Karen Armon asked: Doug Compton, a laid off 43-year-old operations executive, was frustrated. His efforts to find a new six-figure executive role had resulted in only two interviews in six months. And, although he’s growing his list of contacts, Doug’s networking hasn’t resulted in any real job leads, either. Doug always landed a job quickly […]
Category: Leadership Styles
Jane Treber Macken asked: Our environment and relationships in our life affect who we are today. Up until we begin school, our families have the biggest influence on our lives. Our basic personalities are formed by the age of three, and we develop into little human beings by the age of six. Once we begin […]
Albert Alexander 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 ourselves 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 […]
Bill Benjamin asked:  EQ Coaching Report February 2007 – IHHP – Institute for Health and Human Potential  Summary: IHHP, http://www.ihhp.com/, has conducted an assessment to determine the effectiveness of an extensive training, coaching and eLearning program, http://ihhp.com/playing_big.htm, that we have delivered to one of our clients, a major financial institution. We specifically focused […]
Nicholas Tan 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 ourselves 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 […]
ГумилевÑкий ÐлекÑандр БориÑович asked: Insight into the followership styles. Term Followers is negatively occupied – the words passive, weak, conforming lead to the devaluating the term followership and therefore people don’t like to be categorised as followers. But –to be a follower doesn’t mean just to do simply, what one told to do. According Chaleff […]
Gregory Frost asked: Playing leadership games is a popular technique that has been used in many leadership training camp or courses. These games are usually more interactive, as compared to other mind teaser games like chess or solitaire. To some, these leadership games might seem nothing more like a kiddy’s playground, but in actual fact, […]
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The Nokia 6300 – Candy Style
Matt Sharp asked: Nokia is one brand that is least bothered about all the hype around ‘sleek and slim’ phones. The Finnish global leader do not believe in throwing away functionalities and a part of common sense to fit into a smaller case. The optimal price-quality ratio of Nokia phones is the main reason of […]
Denise Ryan asked: Milton Hershey and Forrest Mars were different types of leaders who both built successful companies. We can learn much from them: 1.) There’s no one way to lead. Milton was a dreamer; he wanted to build a worker’s utopia. His people loved him. He ran his business with his heart. Mars was […]
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Developing Leadership Skills
Harald Anderson asked: Some people appear as such natural leaders one wonders if they were born with the quality of leadership. It’s possible that this may be true. However, even for these “so-called” born leaders, the right environment is crucial to help them develop to their fullest potential. Observing and learning Leadership requires learning. Anyone […]