Dr Robin Rushlo asked: Copyright (c) 2008 Robin Rushlo When you hear the word “coach”, a football team with a man pacing to and fro and calling out the names of the players or a basketball team with a man/woman shouting out directions jumping up and down pointing like a commander on a battlefield comes […]
Category: Leadership Styles
Andy West asked: The Master’s in Business Administration degree, or MBA, has been around for years, but evolved as management styles and business structures have changed over time. Today, top online MBA programs focus less on theories of management and more on proper leadership skills. The trend began in the late 1990’s and continues to […]
Muna wa Wanjiru asked: Leadership style plays a crucial role in the development of an organization. Transactional leadership is of the leadership style that is often used by many companies. Transactional leadership believes that punishment and reward motivate people. This leadership also assumes that when people agree to do a particular assignment, a part of […]
Dana Bradley asked: It was the great efforts of Late Gamini Dissanayake, President of the Board of Control for Cricket in Sri Lanka, President’s Counsel, and Cabinet Minister in President J R Jayawardena’s United National Party (UNP) Government, that made Sri Lanka gain full ICC membership on the 21st of July 1981. Although Sri Lanka […]
Ingrid Cliff asked: I have worked with stacks of businesses over the years. Often I am asked to name the most important indicator of whether or not a business will succeed or fail – my answer is always – Look at the CEO. CEO’s and their personal style can make or break a business. A […]
Gayle Lantz asked: Despite best team building efforts, many organizations are still operating on low power when it comes to producing desired results. They’ve invested time and dollars in events that supposedly help team members bond and function coherently, yet results are short term at best. So what’s the problem? Every situation is unique, but […]
Paul Thornton asked: Fortune magazine once published an article entitled “The Best Advice I Ever Got.” It was a great article that offered wit and wisdom about achieving business success. I liked it so much, that it motivated me to produce my newest book, Leadership—Best Advice I Ever Got, which describes the best leadership advice […]
Dr. Alan R. Zimmerman asked: Are you a leader trying to get your coworkers to change? Then you need to be aware of a basic motivational, psychological truth. People only change when they WANT to. It’s like the little prospector who walked into a saloon, wearing clean new shoes. A big Texan said to his […]
Leslie Ungar asked: Leadership requires presence. It requires presence everyday in every situation. Good things happen when leaders step up and lead. Bad things happen when they don’t. It really is that simple. So let’s look at a tale of two invisible CEO’s. CEO #1 Nel was the invisible partner. He knew his contribution to […]
Megan Tough asked: Have you ever heard someone say, “Actually, I have to admit that I think I am really bad at managing other people. My staff all hate me and I’m incapable of doing my jobâ€. The answer is no, of course. No one says this either because they don’t believe it, or because […]