September 5th, 2011 
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Importance of Leadership Training and Development
Many people have heard about leadership training and development and there is a lot of talk about how important it is today but how many people really know what leadership training seminars are?
It doesn’t matter whether you are going through in-house training – as most large companies have today – or whether you are attending a leadership training seminar; it is important to understand what leadership training is and what it involves.
To find the perfect leadership training seminar for your needs, you need to determine what your leadership team needs. It is better to target weak areas first before trying to improve key areas where the leadership team is experienced. Bear in mind that the training budget of your firm as well as the amount of time available to your leadership team will determine which leadership training seminars are possible choices.
About the author: Callie Roos is a motivational speaker, teambuilding and leadership expert in South Africa.
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Does anyone know what a LTD (leadership team development) seminar consist of?
Yes, it’s an awesome weekend filled with lots of excitement! You will love it if you choose to make the decision to go. It’s one of the best ways to help you find out what your goals and dreams are in life. Dream building. It makes your belief level go up because you get to see what the business is all about. Go and you will never regret it, I promise. God bless!
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The ACORN Obama knows?
The ACORN Obama knows
by Michelle Malkin
Creators Syndicate
Copyright 2008
If you don’t know what ACORN (the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now) is all about, you better bone up. This left-wing group takes in 40 percent of its revenues from American taxpayers — you and me — and has leveraged nearly four decades of government subsidies to fund affiliates that promote the welfare state and undermine capitalism and self-reliance, some of which have been implicated in perpetuating illegal immigration and encouraging voter fraud. A new whistleblower report from the Consumer Rights League documents how Chicago-based ACORN has commingled public tax dollars with political projects.
Who in Washington will fight to ensure that your money isn’t being spent on these radical activities?
Don’t bother asking Barack Obama. He cut his ideological teeth working with ACORN as a “community organizer” and legal representative. Naturally, ACORN’s political action committee has warmly endorsed his presidential candidacy. According to ACORN, Obama trained its Chicago members in leadership seminars; in turn, ACORN volunteers worked on his campaigns. Obama also sat on the boards of the Woods Fund and Joyce Foundation, both of which poured money into ACORN’s coffers. ACORN head Maude Hurd gushes that Obama is the candidate who “best understands and can affect change on the issues ACORN cares about” — like ensuring their massive pipeline to your hard-earned money.
Let’s take a closer look at the ACORN Obama knows.
Last July, ACORN settled the largest case of voter fraud in the history of Washington State. Seven ACORN workers had submitted nearly 2,000 bogus voter registration forms. According to case records, they flipped through phone books for names to use on the forms, including “Leon Spinks,” “Frekkie Magoal” and “Fruto Boy Crispila.” Three ACORN election hoaxers pleaded guilty in October. A King County prosecutor called ACORN’s criminal sabotage “an act of vandalism upon the voter rolls.”
The group’s vandalism on electoral integrity is systemic. ACORN has been implicated in similar voter fraud schemes in Missouri, Ohio and at least 12 other states. The Wall Street Journal noted: “In Ohio in 2004, a worker for one affiliate was given crack cocaine in exchange for fraudulent registrations that included underage voters, dead voters and pillars of the community named Mary Poppins, Dick Tracy and Jive Turkey. During a congressional hearing in Ohio in the aftermath of the 2004 election, officials from several counties in the state explained ACORN’s practice of dumping thousands of registration forms in their lap on the submission deadline, even though the forms had been collected months earlier.”
In March, Philadelphia elections officials accused the nonprofit advocacy group of filing fraudulent voter registrations in advance of the April 22nd Pennsylvania primary. The charges have been forwarded to the city district attorney’s office.
Under the guise of “consumer advocacy,” ACORN has lined its pockets. The Department of Housing and Urban Development funds hundreds, if not thousands, of left-wing “anti-poverty” groups across the country led by ACORN. Last October, HUD announced more than $44 million in new housing counseling grants to over 400 state and local efforts. The White House has increased funding for housing counseling by 150 percent since taking office in 2001, despite the role most of these recipients play as activist satellites of the Democratic Party. The AARP scored nearly $400,000 for training; the National Council of La Raza (”The Race”) scooped up more than $1.3 million; the National Urban League raked in nearly $1 million; and the ACORN Housing Corporation received more than $1.6 million.
As the Consumer Rights League points out in its new expose, the ACORN Housing Corporation has worked to obtain mortgages for illegal aliens in partnership with Citibank. It relies on undocumented income, “under the table” money, which may not be reported to the Internal Revenue Service. Moreover, the group’s “financial justice” operations attack lenders for “exotic” loans, while recommending 10-year interest-only loans (which deny equity to the buyer) and risky reverse mortgages. Whistleblower documents reveal internal discussions among the group that blur the lines between its tax-exempt housing work and its aggressive electioneering activities. The group appears to shake down corporate interests with relentless PR attacks, and then enters “no lobby” agreements with targeted corporations after receiving payment.
Republicans have largely looked the other way as ACORN has expanded its government-funded empire. But finally, a few conservative voices in Congress have called for investigation of the group’s apparent extortion schemes. This week, GOP Reps. Tom Feeney, Jeb Hensarling and Ed Royce called on Democrat Barney Frank, chair of the House Financial Services Committee, to convene
a hearing to probe potential illegalities and abuse of taxpayer funds by ACORN’s management and minions alike.
Where does the candidate of Hope and Change — the candidate of Reform and New Politics — stand on the issue? Barack Obama, ACORN’s senator, is for more of the same old, same old subsidizing of far-left politics in the name of fighting for the poor while enriching ideological cronies. It’s the Chicago way.
Shame on you, don’t you know it’s a sin to bring up facts that make him look bad.
Hi just wondering if I should write this on my CV?
or how should I write it?
Personal
Interests
I am fitness fanatic and love to keep my mind and body in good shape. I have developed a meticulous exercise regime, in order to improve my general fitness. It entails working out several times a week both at home and at my local gym.
Leadership & self-development books/courses/ seminars
Saxophone is among my popular interests. In my spare time I go to jazz gigs and I also play.
Personal Profile
Serious/ quick learner/ team player/energetic & friendly
Good at managing complex travel arrangements
Attention to detail/strong resilience*
Willing to be flexible in order to meet the demands of the job
An awareness of company procedures
In this day and age the term ‘fanatic’ has seriously bad connotations. You don’t want to sound too extreme, unless as coffee says you’re applying to be a fitness instructor.
Reputable personality development programs?
Can you recommend personality development programs with value for money?
Can you comment on the following programs? Which is the best in your opinion?
1. Dale Carnegie Course in Effective Communications and Human Relations
2. Stephen Covey Leadership Workshop
3. John Robert Powers Image Enhancement Workshop
4. Brian Tracy Seminars
5. John Maxwell Seminars
6. Toastmasters International
7. International Training in Communication
Personality development programs are generally short-term courses designed to boost the self-esteem, improve the professional behavior, and expand the social network of the participants.
The Dale Carnegie Course is one of the oldest (if not the oldest) and reputable programs of this type. The Dale Carnegie Course in Effective Communications and Human Relations addresses three basic concerns: self-confidence (including communication and presentation skills); social skills (interpersonal relationships); and stress management. The program is largely based on the books written by the late American self-help writer and motivational speaker, Dale Carnegie.
The Stephen Covey Leadership Workshop, among other seminars offered by the Franklin Covey Group, is a general leadership or supervisory development course. It seeks to harness the leadership potentials of each participant. The program is based on books written by the American leadership guru, Stephen Covey.
John Robert Powers is a modeling school and talent agency. Their image enhancement workshops generally address the needs of potential actors, models, and others in the entertainment, fashion, advertising, and public relations fields. Courses emphasize poise, image projection, social graces, proper grooming, and fashion styling.
Brian Tracy seminars include sales training, leadership, team-building, and other organization development workshops usually catering to the needs of insurance agents, stock brokers, real estate agents, sales and marketing professionals, customer service representatives, and others dealing with internal and external clients. Courses are based on several books, videos, and audio recordings of the Canadian author, Brian Tracy.
John Maxwell seminars follow closely the format of Stephen Covey, but adding lessons on morality, sprituality, and biblical teachings. Courses are based on self-help books written by the American pastor John Maxwell.
Toastmasters International is a volunteer organization of public speakers. The group regularly conduct workshops and sessions to improve the public speaking and presentation skills of the members. Membership is open in many countries.
International Training in Communication is also a volunteer group of public speakers. The group has a formal system of assessing the public speaking skills of the members. Membership is open in several countries. The membership base is not as large as that of Toastmasters International.
Similar personality development programs include courses offered by the Ancilla Enterprise Development Consulting in Makati City, Philippines; the Wilma Cruz-Tapalla Academe of Speech and Personality in Manila, Philippines; the Anthony Robbins Firewalk Challenge; International Training Institute in Australia; American Society for Training and Development; the Speakers Bureau; the Society for Accelerated Learning and Teaching in the U.S.; the English Speaking Union in London; the Harriet Teacher Training and Language School in Singapore; and the Spencer Institute in California.
The “best program” and “value for money” are concepts which are subjective and relative to each individual. Program costs and actual values can only be determined upon assessing the program content and delivery; the needs and expectations of the participant; the venue, duration, and other demands of the program; the program mentor/s; and other factors which necessarily contribute in the computation of the total investment fee (a.k.a. course tuition).
A less expensive but informal way to develop one’s personality would be to join and actively participate in the projects of sociocivic groups such as the Rotary Clubs of the Rotary International, the Jaycees of the Junior Chamber International, the International Red Cross, the Habitat for Humanity, Greenpeace International, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), World Wildlife Fund, and other cause-oriented groups.
Taking an active role in any of these groups would potentially improve an individual’s personality, boost his self-confidence, expand his social network, and enhance his communication and interpersonal skills.
However, the shorter route to self-improvement would have to be the formal courses mentioned above. The longer but less expensive (and potentially more fulfilling) route would be the sociocivic groups. Whichever route leads to the same destination.
Personal Interest / on my CV how can I make it more interesting?
This is what I wrote, but perhaps you could help me to write it in a better way:
I am fitness fanatic and love to keep my mind and body in good shape. I have developed a meticulous exercise regime, in order to improve my general fitness. It entails working out several times a week both at home and at my local gym.
Leadership & self-development books/courses/ seminars
Saxophone is among my popular interests. In my spare time I go to jazz gigs and I also play.
What would you really expect to see under Personal interests?
thanks everyone
thanks Glen (I’ll chekc it out)
so what would be a personal interest of a person who is looking for work on risk financial management? or just graduate scheme?
This is harsh criticism but coming from a recruiter, who would love to write resumes for the world, one person at a time… It has nothing personal to do with you – but is simple honest advice from someone who sees hundreds of resumes a week…
Unless your personal interests have something to do with the position – ie you were looking for a job within a gym – they don’t belong on your resume or cover letter at all
Your personal interest might be there to make you seem like a well rounded person, but most people reading resumes have lives of their own and therefore a complete understanding that you as a person are more than past job descriptions, but if we want to know what you so in your spare time we will ask…
That said, if your hobbies have earned you some form of achievement – ie you write and have won an award for your writing – you can put that