Leadership

Observation - A Critical Leadership Skill
By Andrew Cox · 17 years ago
Leaders know observation skills are critically important to success - in any dimension. They work hard to develop their own, and to identify and develop the skill in their people. Leaders rely heavily on the ...
What to Do When People Don't Like You
By Kevin Eikenberry · 17 years ago
First, let me be clear, this article is not a how-to piece to get everyone to like you. While your life will be more enjoyable and satisfying when you have many strong relationships, sometimes as ...
Building an Effective Executive Leadership Team
By Leigh Bailey · 17 years ago
“Don’t run for office. You are already elected.” Jack Welch “Collaboration across boundaries is fundamentally different.” Carly Fiorina Executive leadership teams, the groups of senior level executives –typically led by the CEO—that drive an organization, ...
Some management and leadership tips and factors from Holy Qur’an
By Luqman Umar · 17 years ago
Allah is the greatest manager and He is managing all the things. He is ordering and directing everything. He directs the whole affair. (Holy Qur’an: Surah Al Ra’d 13: Ayah 2) A Mu’min (True Muslim) ...
Mission and Vision Statements for Government Leadership Development
By Don Midgett · 17 years ago
It would be hard to measure the public's surprise at the recent call for supervisory leadership training in Federal agencies. Fair or not, the persona of federal management practices does not encourage the idea of ...
Create Outrageous Success With These 10 Secret Leadership Skills
By Joe Farcht · 17 years ago
What does outrageous success look like to you? It means your wildest dreams coming true doesn’t it? Lots of money, your dream home. Maybe owning an expensive, super-fast car, traveling to exotic places, or getting ...
Leadership and Chaos
By Gary Crow · 17 years ago
"Treat people as if they were what they ought to be, and you will help them to become what they are capable of being." -- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe There are many theories that attempt ...
Mastering the ECQ Essays for Entry into the SES
By Michael Fleischner · 17 years ago
The ECQ essays are required for entry into the SES and are used by many departments and agencies in selection, performance management and leadership development for management and executive positions. The ECQs define the competencies ...
Leadership: Be An Example
By Dennis Harting · 17 years ago
The greatest leaders in history were the ones who had the ability to command the respect of the people who followed them. This is something that they earned. It was not blindly given to them. ...
Example of Leadership Development Plan
By Kerry Beck · 17 years ago
Looking for a Leadership Development Plan is a worthy cause because there are so few leaders today. As we look at the younger generation, it is difficult to find the leaders of tomorrow. Today’s schools ...
Leadership is not a position
By Jean Starling · 17 years ago
Instead Leadership is a way of being. Customer Service Manager.. Inventory Manager.. Supply Chain Vice President.. Business Consultant... Instructional Designer... V.P. Of Manufacturing ...CEO and CFO... Project Manager These are all positions and in these ...
Voices of Authority!
By Linda Fitzgerald · 17 years ago
Speak with authority! Speak so others not only hear; but listen and take us seriously! Not only is it important for our personal relationship lives, but for our professional lives as well. It’s hard enough ...
Leadership: Allowing Others To Grow
By Dennis Harting · 17 years ago
Have you ever noticed that people have a tendency to “crowd” others? They do it with their employees. The same thing occurs with their children. Their need to be in control is too powerful to ...
The Ten Commandments Of Leadership
By Gary Crow · 17 years ago
There are many behaviors and approaches that enhance your ability to work successfully with people, especially if you are in management or supervision. As you know, they also work well within families, with your friends, ...
Reservists’ leadership skill training offers solution to UK businesses
By Simon Smith · 17 years ago
A lack of leadership skill training is widely accepted as a core weakness in general British management, and an area that needs to be urgently addressed.This claim is supported by research conducted by the Chartered ...
7 Things Never To Believe About Leadership In The High Tech Industry
By Granison Shines · 17 years ago
You've heard it all before, “the man, the myth, the legend!” Now what? Let's stick with the myths for a second. Unfortunately for some leaders “14th-century thought leadership” still fuels the driving force of how ...
12 Ways Leaders Tell Their People They Are Important
By Andrew Cox · 17 years ago
Leaders know the old saying "How you act shouts so loudly I can't hear what you're saying" is the truth. They use it to their advantage. Leaders know the greatest sense of accomplishment and importance ...
Shaping Your Team
By Karen Kay · 17 years ago
What do you see as your primary role as your team's leader? Are you controlling or do you let the team mold into its own shape? The less you try to control your team, the ...
I Want To Be A Leader
By Ken Valenzuela · 17 years ago
If you want to do or understand something, you start by learning what it is. Leadership is no exception. After reading several books on the subject, I think that the best starting definition of leadership ...
Secrets Of Proactive Leadership
By Gary Crow · 17 years ago
1. Proactive leaders are cautious without becoming paralyzed by the potential downside of action. They pursue their goals continuously but incrementally, testing/evaluating progress toward the goal. This approach assures movement toward the goal without exposing ...