You’ve heard it all before, “the man, the myth, the legend!” Now what? Let’s stick with the myths for a second. Unfortunately for some leaders “14th-century thought leadership” still fuels the driving force of how and why things get done in organizations. And because of this, varying myths still permeate the high tech industry. Here are 7 of them that you should never be believed regardless of whose mouth it comes from or where you read them. To read the full article go to: 7 Things Never To Believe…

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One of the most complex and biggest undertakings many corporations go through is a change initiative. There are very few companies that have done it effectively and swiftly without drastic ramifications of disdain and even employee fallout. Of all of the ones that I have gone through, whether it is accepting a new CEO or manager, replacing an antiquated technology system with a new one, or even the acquisition & merger of two corporations, these companywide change initiatives often lacked the involvement of universal laws to guarantee a successful change initiative. If I had to mention three significant characteristics of laws, or principles, that make them highly probable for a successful change initiative, it would have to be the following three factors. Go to: Managing Change to read the full article.

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Remember in our last edition of “Great Leader’s Edge” I mentioned that over the next several weeks, I was going to explain a system which I developed to help myself and others learn the necessary skills to be “Great Leaders” & “Great Entrepreneurs”. As you’ve seen on my website, www.granisonshines.com , the system is called L.E.A.R.N. I.T. And that’s exactly what it’s designed to do is to help you “learn it”; the skills plus other leadership qualities, and eventually master it to advance your career or grow your business. I promised I was going to inform you of what you should look for when you have to take some sort of training; especially Leadership and Entrepreneurship training. What I am going to share with you should be true for any training in which you partake, but for the following points NOT to be in your training deployments would be disastrous. I would seriously re-evaluate the validity of the system and the training organization if that’s the case. So here it is!! When I was a little boy my mother used to tell me that “Experience is the best teacher!” To make a long story short, she was right! This is especially true when you embark upon any training initiative. It must have an “Experiential Learning” component in order to successfully get the results desired. Go to www.GranisonShines.com to sign up for the Great Leader’s Edge e-Zine and read the full story…

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Hey there!! I was told by one of my mentors that “Great Leaders systematize everything!” And you know what, he was right. If you ever have an opportunity to perform a study on any “Great Leader” you will find that systemization was a critical component in their long-term success. Over the next several weeks, I am going to explain a system which I developed to help myself and others learn the necessary skills to be “Great Leaders”. As you’ve seen on my website, www.granisonshines.com , the system is called L.E.A.R.N. I.T. And that’s exactly what it’s designed to do is to help you learn it, the skills plus other leadership qualities, and eventually master it to advance your career or grow your business. So, today I am going to inform you of what you should look for when you have to take some sort of training, especially Leadership training. What I am going to share with you should be true for any training in which you partake, but for the following points NOT to be in your future Leadership Development deployments would be disastrous. I would seriously re-evaluate the validity of the system and the training organization. Are your ready? Good. Let’s go! Go to www.GranisonShines.com to sign up for the Great Leader’s Edge e-Zine and read the full story…

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