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Small Business Owners Increase Productivity and Profitability Utilizing Free Leadership Tools and Resources Available Online
 
High quality leadership tools and resources have historically been cost prohibitive for small to mid-sized organizations. This resource problem has now been remedied by Leadership-Tools.com (www.leadership-tools.com).Leadership-Tools.com founder Richard Gorham said, "Our focus is to empower today's leaders with leadership development and sales management tools that effectively assist organizations in growing their business and maximizing the quality of their results. The mission of Leadership-Tools.com is to become the premier provider of free and low-cost leadership tools, information and resources."Visitors to Leadership-Tools.com enjoy a user-friendly tour of a wide assortment of products that are easily accessible to online visitors at no cost. The site is visited often by graduate students such as Natalie Wright who states, "The 360-degree feedback leadership survey is excellent. This is exactly what I was looking for.

I am completing a leadership portfolio for a graduate course, excellent information." Dana Coale, a United States government employee went on to say, "The information that is provided on this website is extremely beneficial in continuing the pursuit of developing leadership within myself and those around me."Small business team leader Rosie Hardy recently utilized the free performance appraisal tool and endorsed its effectiveness stating, "Excellent, it gives you a clear outline of what is needed as well as what is expected. I greatly appreciate the free resource."Some of the more popular downloadable tools include a 360-degree feedback leadership survey, leadership assessment, management development training assessment, succession planning and performance appraisals - and a free 800 page e-book entitled "Pushing To The Front", a self-help classic written by the late Dr. Orison Swett Marden. Gorham says he has a long list of value-added tools currently in process that he plans to add to the website throughout the coming weeks and months.Leadership-Tools.com also offers a free monthly newsletter entitled Leadership Tools Monthly News (http://www.leadership-tools.com/leadership-tools-monthly-news.ht ml). Each issue is concise and to the point, offering a compelling leadership lesson that is supported by an exercise that assists team leaders in developing his or her respective team members.

The newsletter also provides insightful leadership quotes and inspirational stories that supports and motivates its expanding subscriber base.In today's highly competitive working environment, where good jobs are going to persons with more specialized skill-sets, it's more important than ever for people to take ownership of their individual training and ongoing education. Highly effective leaders are constantly seeking to grow in their knowledge and expertise. Leaders who don't continue to grow their arsenal of leadership tools and resources, soon find themselves trailing behind their industry peers. As a result, Leadership-Tools.com is one quality resource anyone can utilize to learn and grow, both personally and professionally.For additional information, visit www.leadership-tools.com . Richard Gorham can be contacted directly via the "Contact Us" link.About Leadership-Tools.com:Founded in September, 2002 by Richard Gorham, Leadership-Tools.com is dedicated to providing free tools and resources for today's aspiring leaders.

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