Olivia Hunt asked: Almost anyone can use power, but it takes skill to use leadership. Leadership skills are much more than the use of force. It means the ability to influence others and inspire them to truly wish to achieve a goal. Managers all over the world recognize the central role of effective leadership in […]
Category: Defining Leadership
CMOE Team asked: The Importance of Strategic Thinking in Effective Leadership Among the requisites of an effective leader is his capacity to understand the things around him and to formulate options for situations that demand such action. These traits only become apparent when strategic thinking is utilized in the decision-making process. This kind of thinking […]
Mark Akerley asked: Ask any business owner if they have a growth objective for next year and you’re sure to receive a resounding “yes!†Revenue and profitability, of course, are the primary growth factors on the minds of most business owners as well they should be if you want your business to survive and prosper […]
Gayle Lantz asked: “Coaching” used to be a popular approach for derailing executives or professionals whose performance needed a lot of work. Got a problem? Get a coach. However, increasingly, coaching is being sought by some of the most successful executives in their field – those who want to get even better at their business […]
Nicholas Tan asked: When you are at work, do you get frustrated because things don’t seem to be happening the way they’re supposed to be? You see people milling around but nothing gets accomplished. And in the daily hustle and bustle, do you feel that your goals remain just that – goals. Then maybe its […]
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Brand-new Leadership
Clive Sexton asked: “We’re shifting from leader to leadership, and from leadership to leadership brand,” says Dave Ulrich, Professor of Business Administration at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business, and probably the world’s leading guru of Human Resource management. Why the leadership brand is so important and what organisations need to do to […]
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Leadership And Management
Benedict Smythe asked: Some of the more traditional concepts of leadership and management have now evolved to encompass factors that years ago would have been unthinkable. Executive management, in particular, involves good leadership style. Years ago, leadership might have been thought to involve nothing more than being the most visible and the most powerful. The […]
SAMSON ITOJE asked: Leadership qualities are qualities that characterize effective leadership. What are these qualities? Let me lay it out clearly. For starters, effective leaders are . . . 1. Humble 2. Decisive 3. Selfless and self sacrificing 4. Empathetic 5. Disciplined 6. Good communicators (they communicate the agenda clearly and effectively) 7. Fair and […]
Verena Veneeva asked: This article will provide brief overview about the concept and definition of leadership, set of competencies required and choices of power available for leaders through which they can work for organizational benefits. There is no second thought about the fact that like in normal social life, organizations cannot deny existence and effectiveness […]
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Leadership Vs. Management
Freelance Writer asked: Leadership vs. Management; what is the difference? Leadership theorists and researchers suggest that there are clear and convincing differences between the two. By understanding the differences, we must first define the terms. While reviewing a wide variety of thoughts, opinions and theories, I have concluded the following: LEADERSHIP tends to involve visionary […]