Leadership
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Grow a Garden of Success
It’s that time of year when we all feel rejuvenated and ready to get growing new things. That might be a new hobby, a new sport, or a new garden. When planting out your spring garden, you need to consider many things to be successful. An abundant garden requires preparation, seeds, and tending. In your…
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Struggling to Motivate Your Workforce? Check Out These Best Practices
Developing leaders and managers is the most important advantage we will have in the future. The process by which you develop your managers and the tools you equip them with will determine your success. Few innovative technologies last long before being replaced, however intentionally developing a team will pay big dividends well into the future.…
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Get Results from Your Team
Is your work style “I’m running a business” or “I’m building an organization”? The way you answer this question will determine the trajectory of your business. Are you creating managers who can problem solve or are you constantly putting out fires yourself? If you are spending more time “doing” and not enough time leading, your…
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Clarity Is the Antidote to Uncertainty
We are living in crazy times and uncertain times. I was reading recently about John D. Rockefeller in his early business days. The nation was deep in a recession, and yet he took advantage of openings he saw all around him. In fact, he said, “I always tried to turn every disaster into an opportunity.”…
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Are Your Listening Skills Keeping You from the Success You Desire?
Most people are egocentric, which leads to poor listening. How often do you ask people to repeat themselves? The problem is not getting people to talk; it’s getting them to listen. We have all kinds of communication training, yet little on listening well. Poor listening starts from bad habits. You can become a better listener.…
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Double Your Listening Effectiveness and Increase Your Income
Talk less. Learn more. Earn more. Most of us don’t realize we have a problem with listening; we don’t fully realize how listening (or not listening) affects us daily. Most individuals use only 25 percent of their inherent ability to listen. Hearing is a faculty; listening is an art. Listening is a skill and, like…
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The Greatest Management Secret of the 21st Century
Are you ready for it? Today, I want to share with business leaders the greatest management secret of the 21st century! I’ll never forget when I was promoted to Vice President of Sales at the wholesale distribution business where I worked. I was given a short course on managing people by my boss. The essence…
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Win Big with Small Talk
Have you ever found yourself in a one-sided conversation with someone who is talking on and on? You’re nodding your head and looking at them but not hearing a word they’re saying. You might even be thinking to yourself, how much longer will this go on? They believe you’re listening because your eye contact, head-nodding,…
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Gwynedd Mercy University President Deanne H. D’Emilio Wins Prestigious Chief Executive Leadership Award
Gwynedd Mercy University’s President Deanne H. D’Emilio has been awarded the Chief Executive Leadership Award from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE). This prestigious award recognizes a District II member institution’s highest-ranking officer for exceptional efforts in promoting the understanding and support of education. D’Emilio’s leadership at GMercyU has been marked by…
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As We Near the End of the First Quarter, Pause and Take a Pulse Check
Here we are, nearing the end of the first quarter. How are you doing? Let’s take a first-quarter pulse check! It’s been quite a ride. Are you growing? Is your business thriving? Now is a great time to pause and look at where you are, how you got here, and where the rest of the…
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Executive Director of Bucks County Abuse Center Celebrated for Work in the Community
An important staff member of a center in Bucks County is being acknowledged for the hard work and dedication she has put in. Marianne Lynch is the Executive Director of A Woman’s Place, a domestic abuse treatment center located in Doylestown. In her role, she has been able to help countless women facing domestic abuse…
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Are Your Leadership Habits Bringing You Success?
All leaders have a natural style — a combination of personality and values. Some are aggressive, some passive. Some are extroverted, some introverted. No matter what your current style, you do not have to change your personality or lower your values to become a top-notch leader. In one of his best-selling books, Jim Collins refers…
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Yardley Resident, President of Penn State Organization Praises University’s Leadership
A university student from Bucks County is one of many people at her school who is praising the leadership of the college’s president. Susan Snyder wrote about the local student in The Philadelphia Inquirer. Sydney Gibbard, a senior biomedical engineering major at Pennsylvania State University and a resident of Yardley, is one of many members…
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Manager by Accident or Effective Leader: Which One Are You?
Research indicates that the number one reason people leave an organization is the incompetence of their direct boss. It is very difficult to influence others if you have difficulty leading your own self. Yet, in many cases, leaders often promote people to management levels through MBA (Management by Accident). Every day you choose to lead…
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Creating Leaders Out of Doers: Are You Up for the Challenge?
Every day, individuals are promoted to supervisory or management positions because of their ability to get the job done. They are the best doer — the best technician, salesperson, or worker bee. Great at execution, we promote them to management. If they are lucky, they get a half day workshop on “Everything You Need to…
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Are You Creating a Culture of Success in Business?
Every organization has a culture. It begins as soon as there are people working together, communicating about the day-to-day, vision, and purpose of the organization. Culture can be positive and vibrant with engaged employees, or it can be toxic or apathetic. As a leader, you should be intentional about creating the culture you want, or it…
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Centric Bank President & CEO Patricia Husic Spotlighted on 2023 Power List
Centric Bank’s President & CEO is getting recognized for her leadership. Central Penn Business Journal spotlighted Patricia Husic on their 2023 Power List in Banking and Finance. This Power List is a compilation of leaders whose positions give them the opportunity to shape central PA communities and influence the quality of life in the region. “From accountants to…
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Two Veteran ACJ Team Members Take Role of President, VP of Marketing
American Community Journals is excited to announce the promotion of two longtime team members, Kim McGuane and Mitchell Phillips. American Community Journals is the parent company of VISTA Today, MONTCO Today, DELCO Today, and BUCKSCO Today. These platforms highlight positive upbeat stories of each county reaching audiences across the Delaware Valley. McGuane, who has 20…
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