Leadership Training TutorialsSean McPhcat asked: As a manager, you’re in a unique position. Delegation of authority is often the most difficult concept for most new managers to grasp. I know because I had trouble with the idea myself. I was used to completing all of my tasks on my own and was overly cautious and unsure about […]
Kim Olver asked: Much of the information in this article can be found in the book, How to Hire and Keep Great Employees by Jim Harris and Joan Brannick, discussed in our book review below. The authors make a very strong case for why it is so important, particularly today to have a strong corporate […]
Abbas Abedi asked: This may seem like a great spoiler; but certainly, there is no such thing as a hard and fast rule when it comes to leadership. Every organization, circumstance, and leader calls for different courses of action. What is to be considered as “good” leadership depends on various factors such that what could […]
Mitch Harris asked: If you want to talk about a limiting perspective on life that can take you out of the game faster than anything, it is what I call the “perfectionist frame.†The feeling or belief that whatever you are doing or working on has to be nothing less than perfect or it is […]
Muna wa Wanjiru asked: Leadership is the ability to influence and motivate human minds to achieve the desired objectives. In order to lead, it is imperative that one should have certain leadership qualities. A leader is one who leads by example; he walks the talk. His every word and his every action should convey certain […]
Liz Cassidy asked: Business leaders today at all levels in organisations are facing more stresses and tasks than at any time in the past. Even though we also have more tools at our disposal to manage these tasks, we are also bombarded with more information and data to process than ever before. In this environment […]
Jane Treber Macken asked: For a business to meet the demands of society, it must obtain a competitive edge in the market. Competition can erode a company’s advantage, or share of the market, and reduce its profits. Competitive advantage comes through efficiency and effective management functions. For example, efficiency means improved processes such as the […]
Tom O\’Dea asked: If you believe that one of the primary roles of a leader is to teach those that you lead; and if you believe that your reputation for customer service can be the difference in your success or lack thereof; then it stands to reason that as a leader, you should be teaching […]
Donald Yates asked: I used to have a little male doxie dog that was as fast as a greyhound. I also had two female doxies and the male ran the females ragged. Talk about a leader, this little dog eared boy would take off running the length of the house with the females trying to […]
Steven Sonsino asked: Business executives don’t have to win votes to get appointed. But to be a successful leader, in the corporate world or the political world, you need to know who you are and what you stand for. Even if you’re not the next president of the USA, I urge you to spare five […]