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3 Podcasts to Enrich Your Leadership and Life
Podcasts are a convenient way to learn more about becoming a better person and leader. Continue reading to discover three new podcasts to add to your collection that are guaranteed to provide insight on life, leadership and everything in between!
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10 Tips for Back to School
As the new school year begins, we must all learn to adapt to a new world. We'll encounter many online classes, virtual events and new guidelines for campus... To help you navigate it all, here is a list of ten tips for starting this school year strong.
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Quick Guide to Virtual Chapter Meetings
Virtual meeting platforms have become a prominent form of communication between family, friends and businesses and many of these tools are here to stay. Being prepared to host or participate in a virtual meeting will allow you to stand out and make a great impression.
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3 Fundraising Ideas for Fall
It seems that in every facet of DECA, fundraising is a necessity. During these unique times, it's important to innovate to ensure your chapter can participate in events and remain secure for the future. Here are three virtual fundraisers to try this fall.
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10 Tips for Your Social Media and How to Apply It to Your SBE
Social media has become an essential tool in business. It is how businesses are building their brand and their online communities. The root goal behind why businesses build their online presence? The main goal is to make sales and build a customer base. So how do you get started to apply this to your own business or school-based enterprise? Here are 10 tips to get you started.
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Video Call Tips and Tricks
Practically overnight, video calls have become a new societal norm. This guide will provide you with a few tips and useful tricks to help improve your online learning or telecommuting experience.
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Take Your Community Service to the Next Level with Lead4Change
The Lead4Change Leadership programs offer numerous benefits for students. An independent research study found that participating in Lead4Change contributed to significant growth in areas such as leadership skills (60% of students improved), respect for others (54%) and ambition and innovation (53%). Teachers can have equally transformative experiences.
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A Quick Guide to Understanding Servant Leadership
The concept of leadership has been around since the days of Aristotle and Plato and has evolved countless times throughout the centuries. But in 1970, a new theory emerged. Developed by Robert Greenleaf, servant leadership is the idea that empowered leaders serve their followers and to enable them to live and work to their full potential.
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The Ethics of Leadership
Ethical leaders exist in all walks of life. They are the individuals who step forward when crises occur, come to the rescue of others and generally do what's right—no matter what. Anyone can talk the talk, but can they walk the walk? In today's high-visibility, social world, more people are taking note of leaders’ behavior and holding them accountable.
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DECA Direct Magazine: Next Level Leadership
A new school year brings new chances to elevate your leadership to the next level. Discover fresh ideas to enhance your chapter and become a leader worth following in your school, community and beyond.
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The Next Level is Inclusion
It has never been more important for emerging leaders to be characterized by teamwork, innovation, competency and integrity. Fortunately, those are the valued characteristics of DECA’s student leaders. What if this moment needs you and the unique values that drive your leadership?
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Top Tips for Socially-distant Membership Recruitment
Building your chapter’s membership is one of the most important ways to set it up for success in the new school year. But what are the best ways to recruit within the “new normal” of more virtual interactions and less in-person activities? Learn how to recruit new members the socially-distant way with these top tips.
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Meet the 2019-2020 Collegiate DECA Executive Officer Team
Elected at the 2019 Collegiate DECA International Career Development Conference in Orlando, Florida, the 2019-2020 Executive Officer Team is eager to represent Collegiate DECA members this year. Y
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Collegiate DECA 2018-2019 Leadership Passport Program Recipients
Congratulations to the following chapters and individuals for completing the requirements for the 2018-2019 Collegiate DECA Leadership Passport Program. This program encourages students to be engaged on campus and in their communities, and chapters to engage more fully with DECA’s programming year round.
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Collegiate DECA's 2018-2019 Recognition Award Winners
Congratulations to the 2018-2019 Collegiate DECA Recognition Award winners!
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DECA Scholarship Recipients 2018-2019
DECA is pleased to announce the 2018-2019 scholarship recipients. Each year, DECA and its corporate partners award over $300,000 in scholarships to DECA members. Recipients who will be present at the 2019 International Career Development Conference will be recognized on stage.
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Top Tips for Building Your First LinkedIn Profile
To get your LinkedIn profile off to a successful start, check out these key tips!
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Are You an Entrepreneur?
DECA’s mission statement is to prepare emerging leaders and entrepreneurs in marketing, finance, hospitality and management. So, what exactly does it mean to be an entrepreneur?
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How to Incorporate an Entrepreneurial Attitude into Your DECA Chapter
You may be asking, “How does entrepreneurship apply to my chapter?” Well, the mission of DECA is to prepare emerging leaders and entrepreneurs. So why not get a head start? The same basic principles that apply to starting a business also apply to your chapter.
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5 Resources to Fuel Your Inner Entrepreneur
Looking to immerse yourself in all things entrepreneurship? Check out this list on what to read, listen to and learn from in order to prime your mind as a current or future entrepreneur. Who knows, maybe they’ll spark your next big business idea!
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7 Questions That Get You Thinking Like an Entrepreneur
Curious about what goes on in the mind of an entrepreneur? Read on to learn how successful entrepreneurs think, and start developing your own entrepreneurial mindset for DECA and beyond.
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How to Start a Business When You're a Busy Student
If you’ve been bitten by the entrepreneurial bug, then you’re probably dreaming of starting a business but may not know where to start. Let me tell you… I’ve been there. I know what it’s like to start a business as a busy college student with many competing priorities.