What You Say Is What You Get(R)--For Positive Leaders: How Do You "Tax" Your Business?

 From Dr. Linne for Positive Leaders-How Do You "Tax" Your Business Without Knowing? 3 Hidden Sources of Profit--April 2015

Welcome to Dr. Linne Bourget's What You Say Is What You Get(R) Positive Leadership Monthly Newsletter!

This time of year, we complain about taxes, and in this environment with good reason!!
We may not be able to control taxes but we can control our own "taxing" behavior.

As I have observed over 1000 leaders and their businesses for over 30 years, I have had many chances to
observe leaders adding to or subtracting from their bottom lines.

What are the three things leaders do that stand out to strengthen or tax/weaken their profits?
The answers may surprise you!

Tax #1. Lack of systematic positive leadership culture.  First and most costly, leaders who do not have a consisten, systematic, positive leadership culture are leaving lots of lovely money lying on the road. Upsets, misunderstandings, mistakes, disengagement and delays plague them until we get it turned around.  Caught in the usual problem focus, they do not even realize the costs they have been paying until they see the results of positive changes, e. g. increased revenue 35-40% in a few months due to fuller awareness and use of strengths combined with quality management.

To avoid paying this tax and create more profits:  Install a consistent positive leadership culture in all aspects of leadership in your company,
to save time and money and increase profits.

Tax #2. Ignoring issues, not dealing with them, not paying attention.  Result:  A $1000 problem becomes a $1,000,000 problem, they get bad press, lose their best talent, have higher costs, and lose revenue as employees do not raise issues early when they see leaders ignoring them.  One CEO even lost his business by doing this...talk about risky "taxing" behavior!!

To avoid paying this tax and create more profits:  Face up to issues, encourage your employees to raise them by creating a culture where this is rewarded not punished, and most of all, model the behavior!! The tougher the issue, the sooner you face it!

Tax #3. Not keeping up, staying stuck in old leadership power models.  Many executives do not realize that the employee landscape has changed dramatically...the old authoritarian models of leadership just don't fly with Gen X and Y.  Employees expect aware positive collaborative leaders who understand and are skilled at the use of positive collaborative shared power and the exponential and profitable benefits it brings when used well.

Yet I still hear many complaints about negative bosses.  Yes, the new models of power do require learning, but they are all learnable skills...I always tailor my consulting to the clients' individual styles so that learning is faster and easier for them and applied immediately to their tasks and projects, for learning positive systems for planning, delegation, startups, endings, teams/meetings, change, M&A and more....

To avoid paying these taxes and create more profits:  Stay updated on new positive collaborative leadership power systems.  See this as a systems issue, not leaving it to the personality of each leader in your firm, a common taxing error, but creating a systems-based positive leadership culture and behaviors for every leader so you have consistency and thus credibility with employees, customers, alliance partners, etc.

Many studies are now showing the power of the positive approach for your bottom line.  One example:  The % of positive statements in planning meetings at 60 companies correlated 100% with their profitability...the more positive statements, the higher the profitability!!  (Univ. of Michigan, 2006)

"When you forget the positive, you have lost control."  Dr. Linne's Power Quote

Enjoy your tax freedom and success!
I appreciate all the good work you are doing!!

Peace and prosperity,
Dr Linne

"Build on Your Best" Giving you the power to predict, profit, & protect
Dr. Linne Bourget M.A. M.B.A. Ph. D
www.oldpowernewpower.com www.whatyousayiswhatyouget.com
Pioneer, strengths-based leadership,
Founder/CEO 480-767-1717 Institute for Transformation Leaders& Consultants
Strategist, Consultant, Speaker, Author of From Old Power to New Power – Which Leaders Will Survive?
Co-author with Mark Victor Hansen, Deepak Chopra, Amazon #1Bestseller, Wake Up, Live the Life You Love - Finding Personal Freedom
Author, What You Say Is What You Get® Series: The Secret Language of Great Business Results,
Dr. Linne's Leadership Guides Series Positive Quotient PQ® Questionnaire Appreciative Quotient AQ® Questionnaire Secrets of Powerful Appreciation for Parents and Children, 2 CD Audio by "Dr. Appreciation"
Appreciation: The Secret Key to Magical Marriage
Coming Soon: Power Course on Intuition for Business Leaders!
"The greatest challenge is taking complete responsibility for your own greatness." Dr. Linne's Power Quote
Copyright 2005-2015. All Rights Reserved. Dr. Linne Bourget, M.A., M.B.A., Ph.D.

What You Say Is What You Get(R)--July 4 Independent or Interdependent Leader? How Do You Rate?

 Hello Everyone,

From Dr Linne- for Positive Leaders--Happy 4th of July! 

In giving thanks for our nation's freedoms, still great even under current challenges, I am
reflecting on why I celebrate Independence Day and Interdependence Day --both are crucial for leaders.
Why? What do these terms mean?
We all know that independence means we can stand on our own, in our own strength, and this is good, because
a chain is only as strong as the weakest link...isn't it?
How do you rate in thinking for yourself, holding to your own values, bringing your best strength to your most important leadership relationships?
What score would you give yourself, 1= low, 10= high?

Yet we all know that spiritually, psychologically and practically, we all need more than just ourselves in order to thrive and succeed?
We need spiritual guidance, peace and balance.
We need to grow beyond independence to work in healthy collaboration and synergy with others--what I call in my work the 1+1=15!
We need to be mature enough psychologically to build and sustain these high-synergy relationships of strong individuals
coming together to create more than they could ever dream of achieving alone.

Yet many teams do not require enough individual strength to foster great teams...they settle for less.
And many team members do not give their best, waiting for others to go first, not sure what is needed...and not asking to find out!
In training and development situations, teams can do well helping the weaker members along.
But ultimately, each individual must choose to be in their strengths and greatness and bring that to their teams,
week in and week out, sustainably.
And each positive leader must insist on and create the space for this...
This takes active work...and the rewards can be huge....I have seen teams do things beyond their wildest imagination once
they implement this way of working from strengths...e. g. one client team increased revenue 35-40% in a few months.
This positive path takes courage...it is not for the faint of heart...and is thus quintessentially American!!

How do you rate as an interdependent leader?
How well do you create space for other strong independent people to work closely with you?
Do you nourish and "feed" your strongest most positive colleagues,  and friends?
How well do you support them?  As well as they support you?
How well do you sustain your best interdependent working relationships?  Are you in contact at least weekly?
If I asked your team members how well you do this, what would they tell me?

A colleague and friend who went through major losses a few years back tried to handle things on his own....it did not work out well..he reached the limits
of independence, very constraining when multiple skills and views are needed beyond our own.
This time he has learned to be an interdependent leaders and reach out for help...very smart to be a grower and learner...his foundation will
be stronger as a result, if he sustains great 2-way interdependence, giving as well as receiving.

How do you rate yourself as an interdependent leader?  How well do you foster this high-synergy teamwork?  1- low, 10= high.
Think about your ratings....what looks great?  Where do you need strengthening?

So, when I am standing for the color guard to bring in the flag tonight at our dance convention, and singing the Star Spangled Banner (I know all the
words...do you?), I will be appreciating living in a country which makes space for independent and interdependent leader and team members---because
it is up to all of us to take that space and make it work!!
In appreciation of all of you, wishing you a joyful July 4th,
and strengths, peace and prosperity!! 


"Build on Your Best" Giving you the power to predict, profit, protect 
Dr. Linne Bourget M.A. M.B.A. Ph. D www.oldpowernewpower.com www.whatyousayiswhatyouget.com Pioneer, strengths-based leadership, Master Intuition System 
Founder/CEO 480-767-1717 Institute for Transformation Leaders; Consultants Strategist, Consultant, Speaker, Author of From Old Power to New Power – Which Leaders Will Survive? 
Co-author with Mark Victor Hansen, Deepak Chopra, Amazon #1Bestseller, Wake Up, Live the Life You Love - Finding Personal Freedom 
Author, What You Say Is What You Get® Series: The Secret Language of Great Business Results, Dr. Linne's Leadership Guides Series, Positive Quotient® PQ Questionnaire Appreciative Quotient® AQ Questionnaire, Secrets of Powerful Appreciation for Parents and Children, 2 CD Audio by "Dr. Appreciation" Appreciation: The Secret Key to Magical Marriage Coming soon!! Power Course on Intuition for Business Leaders! "The greatest challenge is taking complete responsibility for your own greatness." Dr. Linne Copyright 2005-2014. All Rights Reserved. Dr. Linne Bourget, M.A., M.B.A., Ph.D.

5 Leadership, Consulting, & Coaching Tips for Hidden Revenue in Your Business: *Free* newsletter

HI Everyone,

Recessions may crunch us temporarily but the seasons come reliably. We can count on them and learn from them. Fall is a time of harvest. Dig a little for more abundance!

Peace and Prosperity to you,

Dr. Linne

Fall Harvest and Life-Transforming Holiday Gifts—5 Leadership, Consulting, &

Coaching Tips for Unearthing Hidden Resources for Revenue in Your Business

Dr. Linne Bourget, M.A., M.B.A., Ph.D., “Dr. Appreciation”, Leadership Futurist,

Author, Speaker, Consultant, Strategist, Business Intuitive, Dancer

“A Passion for the Practical” -We give you New Power to predict, profit and protect.

Welcome to this *free*, positive, business-transforming blog. We:

+ Give you positive perspectives and strategies to strengthen you and your business.

+ Share insights from 25+ years of working with client executives.

+ Help you stay positive in a sea of negative language, attitudes and news.

Fall is harvest time, reaping the abundance of spring and summer work. How can we increase our harvest during the recession?

"To sit back and let fate play its hand out and never influence it is not the way man was meant to operate." John Glenn, astronaut

1. Want more revenue?

2. In a cash flow crunch?

3. Want to reduce your costs but are not sure how?

4. Have a sense more is available but not sure how to get to it?

When you are really busy, you are in a hurry. When business is slow, you have more time, but anxiety, according to research, gets in the way of thinking clearly. These 5 tips can jog your mind, increase revenue and reduce costs. When you are really busy, you don’t have time for these, but when business drops off, these are essential!

1. Follow up on those leads you let slip by you when you were busy or anxious. In your networking you find more than you can follow up on when you are busy, but in downtime periods, find every business card and email address and follow up with marketing. You might be surprised. The good you are seeking is seeking you.

2. Expand your vision, focus on what you want, not on what you don’t have. Find new networks and groups to market your business. Example: As a Fortune 10, 50, 100 consultant, small business owners were not my market. But they need what I have. So until those big companies start hiring consultants again, small business values my work. And they decide and move faster!

3. Update your website with more compelling copy and expand your email list.

4. Inventory your office supplies and equipment, so you know what you have and won’t buy what you don’t need. Sell any equipment or supplies you no longer need. Downsize office space if that is needed for you.

5. Save money, go green! Re-use all paper & envelopes for notes or internal office copies. I haven’t bought scrap paper for decades. Refill ink cartridges. Open the window instead of using the AC. Buy used/recycled products and supplies. They save money and have fewer toxic emissions (VOCs) than new products.

Concerned about the future of your company?

Remember, as a business intuitive, I can see the future of your company and help you align with it for maximum success. Most leaders are hungry to see their future, which is usually bigger than they have conceived. How about you? How big a vision are you willing to hold?

Do your holiday gifts meet the deepest craving in human nature? These Life-Transforming Holiday Gifts do! They Will Praise You For Giving Them!! See our positive powerful easy tools at www.whatyousayiswhatyouget.com . A % goes to charity!

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I Can See the Future of Your Company--Leadership Futures

HI Everyone,

Theme: Enough with the recession! I have had it! Time to grow your business & revenue.

I can see the future of your company. How? Keep reading.

1. Are you buying into the recession?

2. Are you assuming you can’t grow your business yet?

3. Is your revenue suffering as a result of your negative assumptions?

4. Are you being hard on yourself because your business or career is not growing?

5. Are you trying to tough it out alone without the support you need?

6. Do you want powerful tips to grow your business during these tough times?

Mark Victor Hansen recently said the only thing you should be saying about your business is:

“My business is booming.” I tried it adding it to my usual positive spiritual work, even though I am in an industry which is usually cut first and hired back last. It works. Results: Clients and connections for business are showing up, and they are good quality also. What You Say Is What You Get®. Hey, this positive spiritual leadership work I do really pays off! I have also been asked to speak on the same stage with Mark, on an abundance cruise out of Southern Calif. in January 2010. I feel like a little kid in a healthy candy store!

Leadership and Consulting/Coaching Tips

Don’t settle for what you see around you. Settling is not required. Despite the media, and despite your losses, there is always a niche market somewhere that needs your services/products. Always. These are my passionate questions I think about every day. Use them, ponder them, meditate on them, ask yourself these before you go to sleep:

1. What strengths are you under-emphasizing that you could apply more to your work?

2. What are the niche markets you haven’t thought of yet that need what you have and will pay you for it?

3. How can you find them and contact them?

4. Who do you know who can open a door for you in that niche?

5. What do you have that adds massive value to their lives?

6. How can you increase the value you add to your customers’ lives?

“To earn more, express your best more.”

Dr. Linne’s Power Quotes

By Universal Law, if you send out a clean positive request, unmuddied by the negative, the resources you need will show up for you. Focus on your greatness and Be alert. One opportunity recently came to me because I noticed a license plate from my parents’ home state!!

Example: As a Fortune 10, 50, 100 consultant, small business owners were not my market. But they need what I have. So until those big companies start hiring consultants again, small business are a great niche for me.

How did I make the shift? My intuition in August of ’08 told me to drop all my categories and expect the unexpected. I heeded my intuition, being a 4^th generation intuitive and a 25+ yr. expert in executive intuition. Small companies showed up!! Not in my typical industries either. They want my intuitive and spiritual as well as my positive leadership expertise. And I recently manifested

revenue for a client by visualization/prayer! She was thrilled.

I can see the future of a company and help that company align with it for maximum success. They are hungry to see their future, which is usually bigger than they have conceived.

How about you? How willing are you to think bigger about possible revenue sources? You can do this if you are willing to work at it!!

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Featured Product of The Month: To keep you on a more positive track now.

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My newest books explains this!

New! From Old Power to New Power – Which Leaders Will Survive? The real story behind the economic crash! Can you pass this leadership test? What every leader needs to know to survive! “Dr. Linne Bourget is the female personification of the Dalai Lama. She has remarkable talents and gifts and …which uniquely position her to effect world change. I have had the opportunity to meet many famous and powerful “World Leaders” over the course of my life, and while that is always a special opportunity, it is even more rare to meet a true “World Changer”. Dr. Linne, with her work on leadership power, has the capacity to effect world change.” Bill Bartmann, Author, Billionaire Secrets to Success, Billionaire Business Coach

See http://www.oldpowernewpower.com services and products page, and on Amazon.com

To give you stronger support for positive leadership in negative times, at www.youpublish.com/whatyousayiswhatyouget, please see my e-books & articles.

Dr. Linne’s Leadership Guides-What You Say Is What You Get®-- – Power Pages Articles

1. The Five Most Dangerous, Costly Mistakes Leaders Make – Do You? Power Pages #1

2. Can You Pass this Leadership Test? What is a Positive Focus and Why Should You Lead Positively? Power Pages #2

3. Can You Pass this Leadership Test? How To Create A Positive, Profitable Organizational Culture: What You Say Is What You Get ® Power Pages #3

4. Outrageous Success In Spite of Your Self Esteem – A Radically Different View Power Pages #4

5. What Collaboration Asks of Us-Twelve Conditions Leaders Must Meet to Create High-Powered Teams By Dr Linne B….and Kathleen Ryan – Power Pages #5

6. What is The Deepest Craving in Human Nature? How Can It Grow Your Business by Quantum Leaps? Power Pages #6

7. What Collaboration Asks of Us-Twelve Conditions Leaders Must Meet to Create High-Powered Teams By Dr Linne B….and Kathleen Ryan – Power Pages #7

8. How to Avoid the Seven Most Costly, Dangerous Mistakes in Hiring Corporate Consultants and Coaches – Preview of E-book Power Pages #8

9. A Goal is Not a Goal is Not a Goal: Lessons from Joe Power Pages #9

10. Five Powerful Profitable Pre-Requisites for Leading Transformation – Attention Leaders, Coaches, and Consultants Power Pages #10

11. A Radical New Goal Setting System - Master the Speed of the Global Economy Power Pages #11

12. Why Hybrid Power Works for Cars Not Leaders: What You Say Is What You Get® Power Pages #12

Dr. Linne’s Leadership Guides-What You Say Is What You Get® E-books

1. Secrets of Powerful Appreciation for Parents and Children of All Ages – What You Say Is What You Get®

2. The Power of Costomers – Your Revenue, Your Time

3. Four Secret Sources of Positive Power & Profit for Leaders, Consultants & Coaches

4. The Five Most Dangerous, Costly Mistakes Leaders Make in Mergers and Re–Organizations-Do You?

5. How to Avoid the Seven Most Costly, Dangerous Mistakes in Hiring Corporate Consultants and Coaches.

6. How “Abdicrat” Leaders Put Their Companies in Danger – Can You Pass This Leadership Test?

7. 9 Secret Keys to Having Great Clients and Keeping Them for Years—Attention, Consultants and Coaches!

8. How to Make A Million Dollars by Talking to Yourself! What You Say Is What You Get®

9. How the New Perfectionism Paves Your Path to Profits - A Radical View: What the Experts Don't Want You to Know

10. A Radical New Time Management System - Master the Speed of the Global Economy

11. How Emotions Unleash More Profit Power in Your Business: Three Lessons from Clients-- What You Say Is What You Get®

12. Positive Leadership – What It Is and Is Not: Can You Pass This Leadership Test? What You Say Is What You Get®

13. Every Word You Speak Either Makes Money or Loses Money for Your Company: What You Say Is What You Get®--5 Powerful Lessons from Clients

A Friend Insisted I Share This with You –My Different Hats:

1. An economist, MBA, and leadership futurist specializing in the future of leadership power.

2. A social psychologist, expert in group and interpersonal dynamics.

3. A Ph.D. in change leadership, founder of the field of positive strengths-based leadership, communication and change.

4. The developer of many positive vision-based and strengths-based systems for leaders, for FASTer easier better results with much less stress while strengthening all involved, e. g. planning, delegation, feedback, teams, groups and meetings, change without tears, M&A, bold beginnings and elegant endings, cross-functional cooperation, great working & customer relationships, more…

5. Author, seven books, 50 e-books & many articles; a dynamic high-content speaker for 25 years.

6. A consultant to leaders for over 25 years including Fortune 500 firms.

7. A 4th generation intuitive, creator of the Master Intuition System for Leaders with a 25 year track record, and a business/science/technology intuition expert.

Holding a vision for you of peace and prosperity,

Appreciatively,

Dr. Linne

"Build on Your Best"

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