Multi-Cultural Leadership

They are not doing business with you because…

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

And this may well be the greatest opportunity presently available to leaders, professionals, entrepreneurs and business development people right now: the simple act of... »

Personal Packaging

Wednesday, March 31, 2010

One big factor in marketing a product is its packaging. Different packaging for different products, different packaging for the same product sold in different markets, there are many variables to packaging which effect marketing effectiveness. These same principles apply to packaging yourself! »

Let Not Your Vision Be Blurry…

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

You must create a crystal clear mental picture of the goal you want to reach, for there is no way to reach a goal until you have a clearly defined picture of it. If your visualization is hazy, the goal will be distorted even when you reach it. »

Leadership Examples

Monday, February 15, 2010

Corporate culture is established at the top by one or two key people. Their deeds and behaviors will be injected through every vein of the organization. »

The Year of the Tiger!

Thursday, February 11, 2010

A special message to our many Chinese readers of the Thought of the Day... »

Leadership Lessons of Dr. King

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Today, more lessons from Dr. Martin Luther King… »

Effective Motivation

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

The problem with the “carrot and stick” is that today’s “carrot” becomes tomorrow expected benefit and the “stick” only works when the fearful leader with the stick is present. The only form of permanent, self-sustaining, motivation is personal motivation. »

Effective Communication…

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Leadership must assume the responsibility for establishing the proper environment for effective communication. »

Holiday Bonus – Executive Self Rating

Wednesday, December 23, 2009

The "Thought of the Day" will be on holiday this week and next, to return on January 5th, but we have a gift for you! As a special gift to our readers and to demo a future potential method of delivering valuable content to you in new ways we're giving you a 'private' video... »

China 101 – Cultural Differences

Monday, November 30, 2009

The most oft searched topic of our Thought of the Day posts are from people seeking information on the cultural differences of doing business as an American working with the Chinese or vice versa. I recently attended the 10th Annual U.S. – China Trade Conference in Chicago and would like to share some... »

Why do we write the Thought of the Day?

Russ Miller comments on the origin of the "Thought of the Day" and the Business Management and Leadership Development training activities of Performance Institute.