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How To Lead When You’re Not In Charge

I remember like it was yesterday.  March 2004, two months before graduating, I landed my first job out of college with Enterprise Rent-A-Car.  Like many of my peers I was happy to be employed, but the overachiever inside was plotting on how to fast track through the company’s corporate structure and become the woman in charge.

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Unless you’re in a small minority of people who come out of school with a business ready made, chances are you’ve worked for someone other than yourself.  According to data on statiscbrain.com, of the 318 million people in America, only 400,400 are CEO’s – so it’s highly likely that you’ll always work for someone.  However, you shouldn’t let that fact limit your leadership capacity.

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4 Ways Fiverr Can Take Your Entrepreneurial Skills To The Next Level

Way deep down inside you and I started (or want to start) a business because we have superb skills, tons of passion, and desire and drive to significantly impact the world. After much thought, lots of feedback, and probably some hesitancy we made (or will make) the courageous decision to jump in!

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Entrepreneurs have varying personalities but one character trait unites us: We think we can do everything.  It’s this ‘I can take on the world’ notion that makes us so unique.  But here’s what we know for sure: No matter how smart or how many degrees we have, no one person can do everything.

However, time and time again we succumb to our

  • Pride
  • Ego
  • Intellect
  • Budget
  • Insert the thing you succumb to here <–

and we let our super hero syndrome get in the way. We singlehandedly try to take on everything. Recently, I succumbed once more….

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A Crash Course to Create Better Communication

There is no doubt about it: The common denominator between great leaders and amazing companies is a high level of communication.  Simply put, if you’re a leader, communication is key!  When team members are in the know, everybody wins!

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Communication doesn’t have to be overly complicated. Here’s a simple crash course to immediately create better communication.

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Do You Have a Map for That?

Imagine you’re going on vacation, traveling to a bustling city where there will be plenty to do and see.  You’re so excited, you’ve been dreaming of this vacation for over 2 years.  You’ve seen pictures, surfed the web, picked out the perfect hotel, and have the ideal itinerary lined up.  The vision is becoming reality. You board the airplane and can’t wait for vacation to start.

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A few hours later you land and with butterflies of excitement, rush out of the airport to jump into your rental car. But wait; there’s a huge problem…You don’t have a map.  Now what: Do you      wing-it in a foreign city by riding along hoping you’ll stumble onto the correct path? Or, not wanting to waste any of your precious vacation, do you find the closest convenience store to purchase a map?