Mark Shead asked: Many inexperienced leaders fail to sufficiently convey a vision to the subordinates they lead. If you are not skilled in telling everyone which direction to head you’ll have confusion. Worse yet, you’ll have a situation where people start creating their own direction. For some leaders their deficiency comes not from a lack […]
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Wally Adamchik asked: Leader, manager, foreman, boss…. These titles (and others) describe people who are responsible for getting a job done by directing others. The key point to remember is more than one worker must be involved in the effort for the project to be completed correctly. Therefore, the leader must be able to successfully […]
Muna wa Wanjiru asked: Your leadership traits will tell the manner in which you will lead your followers. Effective leadership traits will make that company successful. Leadership traits will convince voters, wins negotiations and overcomes objection. Leadership should have the potential to lead others to accomplish goals. Leadership traits build excellence but do not command […]
Lonnie Pacelli asked: Ever known a manager who held great respect of his or her team but was not respected by his or her management? Or maybe you’ve had a manager that just couldn’t get things done effectively because he or she just didn’t know how to “work the system”? Or even still, are you […]
Mack Chapman asked: Managing in normal times is a challenging and arduous task at best. However, adding the turbulence of constantly changing environments, both internally and externally can be one of the greatest exercises in futility for most managers. Tempers get frayed, the rumor mill works overtime and productivity almost always suffers. Change is one […]
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Life Givers!
Jer Dunlap asked: I am not an acronym kind of guy. However, on one occasion I dabbled in the “art of acronyms.” On that occasion, I was driving to speak to a local Rotary club in Ohio to update them on a project and address the topic of leadership. While driving, I began thinking out […]
Anders Gustavsson asked: There are 5 categories in network marketing that you will need to develop mastery in to be successful. They are Personal Growth, Customer Acquisition, Recruiting, Team Building, and Leadership. Developing mastery in Network Marketing takes discipline and a lot of hard work. The traditional training style of classroom learning, seminars, books and […]
Ian Williamson asked: Every supervisor will make mistakes, including yourself. Much of the credibility you earn with your employees will come from the way you recover from your mistakes. Typically, supervisors respond to a mistake in the following ways: • Pretend it never happened • Discount its effects • Make excuses • Make the case […]
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Allegiance and Leadership
Francisco Rodriguez Higueras asked: leaders have different ideas about leadership. For example, see below Jack Welch’s perspective of leadership, which even though quite modern compared to many leaders, is nevertheless based on quite traditional leadership principles. First here is a deeper more philosophical view of effective modern leadership which addresses the foundations of effective leadership, […]
Steven Sonsino asked: Now I’m sure you’ve read Stephen Covey’s excellent book ‘The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People’. But if you haven’t, you should. It’s an inspiring summary of the seven simple but motivational things you need to do to be an inspirational leader. And it can help you to build an inspirational leadership […]