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Leadership Styles

A Look at the Benefits of Transactional Leadership Style

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 […]

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Leadership Styles

10 Ways to Beef Up Your Leadership Skills

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 job”.  The answer is no, of course. No one says this either because they don’t believe it, or because […]

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Leadership Styles

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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Leadership Mistakes

The Two Main Reasons Why CEOs Fail

Steven Sonsino asked: So you’re going to be chief executive one day. But once you’ve got there, how are you going to hang on to your job? Well, there have been many high-profile failures in recent months and it’s possible to learn from those mistakes. There are several reasons why leaders fail and I want […]

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Feedback and Rewards

Basics of Team Building

shijina asked: A team may be defined as a group of people who come to achieve a common purpose. The word team is derived from the use of oxens or bullocks shackled together to create a focused, shared force for transporting heavy materials. Although there is no magic formula to build team efforts effectively however […]

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Leadership Styles

Leadership Tips — Situational Leadership

Tom O\’Dea asked: Introduction   What’s your leadership style?  In his 1994 book, renowned leadership guru Jimmy Johnson (ok, he was renowned as a football coach — but that’s a leadership role too!) spoke of his leadership style.    What he said was “I’m totally consistent; I treat everybody differently.”  He went on to explain […]

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Defining Leadership

Leadership is Performance not Position

lucid leagueltd asked: Today morning I was thinking about leadership. Nearly 200 business gurus and management leaders have defined leadership. I had also observed very minutely leadership in 18 countries. “Change in the leadership style.” is seen and feel by all of us. Leadership was very different in 1970 and in the year 2008, leadership […]

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Leadership Styles

Empower Your Life Career With Various Growth Coaching and Life Skills Coaching Programs

coach prakash asked: Enjoy life through conquering your personal mental barriers, setting definite goals and finding your true purpose within those goals. Specially designed personal growth coaching program would expose you to life’s boundless possibilities.   Life Coaching and Techniques is a different approach to achieve meaning in your life. Personal Life Coaching and Professional […]

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Defining Leadership

Leadership And Management Trainings Through Coaching

Paul Hata 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 to and fro and calling out the names of the players? Coaching is no longer reserved to sports teams; […]

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Leadership Mistakes

The Number One Failing of Really Useless Leaders

Steven Sonsino asked: Now I’m sure you’ve read Stephen Covey’s excellent book ‘The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People’. But if you haven’t, you should. It’s an inspiring summary of the seven simple but motivational things you need to do to be an inspirational leader. And it can help you to build an inspirational leadership […]