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Heidi Alexandra Pollard - EzineArticles.com Expert Author
Coach, trainer, facilitator, author and speaker, Heidi inspires all who come into contact with her and her unique message. Her passion has always centered on principles such as two-way communication, servant leadership and continuous learning – her message – creating organisations with hearts that connect with people.
She enjoys working closely with professional communicators and leaders who are in a position to affect their company culture and are up to the challenge of adopting a ... [More]
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- Daily Success Habits
[Self-Improvement:Success] Everyone wants to be successful. Everyone wants to have more, be more, do more and enjoy more of what life has to offer. What then is it that differentiates the highly successful from those who accomplish very little?
- Are Your Fears and Fairytales Holding You Back?
[Self-Improvement:Positive-Attitude] The power of communication is what the listener does with the message, not what the message does to the listener. The same can be said about your inner dialogue. What are you doing with the messages and stories you tell yourself?
- Attitude is Everything
[Self-Improvement:Positive-Attitude] Stuck in a rut? Feel like you've hit a plateau at work? Not sure what to do next to get your career progression into gear? Then it might be time to take a look at your attitude.
- The Art of Conversation in Building Business Relationships
[Business:Workplace-Communication] The ability to communicate and converse with confidence and clarity is a key trait that will help you get to the top of your profession and field. By taking the time to tweak your positive communication and conversation skills you will improve your personal brand and begin to notice a dramatic difference in the way other people perceive you.
- Hiccups Can Sometimes Be a Handup
[Self-Improvement:Positive-Attitude] It's a fact of life that everyone makes mistakes and the busier you are and the more you do, the more mistakes you will make. The important differentiating factor between ordinary people and extraordinary people is how well they deal with these inevitable ups and downs of life.
- Did I Just See You on YouTube?
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Video-Marketing] There is a massive market of opportunity for you as a business owner or career professional today to catapult your visibility and drive prospects and employers to your website, blog or online resume through utilizing the power of video. Not sure why or how to use video online...
- The Secret to Setting Powerful Goals in 2009
[Self-Improvement:Goal-Setting] It's easy to make resolutions. But it's hard to make them come true. No wonder so many people make the same resolutions every year, without ever achieving them. Don't let yourself fall into this trap. If you want 2009 to be more successful than 2008, you need to think differently and plan differently.
- Overcoming Overwhelm This Christmas
[Self-Improvement:Success] One of the most common things coaching clients express despair over to me is the feeling that no matter how hard they try they never feel a sense of completion as the next thing has already rolled in requiring attention. So how do you overcome overwhelm? I believe it all boils down to your vision and focus. The greater clarity you have about where you are heading and why, the better ability you have to choose the most important thing to do each day, each hour, each minute. The key then is to take action and start on that task and get it done as efficiently as you can.
- Bring on a Healthy Dose of Optimism
[Business:Management] Businesses that succeed in the long run take an optimistic attitude to the economy. Those that triumph through the difficult times and continue marketing and use this opportunity to highlight their benefits to potential clients and customers will continue to flourish and prosper.
- Focus On What You Want
[Self-Improvement:Attraction] You create your entire world by the things you choose to think about and how you choose to think about them. Research shows that wealthy, happy, successful people fill their minds with thoughts, words, pictures and images of wealth, success, productivity, creativity, joy and solutions most of the time.
- How Magnetic is Your Leadership?
[Business:Team-Building] Leadership isn't just about getting others to buy into your vision and follow you. To become a true leader today you must understand the principles of servant leadership, focusing on the people in your team and encouraging and supporting each person to realize their full potential. It is only once you let go of your ego and learn to lead with your heart that you will become a truly magnetic leader.
- Great Companies Grow Their Leaders
[Business:Workplace-Communication] Despite today's fickle times, some companies and brands thrive and excel. What makes them so successful? The difference I believe is their leadership and communication style. Great companies effectively communicate and grow their leaders faster than their competition and the speed of change.
- To Tell Or To Ask - That Is The Question
[Self-Improvement:Leadership] I recently had the pleasure of leading a workshop for over 150 leaders and managers from a large health service. The focus of the session was communication in all its glory - upward, downward, horizontal and interpersonal. My focus was on getting the participants to really get back to basics and consider their personal leadership communication style.
- Hiring Talent On Attitude Or Aptitude?
[Business:Human-Resources] Recently I spent a large part of the day interviewing candidates for a publishing position for a large government agency. What struck me during and after the interviews was the tension I felt between hiring with wit and not just resume. That is, my desire to hire a whole person based on their skills AND their attitude and not just their aptitude.
- Customer Centric Marketing - Why Bother?
[Business:Marketing] When planning your marketing strategy you should begin with your customer in mind, because what they want is what really matters. Why? Because the customer you please is the customer you keep!
- Adding Value For Business Success
[Business:Change-Management] Organizations are discovering that the traditional 'command and control' style of management is no longer effective in today's environment. Today's businesses require rapid response, leveraged creativity, resilience and individual effort in order to remain competitive. Retaining key valued staff requires much more than just satisfactory remuneration and is critical to company success.
- Is It Time To Brand You?
[Business:Branding] Being bland is NOT the way to stand out and sizzle in your career. If you really want to boost your career and be seen as an expert in your field, then you can't be passive. You MUST be able to stand behind your personal brand without fear or embarrassment.
- Coaching - Is It Sweet Advice Or Smooth Sales Pitch?
[Self-Improvement:Coaching] The latest buzzword of the noughties seems to be on the tip of everyone's lips and the message is often mixed - coaching. Life coaching, business coaching, success coaching, career coaching - the versions are many but the concept the same - having someone to help you get on track, gain clarity, expand your mind or career path or laser your skills and strengths. The benefits of coaching can be considerable and worth several times the investment. Finding the right coach to fit with your needs and style is important and well worth the effort.
- Sanity Tips For Home-Based Consultancy Success
[Home-Based-Business] So you've decided to take the plunge and start your own home-based consultancy. You have grand ideas of being your own boss, visions of leisurely days, working in your jeans, having time to 'do lunch' with your friends around your work time. For those of you, like myself who have been working from a home office for sometime you will know only too well that often the line between work life and home life soon blurs.
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