Trailblazers

If You Are a Leader: The 10 Reasons You Should Use Twitter

Bea Fields — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 18:06:36 -0500

It is not uncommon to talk with leaders each day who say they just don’t understand Twitter. They go to the site and see where someone is talking about the coffee they are drinking or their latest trip to the grocery store.

The reality is that this microblogging tool is gaining more and more users, and the momentum is high. CEOs from around the world are now using Twitter as a way to expand their brands and connect to their employees and customers.

The Breakdown of Accountability in the McCain Campaign

Bea Fields — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 07:15:06 -0500

As most leadership consultants do, I have been watching the campaign in earnest to learn what I can about formulas for success. The more I watch the ending of the McCain campaign, the more clear it becomes as to why this campaign failed.

10 Ways to Position Yourself for Success

Bea Fields — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:16:26 -0400

Business leaders of today are often driven to compete strictly on price, quality, and features of their products and services. Companies who prosper over the long term don't simply offer the best deals, the best quality, or the most impressive bells and whistles. If you want to win big in today's cutting edge world of business, you have to begin by thinking differently and by challenging the status quo. Whether you are a new or an established business owner, these ten powerful strategies will position your company for big success.

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Ten Strategies for Developing the Art of Leadership

Bea Fields — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 10:39:58 -0400

Many people are born leaders, yet the ability to lead is actually an art and an amazing collection of skills which can be learned and sharpened. The following top ten daily habits will help you and/or your clients grow as a leader personally, professionally, and spiritually.

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My Top 20 Picks for Video Submission

Bea Fields — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 14:30:48 -0400

Over the past few weeks, my co-authors from EDGE! A Leadership Story and I hired Steve Renshaw to help us create a movie trailer for the book. You can take a peek at the trailer here. Steve did a really great job.

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5 Critical Questions to Answer to Assess Your Networking Skills

Bea Fields — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 08:30:51 -0400

People often describe themselves as master networkers. They attend gobs of events, pass out thousands of business cards and flit from group to group, doing everything they can to get people to buy from them. They spit out their elevator speech (quite frankly, I can’t stand an elevator pitch…I can smell one a mile away), often get confused in the delivering that boring speech, talk about themselves on and on and never stop to ask the other person “Tell me about you, and how can I help you succeed?”You see, I believe asking this question is the key to success with networking.

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Leadership Coaching: The 360 Degree Review Process

Bea Fields — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:47:51 -0400

A 360 Degree Feedback Review is a multi-source feedback, multi-rater assessment, upward feedback or peer evaluation designed to give you a panoramic view of your leadership capabilities. It is a process in which you evaluate yourself on a set of criteria, your manager or supervisor will then evaluate you, as do your peers, direct reports, even family members. Upon completion of the assessment, you will receive a gap analysis detailing how you perceive yourself versus how others perceive you.

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The 10 Critical Questions to Answer to Increase Productivity and Master Time

Bea Fields — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 08:00:52 -0400

I am not a productivity expert, but I am well known for getting
things done and getting them done well, so I want to share with you a
few strategies which have worked for me so that you can also be more
productive.

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Leadership Coaching: Is Your Employee Truly Ready for Coaching?

Bea Fields — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 08:37:52 -0400

As someone who has coached over 800 leaders and who has been coached by five different coaches in the past nine years, I have to say that leadership coaching works for MOST people. The person who usually experiences success is the person who willingly raises a hand and says "I want to improve. I know I have a LOT of skills that I am not using or that can be stronger/better."

What I have found does not work is a case like this:

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Ten Critical Questions to Answer to Drive Innovation

Bea Fields — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 07:38:12 -0400

If you like this article, you are going to love the upcoming teleconference: The Future of Business from the Minds of Ten Top Professionals

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QUIZ: Are You a Meddling Leader?

Bea Fields — Tue, 27 May 2008 13:31:03 -0400

With leadership comes great
responsibility: The responsibility for revenues, the responsibility for
people, the responsibility for public image, and the list goes on and
on. And, it is not uncommon for many leaders of today to over-manage in an
effort to get things done and get them done quickly.

If you are someone who has a challenge with over-control, the first
question is to look closely at why this is happening. Take this quick
quiz, and answer “yes” or “no.”

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