What is Leadership?
Leadership is what every organization needs and so few have in adequate supply. Part of leadership is what the first President Bush called "the vision thing". It's the ability to see what does not exist and then gather, mold and shape the resources needed to make it happen.Part of leadership... Read More
Choose To Become An Encourager
"...I know that the only source of happiness is within me, and I will begin to share it. Like a perfume, I know that I cannot pour it on others without getting a few drops on myself." - Og Mandino, "The Choice""You cannot antagonize and influence at the same time."... Read More
10 Attributes of Effective Strategic Leaders!
Did you know that people who lead strategically resemble fine-tuned machines? By focusing on their strategies, leaders see a bigger picture, they understand the reasons why and recognize the worthiness of elusive opportunities.Effective leaders make strategic use of and add value to every challenge in four important ways:1) Thinking through... Read More
Teen View of Leadership From Around the World
It has been stated that the world of tomorrow will be shaped by the leaders of today. This is certainly true when you stop to think that the great leaders of the past, Columbus, Washington, Lincoln, Roosevelt, King, and Reagan did not get to see the lasting impact their leadership... Read More
Leadership Skill Training
Quality leadership is a positive asset that is needed in every organization. Observe any successful club, committee or team and you will find a capable leader in each of these organizations. What makes a successful leader? Why do some leaders inspire confidence and have an innate ability to motivate while... Read More
Leadership Development and Jumping Out of Airships
A German silent film melodrama depicts an airship bombing London during World War I. Lit up by searchlights and strafed by fighters, the crippled airship loses altitude as the captain frantically jettisons dispensable gear to lighten weight. Eventually, the only weight left is human. So the captain orders members of... Read More
3 Aspects of Developing Leadership Skills
Everyone knows that great leaders are made, not born. However good that statement sounds, we still want to know how we "make" or turn people effective leaders. And other questions need to be answered about the process of leadership development.So how DO you boost your leadership skills? If you want... Read More
Leadership Styles and What We Need For the Future:
By definition a leaders leads a team to take action in favor of the vision.The most well know methods for assessing leadership styles, such as DISC, have outlived their usefulness!· Are leadership styles really captured in a neat questionnaire like DISC that measures Dominance, Influence, Steadiness and Conscientiousness?· Can we... Read More
Introduction to the The Enneagram as a Leadership Tool
The Enneagram is a fascinating tool of nine orientations that enables us to gain insight into the depths of our true potential. It seeks to provide insight into how we fund our foundation of assumptions so they work for us or they don't! (In some ways it provides a generic... Read More
The Qualities of Skillful Leadership
If you want to be a leader who attracts quality people, the key is to become a person of quality yourself. Leadership is the ability to attract someone to the gifts, skills, and opportunities you offer as an owner, as a manager, as a parent. I call leadership the great... Read More
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Effective Leaders are (#1) Conceptual
SEE INTO THE FUTURE CREATIVELY AND PRACTICALITY: Planning day-to-day is... Read More
Trust - The Most Vital Component in Leadership
"Trust is the emotional glue that binds followers and... Read More
Blowing Your Own Leadership Horn
There are two streams of competitiveness running through every organization.... Read More
Women in Leadership - How to Get Promoted
It is often much harder for women to get promoted... Read More
Managing Monsters in Meetings - Part 3, Drifting From the Topic
Although new ideas lead to creative solutions, they can be... Read More
How to Become a Great Leader & Improve Your Leadership Skills
A great leader is able to inspire his/her workers to... Read More
Develop a We Focus And Not a Me Focus
"There's only one thing more contagious than a good attitude... Read More
Real Charisma, Clinton Style
What exactly is Charisma? Most would agree that it is... Read More
The Leadership Talk As A Living Hologram
The hologram is a three-dimensional photograph made on a flat... Read More
Ten Ways Women Can Visualize Themselves As Leaders
Women should not be afraid of or feel guilty about... Read More
5 Steps on How to Set and Achieve Your Goals
Which one is a goal? I will lose 15... Read More
Leadership - Connect to Engage!
It's been said many times that true leadership is measured... Read More
7 Excellent Ways To Improve Your Leadership Skills!
Did you know that there are 7 really effective yet... Read More
A Lasting Leadership Lesson: How One Leadership Talk By George Washington Saved The Revolution
A Lasting Leadership Lesson: How One Leadership Talk By George... Read More
To Be An Effective Leader, Do A Check-up From The Neck Up
Before we can effectively lead anyone, we must take an... Read More
Characteristics of a Good Leader
It's interesting to hear the responses from executives when I... Read More
Managing Monsters in Meetings - Part 6, Deadlocked Discussions
Although a meeting is a vehicle for resolving differences, it... Read More
The Three Factors of Leadership Motivation
Leaders do nothing more important than get results. But you... Read More
Leadership Training and Character
The vast majority of leadership training available to managers focuses... Read More
Sometimes Leaders Need to Get the Boot
Today I stood up to a guy right in front... Read More
7 Awesome Leadership Power Generators!
7 Awe-Inspiring Leadership Power-Generating Strategies!Here's a really simple way you... Read More
Effective Leaders are (#3) Communicative
LISTEN, WRITE, AND ARTICULATE EFFECTIVELY: Leadership positions require effective communication... Read More
Reinventing Failure: Designing Success
I am fascinated by problems. I like to think of... Read More
Leadership In The Zone!
"You do not merely want to be considered just the... Read More
Leaders ARE; Are you?
Identity CrisisIt's not only the knowledge you carry around in... Read More
The Sink Or Swim Approach To Leadership
Looking around in most corporate environments today you'll find mission,... Read More
Leadership for the Successful Entrepreneur!
Why talk about leadership?"Leadership is important whether you a leader... Read More
Exceptional Leadership Inspires the Best Effort in Others
There is a steady stream being written and taught about... Read More
BIG-3 Leadership!
"Do what you do so well that they will want... Read More
Get What You Want - Negotiating Skills for the Timid!
OK, I know this title sounds self-serving and hard nosed,... Read More
A Call to Men to Live a Strenuous Life!
Any man would be justly proud to claim even a... Read More
Extraordinary People in Mediocre Times
My grandfather used to speak of the days when people... Read More
The Three Essential Attributes of a Leader: The Demonstrated Abilities
Leaders need to:1. Have a vision to which they are... Read More
7 AAA Ways To Succeed!
[Abounding Abundant Ample Ways To Boost Your Growth!] This may... Read More
Elements of Timeless Leadership
Great leadership is timeless, always in vogue. The world has... Read More
Be the Samurai Sword
Relationships are constantly facing crisis. Everywhere we look people are... Read More
In Leadership, Identifying Dreams That Lead To Great Results
History teaches that when people needed to do great things,... Read More
Managing Monsters in Meetings - Part 1, General Strategies for Unproductive Behavior
It happens easily. You're conducting a meeting and suddenly a... Read More
Lessons In Leadership: What Not To Do... From A Canoe!
When it comes to fishing, my husband takes the lead.... Read More
F2 Leadership
People don't leave jobs; they leave bosses. -- AnonymousCongratulations. You're... Read More
Hidden Self Confidence
Peer independence is arguably the least understood aspect of self... Read More
Reinventing Failure: Designing Success
I am fascinated by problems. I like to think of... Read More
The Leadership Talk As A Living Hologram
The hologram is a three-dimensional photograph made on a flat... Read More
Business Leadership: How Much is in Your Credibility Bank Account?
Business leaders have more than a title on their doors.... Read More
Leadership is About Growing Others - Its Not About You!
"Before you become a leader success is all about growing... Read More
Stepping Into Leadership and Being The Source Of Your Success
Why is it that we often wait until we have... Read More
5 Power Keys For Leadership Success!
Did you know that you can successfully handle most leadership... Read More
Building Teams and Teamwork
A tight knit team is a group of competent individuals... Read More
Leadership Styles and What We Need For the Future:
By definition a leaders leads a team to take action... Read More
Characteristics of a Good Leader
It's interesting to hear the responses from executives when I... Read More
Effective Leaders are (#2) Technical
SET CLEAR AND REASONABLE OBJECTIVES FOR THEMSELVES AND OTHERS: Plan?... Read More
In Leadership, Good Enough Is Pretty Bad
The first time I meet a leader to decide if... Read More
The SAMMER Test: Leading People To Get The Right Results At the Right Time In The Right Way
As a leader, you do nothing more important than get... Read More
Managing Monsters in Meetings - Part 7, Personal Attacks
Personal attacks hurt people, mar communication, and end creativity. If... Read More
Creating Unlimited Belief for Success!
What's holding your team back from experiencing "breakout performance"?It may... Read More
Five Surprisingly Hip Politicial Ideas From Plato
Don't you love politics?Me, neither. But I do like thinking... Read More
Two Leadership Traps: How To Get Out Of Them and How To Avoid Them (Part 1)
You've heard of the Peter Principle: "People are promoted to... Read More
Ten Steps To Effective Leadership
Many people end up in a supervisory position or SOHO... Read More
Get What You Want - Negotiating Skills for the Timid!
OK, I know this title sounds self-serving and hard nosed,... Read More
The Leadership Vacuum
In today's fast moving, ever changing, and highly competitive world... Read More
Boy Scouts of America and Leadership Coaching
The Center for Management and Organization Effectiveness talks with Dennis... Read More
Heres The REAL Reason Bush Won: The Dark Night Of The Leadership Soul
George Bush won the election because he was finally able... Read More
Pay No Attention To The Man Behind The Curtain!
As the 'Great And Powerful Oz' once said to Dorothy,... Read More
Develop a We Focus And Not a Me Focus
"There's only one thing more contagious than a good attitude... Read More
3 Cs Leaders Must Communicate!
"Of every noble work the silent part is best, Of... Read More
Leadership
Webster's defines leadership as : "1. the office of position... Read More
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