Donna Price asked: Strategic planning and strategic leadership styles vary just as the employees and owners of companies involved in the planning process differ. Visit local bookstores or check on line to see hundreds of books claiming to have the secrets to a successful business and easy strategic planning. Technology and the Internet has forced […]
Category: Defining Leadership
Akhil Shahani asked: Leadership is a relationship between leaders and followers. The foundation of this relationship is trust. Ethics refer to the principles that define behavior as right, good and proper. There is an inextricable link between leadership and ethics. Leaders must themselves be ethical in their decisions and actions in order to influence others […]
Gail Solish asked: Leadership is defined as the capacity or ability to guide others to accomplish an objective. To provide leadership, one needs to be a leader. The following is a quote that captures the essence of a great leader: The six most important words: “I admit I made a mistake.” The five most important […]
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How Can We Define Leadership
Akhil Shahani asked: “Wherever you see a successful business, someone once made a courageous decision.†Peter F. Drucker Undoubtedly, he’s talking about the leader who walks the path which others fear to tread. So how are these people different from the ordinary? More importantly, do you have what it takes to be a good leader? […]
Stephen Moulton asked: Leadership by Expectations is both a philosophy and a process. Setting clear expectations is necessary and can make a huge difference in performance. THE PHILOSOPHY Today it seems that management is more focused on efficiency than on effectiveness. Effectiveness refers to doing the right things. Efficiency refers to doing things right. Peter […]
Joe Farcht asked: As a parent of two grown boys, I did my best, but I could have done better. I learned from my experience. I have a wonderful granddaughter with whom I practice personal leadership and it works. I must admit though, that she teaches me. I am going to share with you powerful […]
William Drapcho asked: You can probably find many instances where employees work well together and do a great job, indicating the owner must be a terrific leader. However, the sign of a great leader isn’t every employee working together when the boss is there. It’s actually seeing how hard they work together when the boss […]
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Defining And Beating Obesity
Albert Phatman asked: Obesity is defined as an excess of body fat that can significantly impair ones health. If a person is more than 20 percent over their ideal weight they can be considered obese, however, obesity should be determined by considering the person’s height, age, sex, and build. The National Institute of Health (NIH) […]
Don Midgett asked: 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 “soft skills” used to develop employees and the success of their tasks. At a current event sponsored […]
sunil sharma asked: We consistently face new and ever growing challenges in the workplace such as reorganizing, downsizing, and “left out sizing.†We are faced with the question, “How do we lead in this storm of change?†It may seem difficult at times and the decisions we make define our short-term and long-term outcomes. I […]