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Welcome to "The Leader's Edge". In it, Roz offers a wealth of information and expertise on such topics as "Success Skills for the New E-conomy" and "E-mail Etiquette". Read a selection of these articles below. And should you wish to receive this newsletter, please click here to sign up.

The Leader's Edge #63
What got you here can't take you any further

  • Take a good look in the mirror
  • Recovering Micromanagers
  • Acknowledge others' successes

The Leader's Edge #62
Sharpen Your Holiday Etiquette Tools

  • No double-dipping
  • Toasting is an art
  • Arrival Etiquette

The Leader's Edge #61
How To Make Your Virtual Meetings Visually Entertaining

  • Make Your Visuals as Important as Your Agenda
  • Death by PowerPoint
  • Interactive and Personal

The Leader's Edge #60
Your Virtual Stage Presence

  • Think Newscaster
  • About Those Hands
  • Using Your Eyes

The Leader's Edge #59
Preparing For Your Virtual Presentation

  • Succeed and Be Heard
  • Rotate Team Meeting Times
  • Technology Terror

The Leader's Edge #58
Virtually Speaking

  • The Virtual World is Expanding
  • A Daunting Task
  • Are You Ready?

The Leader's Edge #57
Charisma

  • Be Open
  • Be Connected
  • Be Passionate

The Leader's Edge #56
Mastering The Silent Language

  • Manage Your Impressions
  • Supporting Your Entrance
  • Posture Matters

The Leader's Edge #55
Executive Presence (Part 3)

  • Self-Awareness
  • Self-Management
  • Social Awareness

The Leader's Edge #54
Executive Presence (Part 2)

  • Visualize How You Want To Show Up
  • Eliminate A One-size Fits All Approach
  • Adopt An Informal Persona

The Leader's Edge #53
Do You Have Executive Presence? (Part 1)

  • Let's Get Physical
  • Be current and congruent
  • Dress For The Job You Want

The Leader's Edge #52
Tough Love

  • Tips For Giving Feedback On Performance
  • Don't Make It Personal
  • Seek First To Understand

The Leader's Edge #51
Blooming Where You Are Planted

  • True Leaders Look For And See The Big Picture
  • True Leaders Seek Feedback And Make Course Corrections Accordingly
  • Checklist For Thinking Like A Leader

The Leader's Edge #50
Taking The High Road To The New Year

  • Gracious Is As Gracious Does.
  • Adopt A Sense Of Humor.
  • Craft Your Escape Plan

The Leader's Edge #49
A Simple Holiday Recipe For Joy And Meaning This Season

  • Be Grateful In Good Times
  • Be Grateful In Difficult Times
  • Giving Voice To Gratitude

The Leader's Edge #48
Miracles Happen When You Care

  • Become Your Personal Best
  • Take Ownership Of Others' Perceptions Of You
  • Don't Stretch Yourself Too Thin
  • Keep Your Eye On The Road

The Leader's Edge #47
What Did Your Last Email Say About You?

  • Fine Tune Your Virtual Handshake
  • Make Your Subject Line Work For You
  • Be Consistent In Every Email

The Leader's Edge #46
Big Things Start With Small Talk

  • Adopt the Likeability Factor
  • Listen With Genuine Interest
  • Do Your Homework If You Know Who You Are Meeting

The Leader's Edge #45
Motivating The Generations At Work

  • What's Going on Here?
  • What Went Wrong?
  • Making it Fun

The Leader's Edge #44
How to be Headache Free....

  • Don't
  • Do
  • Know When to Fold 'em

The Leader's Edge #43
Are You the Next Betty White?

  • What Betty White Can Teach Us About Consistency and Personal Branding
  • Honor Consistency
  • Look At The Cost of Doing the Work You Do

The Leader's Edge #42
Thriving in the Tri-generational Workplace

  • The Players
  • Brand Yourself as Cross-Generationally Comfortable
  • Tips for Baby Boomers
  • Tips for Generation X
  • Tips for Millennials
  • Your Ace in the Hole

The Leader's Edge #41
What Do You Stand For?

  • How Do You Define Your Intellectual Property?
  • Where Do You Begin?
  • Enhance Your Reputation

The Leader's Edge #40
The Tipping Point of 'Virtual Branding'

  • The Community of Shared Interest
  • Connect with the Global 'muscle'
  • "Why aren't you Blogging?"
  • Building Communities of Purpose

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Welcome to "The Leader's Edge". In it, Roz offers a wealth of information and expertise on such topics as "Success Skills for the New E-conomy" and "E-mail Etiquette". Read a selection of these articles below. And should you wish to receive this newsletter, please contact The Usheroff Institute.

The Leader's Edge #39
Time to Toot Your Own Brand

  • Create your Brag Bag
  • Lay your Foundation
  • Find Commonality

The Leader's Edge #38
Taking The Leap... With My Latest Book

  • Personal Leadership: Bringing the Inside Out
  • Passion and Compassion
  • Inspiration

The Leader's Edge #37
How To Make Your Boss Love You

  • Watch Your Attitude
  • Understanding The Boss
  • How Much Info Does Your Boss Need?

The Leader's Edge #36
Creating The Brand That Is Uniquely You

  • Personal Branding
  • Are You Contributing or Just Present?
  • Don’t Ask Permission

The Leader's Edge #35
What Kind of Risk-Taker Are You?

  • Are You Front Stage Or Back Stage?
  • Trust Your Instincts
  • Don't Be Afraid To Ask For Help

The Leader's Edge #34
Does Technology Trump High-Tech Training?

  • The Inattention Span
  • The Kids Are Alright

The Leader's Edge #33
The Art of Strategic Persuasion

  • Social Proof
  • The Power of Less
  • Inspiration And Emotion
  • The Likeability Factor

The Leader's Edge #32
How to Stand Out by Fitting In

  • It's All In the Details
  • Create and Maintain a Signature Look
  • The Four Food Groups
  • Directing the Interview

The Leader's Edge #31
Is It Time To Go Guerrilla In Interviews?

  • Be Personable
  • Be Credible
  • Be Remarkable
  • Be Memorable

The Leader's Edge #30
Building Your Brand Through Better Virtual Networking

  • Separate Your Social And Business Networks
  • Be Ve-w-w-wy, Ve-w-w-wy Careful
  • Keep Those Updates Coming

The Leader's Edge #29
Jumpstart Your Networking: A Fresh Approach for 2009

  • The Power of Less
  • Inspiration And Emotion
  • The Likeability Factor

The Leader's Edge #28
Holiday Business Etiquette: Rules to Live By (And Some Not To…)

  • The Pratfall
  • Make Working The Room a Priority
  • Treat Your Cients Like Royalty

The Leader's Edge #27
The Top 10 Ways to Find (And Keep) That Job

  • The Top Reasons People Are Successful
  • Know Your Goal
  • It Is The Best Convincer That Wins A Tob Job

The Leader's Edge #26
Seven Strategies For Riding Out The Storm

  • Avoid Doomsday Scenarios
  • Develop The Consultant Mentality
  • Treat Yourself As A Brand

The Leader's Edge #25
Enhancing Your Executive Presence in the Dining Room

  • Pre-Meal Etiquette
  • Eating Styles
  • And Some Nitty-Gritty

The Leader's Edge #24
Tuning Up Your Virtual Conferencing Skills

  • Welcome to Summer
  • You are your own messenger
  • Treat It As A Meeting

The Leader's Edge #23
A Guide to Becoming The Perfect Summer Guest

  • Guest Do's
  • Don'ts
  • Conclusion

The Leader's Edge #22
Valentine Etiquette

  • Valentine's Day Etiquette in the Workplace
  • How to Give a Compliment Sincerely with a Gift
  • How to receive a compliment graciously
  • Corporate Dining Etiquette

The Leader's Edge #21
Holiday Business Savvy

  • Dining Etiquette Tips to Impress
  • Monitoring Your Alcohol Consumption
  • Christmas Party Do’s
  • Christmas Party Don’ts
  • More Unwritten “Code of Conduct” Party Rules
  • Rules of Etiquette for Sending Business Christmas Cards

The Leader's Edge #20
The Ten Commandments for Getting Visible

  • Strategy One: Build Rapport
  • Strategy Two: Nurture your relationship with your boss
  • Strategy Three: Don't Get Pigeonholed
  • Strategy Four: Bond with people outside of your circle
  • Strategy Five: Showcase your interests
  • Strategy Six: Hone your social graces
  • Strategy Seven: Connect with people on a deeper level
  • Strategy Eight: Invest in the "personal touch"
  • Strategy Nine: Become a cheerleader for others
  • Strategy Ten: Build a reputation as being a team player

The Leader's Edge #19
Tips for Cubicle Courtesy and Office Layout

  • Setting the Scene
  • Cue Etiquette Quiz
  • A Cubicle Etiquette Primer
  • Navigating & Occupying Physical Space
  • Concluding Thoughts

The Leader's Edge #18
The Power of Protocol Intelligence

  • Memory Lane
  • Corporate Reality
  • The Price of Technology
  • Blackberry Rules
  • Voicemail Rules
  • Email Rules

The Leader's Edge #17
Fireproof! The Art of Networking

  • What is the REAL Secret of Having a Successful Career?
  • Your Network is Your Net Worth
  • Small Talk Starters

The Leader's Edge #16
Seven Steps to a Successful Meeting:
Getting the Mayhem out of Meeting Mania

  • Productive Meeting - an Oxymoron?
  • One on One Meetings with Customers
  • When the Meeting is Held On Your Premises
  • Meetings That Work

The Leader's Edge #15
Swinging Into Golf Season

  • Dress Code
  • Host Behaviour
  • Guest Behaviour
  • Players Etiquette

The Leader's Edge #14
Build Your Life Raft Ahead of Time

  • Dispelling the Job Security Myth
  • How to Build a Life Raft
  • How Can You Remain Employable?
  • Launching Your Life Raft

The Leader's Edge #13
Wearing Too Many Hats?

  • Rediscovering Your Expertise?
  • Are You Waiting for a Waterfall in the Desert?
  • Giving Away Your Expertise

The Leader's Edge #12
The ABCs Of Business Entertaining

  • Practical Tips on Dining Etiquette

The Leader's Edge #11
The "Silent Language" and What It Says About You"

  • Quiz: How warm or cool do you come across?
  • Why worry?

The Leader's Edge #10
How To Celebrate This Holiday Season

  • Party Survival Tips
  • On a personal note...

The Leader's Edge #9
Host Behavior Makes the Difference

  • The pitfalls of 'guest behavior'
  • The power of 'host behavior'
  • How host behavior ensures 'First Class' treatment
  • What kind of behavior do you use?
  • Tips for initiating host behavior

The Leader's Edge #8
Understanding the Communication "Gap"

  • The Anatomy of a Communication
  • Modes and Messages
  • Conclusion

The Leader's Edge #7
Personal Branding: Putting the 'Real You' Out Front

  • A Personal Brand is You
  • Five Tips for Creating a Personal Brand

The Leader's Edge #6
Basic Strategies for Communication Success

  • Key Gender Communication Differences
  • Gender Sensitivity Tips for Writers and Speakers
  • Adam and Eve: The Original Communication Breakdown?
  • Learning From Each Other: Communication Do's and Don'ts

The Leader's Edge #5
Navigating Your Career Into the 21st Century

  • Cocktail Party Quiz

The Leader's Edge #4
Putting Your Best Foot Forward At Your Office Party

  • Taking The Stress Out Of The Holiday Season
  • Don't Make Wrong Assumptions When Giving To Your International Clients

The Leader's Edge #3
Using Email To Your Advantage

  • Celliquette
  • Voice Mail

The Leader's Edge #2
Mastering Protocol for the New Economy

  • Test Your Etiquette Skills
  • Entering An Office
  • Good Manners Mean Good Business
  • Polishing Your Business Etiquette

The Leader's Edge #1
Let's Take the Stress Out of Business Casual

  • Make Business Meetings More Effective
  • Charisma can be Earned, but Never Faked
 




 
         

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