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The Decision-making Secret Every Entrepreneur Should Know

entrepreneur / By Ann Gatty / 4 minutes of reading

Entrepreneurs often find their decision-making under great uncertainty. However, it’s important to realize that decisiveness will help you take action. Making on-the-spot decisions is a necessary skill for any entrepreneur. Unexpected situations crop up daily. With little time to analyze, the situation must be resolved. Staff and clients count on your decision-making. Obviously, you want […]

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How to Become a Better Leader Overnight

leadership / By Ann Gatty / 5 minutes of reading

What if you could find a simple action list that when embraced, could make you a better leader overnight? We know that it takes strong leadership to build a thriving business. The goal for building any business is to create long term success. That goal translates into building a consistent profit. With effective leadership, the

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3 Habits to Transform from a Good Leader into a Great Leader

leadership / By Ann Gatty / 4 minutes of reading

If you are an entrepreneur, your focus may not be on being a great leader. Regardless of whether you are a solo entrepreneur, or have a small number of employees, I want to explain why you need to hone your leadership skills. You can’t be a leader without followers. And, if you want to grow

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Why Great Leaders Are Perpetual Learners

leadership / By Ann Gatty / 3 minutes of reading

Great leaders are perpetual learners. In other words, they are individuals who rely on their insatiable appetite to learn. Learning, for them, is as natural as breathing. Always curious and experimenting with possibilities, these individuals have made their mark on our business enterprises in the past and will continue to do so in the future.

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5 Essential Leadership Qualities That Strengthen Your Influence

leadership / By Ann Gatty / 7 minutes of reading

In this article, I list five essential leadership qualities that I wish I had learned earlier in my career. Some of you reading this may be first time executives, or professionals who have recently changed jobs. Some of you may be business executives trying to rev up your employees. You may be entrepreneurs trying to

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Creating Smooth Transitions In Life and At Work

women leadership / By Ann Gatty / 4 minutes of reading

Transitions in our personal and professional lives are inevitable, challenging, and stressful. Whether we are choosing to make a change – or if change is being thrust upon us – we can either resist or embrace the experience. When maximized and leveraged appropriately, transitions are strategic opportunities to exploit our best developed skills, knowledge and

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The Art of Journaling

productivity / By Ann Gatty / 3 minutes of reading

Journal writing has many purposes. Some people enjoy keeping a diary to document daily events, a recent vacation or maybe even the process of learning a new skill. Journaling can be a significant aid in making changes in one’s life. There is a benefit in writing down things that keep track of how an event

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