Category: Management
Be a Better Leader by Avoiding the Arrogance Trap
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
Getting Real with Leadership: Why Authenticity Matters
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
Effective Leaders Must Be Both Results and People Oriented
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
Successful Leaders Strive to Maintain an Open Mind
While managing people can be described as assigning and monitoring tasks, leading people is based on a relationship of influence that is built upon trust and respect for the leader. Demonstration by t... Read More
Empathy, A Key Trait of Leadership
Effective leadership goes well beyond assigning duties and reviewing performance. It requires a relationship between the leader and those who follow him or her that will draw people to accept or even ... Read More
Resilience, A Key Trait of Leadership
Resilience is defined by the Merriam-Webster dictionary as “an ability to recover from or adjust easily to misfortune or change”. In terms of leadership, resiliency could be thought of as the abil... Read More
Positivity, A Key Trait of Leadership
General Bernard Montgomery defined leadership as “the capacity and will to rally men and women to a common purpose and the character which inspires confidence.” An important character trait requir... Read More
Forward Thinking, Key Traits of Leadership
One of the key traits that differentiate good leaders from other people in the organization is a forward-thinking mindset. The best leaders naturally draw people to be followers. In order to follow, p... Read More
Honesty, A Key Trait of Leadership
Before we dive into honesty, let’s think about why trust is so critical in the leader/follower relationship. The most common version of this relationship involves a team leader and a team member, su... Read More
Key Practices of Leadership: Leaders Encourage
The best leaders encourage the people around them in order to motivate them and develop a sense of ownership in the organization. Employees that are engaged in the vision and performance of the organi... Read More