The Five Levels Of Leadership (And Where You Stand)
We all know a manager who uses fear tactics. We probably also know a manager who leads as a coach, inspiring rather than forcing people to get things done.
Which type of leader are you?
Category: Reposts
Why Emotional Courage Is So Essential To Great Leadership
In my work as a career and leadership coach with mid- to senior-level leaders each year, I’ve seen that the vast majority of the “leadership” or “career” challenges that my clients are facing are actually not career-related or professional in nature at all.
Executing An Experience: Maintaining Brand And Product Quality On An International Scale
by Sloan Kamenstein Republished from Entrepreneur, July 8, 2018 When we made the strategic decision to expand our brand internationally in 2015, we recognized that doing so required an in-depth look at how we were going to maintain the Sloan’s Ice Cream experience in markets that were, at the time, wholly unfamiliar and thousands of…
How to get along with your co-workers and your boss
There are four distinct personality types in every office. Recognizing the key differences in how people work and then flexing your own working style accordingly will go a long way to improving your performance on the job.
The Best Leaders Are Great Teachers
It doesn’t take special talent or training or even a lot of time to teach in the same way that star managers do. Simply follow the precedent they’ve set. Learn what to teach, when to teach, and how to make your lessons stick.
Creating a Purpose-Driven Organization
Every organization has a pool of change agents that usually goes untapped.
Does Your Workplace Fuel Courage Or Fear? 6 Ways To Create Psychological Safety
If you’ve ever had a boss who was more worried about protecting their position and avoiding all risk than in supporting new ideas or forging new ground, you’ll know how demoralizing it can be.
Want Better Collaboration? Shift Your Thinking
When trying to solve everyday challenges in their organizations – be it missing deadlines, revisiting decisions, partnering across functional or geographic boundaries, or speeding up output – leaders often assume the root cause is lack of skill.
How to Build a Better Leadership Team
As a business owner or executive, it’s far better to screen job applicants for the following five leadership traits than to hire and then fire managers who prove to be incompetent at leading others.
Do Salespeople Make Good Founders? Here’s What They Do (and Don’t) Bring to the Table.
There are so many stereotypes about different company departments: Marketing teams make things look pretty but don’t drive results; HR is either the politically correct police or the firing department; and the engineering team is vital but not strategic. Salespeople tend to be typecasted more than anyone: We’re pushy, greedy and self-centered.