Servant Leadership: The Creative Way to Build Shared Success Through Collaboration and Partnership

Exactly what is servant leadership? Servant leadership isn’t about power or hierarchy. It’s about collaboration and partnership. And every organization needs leadership. We all know what happens to a ship when someone isn’t at the helm — it sinks. Having a captain that stands at the helm and barks orders at everyone will get the job done.

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Yin and Yang: The Essential Balance in Modern Business

Yin and yang, masculine and feminine, whatever you want to call it… men and women bring very different energy to relationships.  Why is this relevant to your business? I’ll tell you. No matter what business you are in, a successful business is built on relationships. Your ability to understand your own balance of feminine and masculine energy,

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10 Tips on How Collaborating with Your University Alumni Can Help Raise Dreams

Recently, Charmaine had the opportunity to speak at the Canadian Association of Professional Speakers Convention (CAPS) in Ottawa. Many speakers attended her session on Planning a Speaking and Book Tour.   One of the marketing tips she provided was ensuring that your college or university alumni is engaged in your project. Alumni associations love to hear

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Making-an-Impact-Through-Collaboration-Raise-a-Dream

You have a dream that is bursting to be raised! You know the world will be a better place when this dream is no longer a dream and it becomes a reality. And you are tired of going at it alone.    Making a difference, raising dreams can sometimes feel like pushing a boulder uphill. What’s the solution?   One

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It Takes a Community to Raise a Dream and Fund a Project

As I was presenting on collaboration to a group of inspired entrepreneurs, I found myself thinking that raising dreams is not a solo act. The image that popped into my mind was a community helping someone to raise their dream, and before I processed the words I said, “It takes a community to raise a dream.” When

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Collaboration Can Build Business Influence, Impact, and Income

Entrepreneurs know that building your influence and growing your business takes time.   Collaboration is one key strategy for entrepreneurs to quickly build their influence, grow their business, and increase their revenue and income. The most important factor is to choose the right people and brands to collaborate with; businesses who share similar values and standards and

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Raise-A-Dream-Getting-Crystal-CLEAR-On-Your-Dream-So-Sponsors-Say-YES

​In marketing and business, you’ve heard the common phrase “less is more” and “bigger is not always better.” This is so true when it comes to communicating your message to champions, partners, and sponsors.Confusion generally results in overwhelm and a “no,” which could mean you are leaving support, funding, and sponsorship on the table simply

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