Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Leadership Is Action...Not Position!
People respond to good leadership! Period! It is in all aspects of our lives, not just business. A mother is a leader in her home; a son may be leader of a team sport or a daughter the leader of the debate team. A group relies on the person in charge to actually lead them to success. A true leader is highly ethical, honest and respected.
In our society we have leaders and followers. Are we born to one or the other? No! Can you hone your leadership skills? Absolutely!
The leaders that I admire seem to have all of these in place:
a)They think BIG! They dont put a ceiling in place. Instead, no limit is set as to how big or how much better something can be.
b)The goals are firmly set in place and the eye does not come off of it.
c)They make known to all involved the final product that they are all going for, example, if you sell widgets, it takes x number of widgets to be affluent, or you want to win that football game and ultimately the title. Know what youre going for.
d)They can get compliance to orders.
e)When goals are met they set new goals or raise the bar.
People will follow your lead willingly if you are honest, ethical, if you are consistent and treat them with respect. Rewarding someone when a job is well done is always appreciated. A good leader will also off load someone who consistently hinders the group who is just not a team player.
You can improve your own self- respect and become an inspiration to others. How great is that!
Willie Jones
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Renting Property in Aberdeen - The Tenant's Guide
Aberdeen The Overview
Aberdeen is located on the east side of Scotland, East of Inverness and to the North of Dundee, with a population of 212,125. Aberdeen is one of Scotlands major Cities and is a popular residential area with 25% of the population aged between 20 and 34. Aberdeen has a strong history and heritage with a thriving community. Aberdeen is situated on the East coast of Scotland and has strong trade, tourism, farming and fishing links.
Aberdeen boasts all of the usual amenities that you would expect from a thriving city including excellent shopping facilities with all the regular retail stores but also smaller boutiques and specialist shops. Nightlife includes many nightclubs, bars, pubs and restaurants offering something to suite everybody.
Some links that you may find of interest where you can find more information on Aberdeen and the City location.
Where is Aberdeen located in the UK?
Renting Property in Aberdeen
There is a wide range of property available in Aberdeen, ranging from purpose built flats, 1 bedroom houses, traditional terrace properties, modern family houses to executive detached properties. Ensuring that there is a property to suite everybody in Aberdeen and surrounding areas.
Before you start your rental search the first thing to do is make a decision on your budget you have available either a monthly or weekly basis. Remember to take into consideration all of the bills which generally will be your responsibility, these will include council tax plus amenities including electricity, gas and water. Plus factor in other overheads you may have, for example a car or credit cards. Once your budget is fixed then you can begin your research. Dont forget that you generally will require one months rent and a deposit equivalent to one months rent on the day of move in. This can vary and it would be advisable to ask the letting agent in advance as to what the charges are.
Property Research
Before rushing into the town centre to gaze into the letting agent shop fronts make sure that you are prepared. Research is important in order that you get a good idea of what property you can get for your budget. The first place to start your research is to have a good look on the internet, if this is available to you. There are a number of ways to do this, by far and away the quickest method is to use one of the online property portals. These are internet sites that have multiple agents listing their property, this saves you time and you get to see a range of property made available by a number of letting agents.
Services made available by the Property Portals.
There are a number of key services made available by residential letting property portals, the main ones are listed below.
Multiple Emailing Service
Email service to all agents advertised on the site, sending details of your requirements. The agent then contacts you with property details that may apply.
Property Specific Email Service
Email service to send directly to the letting agent your interest in a specific property advertised.
Website Click Throughs
Click through to the advertised letting agents own website.
A good example of a portal that offers these services is Rentright Residential Property Letting Portal Aberdeen Page from here you can perform any or all of the actions listed above.
Rentright is only one of the major property portals, if you do not find what you require here then you may find it on another.
What is the next step in the process?
OK, so on recap, the budget is set, research has been performed on line and an idea of the type of property available in your budget has been gained. The next task you might want to perform is the area research. Depending on your requirements of what you want will depend on what would be classed as a suitable area to live. For example you may want to live in the city centre, near to the train station or a catchment area of a good school. A similar process to your property research would be to do some internet checks a good site is UpMyStreet which offers a wide range of details on demographics, crime details, council details and much more.
The Shortlist
Once you are happy with the research then, if you have already found a property/properties of interest on the internet then contact the letting agent and arrange a viewing. If not then you may consider visiting the letting agent website directly and registering your details with them or making a trip to the town to visit the agents personally. Remember that it is also best to visit a property at different times of the day in order to get the overall picture of the area.
Top tips to Renting in Aberdeen
Author Bio
Chris Courtis is the co-founder of Rentright Property Letting Portal where you can find information and property for rent. Rentright is a resource available for Property Letting Agents to advertise their property and covers the whole of the UK
Statistical data in this article has been used and permitted by UpMyStreet and is accurate at the date this article was written.
