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Am I a Manager or a Leader and Why Does it Matter to Me?

Chris Henderson asked: We all have leadership roles in life. Most of us have multiple roles where we need to set a direction and mobilize people towards it – both at work and outside. I am lucky enough to have met a few born leaders. Of the thousands of people I have met in my […]

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The "Right" Approach to Running an Organization

Carl Hoffman asked: In my last edition of leadership we dealt with selection of leadership style, based on individual and organizational variables. Another way to look at leadership is to consider how it is used. We will now explore the leader’s selection of the “right” approach to running an organization. One way to deal with […]

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Why Coaching is the Way to Go in Team Management

Louis Bonaventura asked: When you hear the word “coach”, what comes first into your mind? Do you picture a basketball team with a man/woman shouting out directions? Or perhaps a football team with a man/woman pacing back and forth and calling out the names of the players? Coaching is no longer reserved to sports teams. […]

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Two Serious Failings of Really Useless Leaders

Steven Sonsino asked: It’s daunting for business leaders who aspire to improve their leadership to be told to follow the example of Gandhi or Martin Luther King. These people are certainly inspirational, but they’re a tough act to follow in the real world. I’ve therefore been looking at what we can learn from leaders who […]

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Training Can Improve Team Building at Work

Jonathan Blocker asked: If you are in charge of team building on the job, or if you are a member of one or more teams at work, then you know that team building is an essential skill for getting the work of your company done. It is a sound investment to offer training seminars to […]

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Leadership Exposed

Louis Bonaventura asked: Much has been written about leadership: rules, pointers, styles, and biographies of inspiring leaders throughout world history. But there are certain leadership ideas that we fail to recognize and realize in the course of reading books. Here is a short list of things you thought you knew about leadership. 1. Leaders come […]

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Network Marketing Leadership Styles

Laura Long asked: Hand Holder vs. Tour Guide Which system are you using to sponsor new team members holding hands or guided tour? What’s your leadership style? Are you a hand holder or a tour guide? Network marketing is a people business and it is easy to get side tracked and find yourself counseling and […]

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Leaderships and Success Series; the Answer to the Question What Makes a Good Leader?”

Ian Pratt asked: Is there a magic ingredient or proven recipe for leadership success? Or; is there one answer to the question “what makes a good leader?” There is an abundance of leadership books available at the local bookshop, each book selling the authors own, unique, recipe for leadership success. If a single, proven recipe […]

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Leadership, It's Everything.strength & Honor.

Nadira Haniff asked: It is indeed the perfect day to talk about LEADERSHIP and LEADING WITH STRENGTH. Leadership is one of my favorite topics of discussion because it encompasses so much and also can be interpreted in several different ways & styles. A leader is someone who assumes that role. Sometimes we have leadership thrust […]

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How Psychology Can Transform Your Business Success

Professor Philip Corr asked: Psychology can play a critical role in helping your organisation achieve its goals – real bottom-line benefits – by recognising and releasing the talent in your people. Whether you’re in the private sector, public sector or a charitable organisation, it’s an established fact that highly successful organisations have highly motivated, driven […]