Ed Horrell asked: What leaders of corporations and organizations say about others can play a powerful role in the culture that their company adopts. In addition to actions, policies, and communications, companies reflect what their leaders say. This can be revealing. Take Donald Trump, for example. From all appearances, Trump seems to run a successful […]
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The Leaders Speech
sheila Mulrennan asked: True leadership, is the ability to move people to change. The ability to lead comes from within and great leaders, those with whom people connect with on an emotional level and who can inspire change, emerge only after experiencing things as they are in the real world. That is why great world […]
Daegan Smith asked: In history, there have been various definitions of what a leader is. Some theories associate leadership with certain traits that can be observed right from childhood. Some people think that a leader is forged by the fires of need and that great leaders will rise when the situation calls for it. Some […]
Dr. Kercz asked: Leadership, in all its current forms and definitions, is once again the current topic of choice in many corporate settings. Is the term overused? Perhaps – but that does not seem to curtail the seemingly endless supply of information on the topic. Simply defined, leadership is the ability to influence others through […]
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Definition of Leadership
Jeffrey Smith asked: Definition of leadership has many aspects, yet it agrees that a leader is one whose magnetic personality galvanizes people for some cause. Not by words, but by their actions is the way great leaders influence their followers. They do what they preach. Their presence is enough to motivate people, as they act […]
Bob Bergeth asked: How to get people to do their best, always and everywhere, is a leader’s challenge and opportunity? What key leadership trait must leaders’ possess to get people to do their best? Playwrights know this vital fact about human nature. Novelists know it. Politicians know it too. However, in the main, business people […]
William Drapcho asked: Have you ever heard of a business where there is no leader, or in a more technical term, a boss? Perhaps it is quite inconceivable, since it is highly significant in every field that someone directs them toward their goal. For instance, if you want to employ a change in system within […]
Kevin Eikenberry asked: Leaders know that communication is one of their key roles. In fact whenever I have worked with a leadership team or group the subject of communication always comes up. People want to know how to communicate more effectively, and why people don’t always seem to hear when they do communicate. In those […]
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Leadership Skill: Hope
Harvey Robbins asked: A few months ago, the anniversary of the events of September 11, 2001 took place. That day marked the beginning of a sea change for the world. And change is hard. We’ve had a chance to reflect over the past six years, to become introspective on a number of fronts. It is […]