputation is a long term investment that delivers multiple rewards, personally and professionally.

And we only ever have influence over our reputation—never control—as is the case with all things external to us. And a good reputation remains one of our most precious assets (far more important than any career, home, car, or possession)

In addition, a reputation is a fragile thing. It requires constant feeding. Consistency is crucial. For example, if you live up to your reputation 99% of the time but fail to do so 1% of the time, you risk disproportionate reputation damage especially if the person you let down is a highly influential connection in your network.
A good reputation is a natural outgrowth of you. This is an on-going journey of self-development and self- awareness.

THE BENEFITS OF A GOOD REPUTATION

1. You can't stop others from maligning you, but a good reputation can come to your rescue when other members of your network rise to your defense without you even knowing it.
2. A good reputation provides you a target at which to keep aiming. Let your good reputation serve as motivation for you to try to improve yourself.
3. A good reputation represents a great marketing strategy. When I find a service provider of any kind whose performance outshines their competition, I become their most enthusiastic free sales person because I recommend them enthusiastically to others, and I’m happy to pay them what they're worth.
4. A good reputation inspires others. We all need positive role models, even the best and brightest among us.
   

What kind of Reputation do you have?

As youngsters most of us have all been told to work in pairs for the greater good - but when we enter the business world that mindset often goes away. Working in business can be cut throat and the competition, like you, wants to win. Many businesses have resorted to clever and bold tactics to get ahead, while others find themselves in a 24/7 survival mode, barely making it.

Optimism has a great power on one's mindset and abilities as a leader. For optimum business growth, a leader who empowers his team with uplifting thoughts and words is highly valued.

Thinking positively will affect the work ethic of one's peers and direct reports and ultimately create an energy or foundation where great relationships and results abound.

An optimistic leader will see the upside to most situations, and will work to solve problems instead of letting problems be a source of decreasing self-esteem. And yet, pessimistic leaders can be quite prevalent in the work place.

Pessimists generally view everything negatively and expect to fail at everything they do. The expectation of failure will inevitably deliver failure. Most pessimists expect bad things to happen, and find their expectations validated when these bad things do happen.

There are several ways to spot pessimism in a leader. The easiest way is to analyze their perspective on things:

If a leader of a specific group outlines a project with the expectation of failure, instead of empowering his peers with the thoughts of success, then the leader is most likely a pessimist.

If things do not go as planned and the leader does not use it as an opportunity to learn, but instead behaves as if the failure was to be expected, then you most likely have a pessimist.

Working with a pessimist will most likely decrease overall moral. To get over this, it is best to follow the pessimists leadership, but NOT the pessimists overall attitude or perspective toward life.

Insights into the leadership style as it relates to communication is a key bridge to empowering effective change and transformation, particularly with the Pessimistic Leader! This is where awareness + adaptation can take your leaders over the pessimistic fence and into the arena of meaningful change, enhanced loyalty and greater productivity!

Click here to see if your leaders are unintentionally sending out the wrong message!

The “Best Leaders” have the capacity and vision to see a challenge ahead of them and they prepare to meet it, or even beat it, even before it happens. Top Leaders are proactive and results oriented.

Most of us don't live this way. Instead we react to problems as they come up and then find ourselves so buried in immediate needs that we can't focus on the future.


To be an Effective Leader you have to know your strengths but that is only part of the story.
Nancy Allen, CEO of Impact Training & Development

Leaders Leave Clues

• True Leaders are humble as they exercise their power and influence.
• Top Leaders make values and integrity a top priority while focusing on the well-being of their employees 
• Basically, there are two types of approaches that Leaders take: Those who constantly see problems without offering solutions and those who communicate the issues at hand and offer solutions, while empowering employees to contribute and engage in the ownership of the solution. How refreshing! How important! This is the Leaders Edge. 
• When disagreements are necessary, the Best Leaders are gentle yet firm. 
• Their commitment to serve in order to lead is the game changer that drives Top Leaders.

In summary, Leaders who embrace using DiSC while incorporating a “Coaching Culture” bring an edge to today’s Corporate Culture in the form of a communication style that their teams and employees welcome. This edge has shown to deliver better business results, increased customer loyalty, and greater job satisfaction across the board!

With the challenges that Leaders have in today’s new economy and unique workforce, it is crucial to have Coaching Programs and Communication Assessments (like DiSC) in place, as an integral part of their Company Culture.

To learn more about our Effective Leadership Programs or how your company can use DiSC Assessments to succeed

Contact Nancy Allen 770-449-5350 or email: Impactdev(at)mindspring.com

The Top Leaders have the capacity and vision to see a challenge ahead of them and they prepare to meet it, or even beat it, even before it happens. Top Leaders are proactive and results oriented.

Most of us don't live this way. Instead we react to problems as they come up and then find ourselves so buried in immediate needs that we can't focus on the future.

Here are a few strengths that Top Leaders share.

• True Leaders are humble as they exercise their power and influence.
• When disagreements are necessary, the Best Leaders are gentle yet firm.
• Their commitment to serve in order to lead effectively is what drives Top Leaders.
• Top Leaders make values and integrity his or her priority while focusing on the well-being of the members of the team.
• In general there are two types of people in the world: those who constantly view problems without offering solutions and those who communicate the issues at hand and offer solutions, while empowering employees to contribute, problem-solve and engage in the ownership of the solution.

In summary, Leaders who embrace a “Coaching Culture” while using DiSC to adapt their communication style to their teams and employees enhance group cohesion and deliver better business results, overall!

With the challenges that Leaders have in today’s economy and diverse workforce, it is crucial to have Coaching Programs and Communication Assessments (like DiSC) in place, as an integral part of their Company Culture.

To Learn more about our Effective Leadership Programs - Contact Nancy Allen for details: 770- 449-5350 or email: Impactdev(at)mindspring.com