With their goal of assisting in the growth and achievements of their team members, effective leaders know that valuable feedback is essential for the success of any organization. It’s an important t...Read More
Leadership can be described as the art of influencing, and the ability to influence is the result of a relationship that is built on mutual trust and respect between leader and followers. This type of...Read More
Ask someone about the culture at their current place of employment and they may tell you “It’s very stressful. It’s a high-pressure workplace” or “It’s a fun place to work. We have video g...Read More
Mention the word “integrity” and many people think of someone who is honest or trustworthy. While this is sometimes considered the definition of integrity, and these traits of honesty and trustwor...Read More
Effective leadership is built on relationships and listening — really listening — is an important ingredient for building and maintaining those relationships. While most of us believe we are compe...Read More
Leadership can be defined as influence. The most effective leaders build a relationship of trust and respect with those around them in which they are able to draw people in and influence them to take ...Read More
Building relationships is a skill possessed by effective leaders and it should be utilized first and foremost with the leader’s own team members. Trust and respect are not easily given away by most ...Read More
In a previous article we discussed how the ability to seek and receive feedback is an essential trait of a successful leader. We are sometimes not able to see how certain behaviors of ours affect othe...Read More
There are a number of commonalities among the best leaders. Effective leaders are highly self-aware; they know themselves well and understand their own strengths and weaknesses. Even a step further, t...Read More
There are many traits required to be an effective leader. One of the most important is humility, yet this character trait is often misunderstood. Humility is sometimes confused with timidity, quietnes...Read More
Leadership is influence, which is built through relationships of trust and respect. One of the necessary ingredients of these relationships of trust and respect is authenticity. People will follow aut...Read More
Are the best leaders results-oriented or relationship-oriented? Do they focus on people or performance? The answer is yes. Effective leaders must focus on both results and people and balance the two. ...Read More