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How Leadership Styles Affect Productivity

ebrown — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 13:44:53 +0000

By E. Brown

There are 4 primary leadership styles, many of which you can find within most businesses or organizations around the world. These styles are: Dictatorial, Authoritative, Consultative, and Participative.

Each of the leadership styles have impact on reforming and/or creating company culture. There are short-term and long-term effects for each style. For instance, the authoritative style may produce great results in a short amount of time. However, excessive use of authority will decrease productivity in the long-term. People either get fed up and leave or fall into a malaise of hum-drum repetitive tasks without creativity and innovation.

All the while, a participative style will be unproductive in the short-term. But, the longer this style of leading, the more productive a company can become.

Many leaders never make it to a point of high productivity.

The 7 Best Words A Leader Can Use

ebrown — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 14:53:43 +0000

By E. Brown

You’ve worked your way up into management. You started at the bottom and you learned every aspect of the business to this point. Now you’re leading a team, a department, or an organization and it feels great. You are the “go to” person with all the answers. Yet, over the last few months you have noticed this nagging in the back of your mind…Read More

The Reciprocity Principle

ebrown — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 22:07:32 +0000

By E. Brown

Did you know you cannot out-give? If you give to someone, they will almost always want to give more back. This is the Principle of Reciprocity.

When you look out for your friends and co-workers, they will want to return the favor. Giving is infectious.

The only drawback is the motivation for giving. If you give out of selfish ambition, then guess what? You may get something back, but it will never be what you hoped or as much as you hoped for. And, when you do not get anything back, you only done harm to yourself because you are the one left feeling hacked-off.

Don’t give to get.

When you give, not expecting a return, the reciprocal giving is that much sweeter. And, when you give, not expecting a return, your feelings will not have been hurt if you receive nothing in return.

Take a look around your “world”, your social network, your clients, your friends and family — who can you give to?

Have fun!

Is Your Content Going Global?

ebrown — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 13:21:45 +0000

By E. Brown

“Going Global” can be the Midas touch or death touch of any organization. Understanding the unique aspects of language and culture is time consuming to say the least. In an effort to “get to market” quickly, many companies and non-profits overlook (and sometimes hop over) the requirements for a successful launch into other countries.

For those leveraging the Web, content is a primary source for positioning in the global market. Translating the content is a must and good translation is tantamount to establishing a successful worldwide brand.

3 Top Non-Profit No No’s

ebrown — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:34:54 +0000

By E. Brown

In our interacting with many Non-profit organizations, we have noticed certain tendencies and assumptions regarding their online brand and outreach. Here are listed the three most common issues we have observed.

Hello world!

dblack — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 00:54:57 +0000

Donald O. Black founded Black+White in 2007 after 23 years of senior nonprofit leadership experience. He has assembled a seasoned and talented team to serve either with in-house expertise or through a managed network of best of class experts that provide targeted services and products to our client base. As a collective force, they have worked with many causes that serve both the nation and the world.