The Leadership Talk: The Most Powerful Leadership Tool Of All (part 2)
Summary: The author asserts that presentations and speeches are the least effective means of leadership communication. There is a much more effective way: the Leadership Talk. In this three part series, he describes underlying principles of the Leadership Talk and ways to help develop and deliver it. (more…)
The Leadership Talk: The Most Powerful Leadership Tool Of All (part 1)
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25 Leadership Maxims
Summary: Maxims have an illustrious history in the annuals of leadership. Applying the less-is-more principle of expression, maxims can trigger action, guide behavior and promote values. A renown leadership expert offers 25 maxims that he has composed, maxims that can enrich your leadership awareness and effectiveness. (more…)
Character: Is It Necessary In Leadership? (part Two)
Summary: One element of leadership that many leaders ignore or neglect is character. Is it a necessary ingredient in leadership? The author answers the question with the challenging observation that character can actually drive leadership results.
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Character: Is It Necessary In Leadership? (part One)
Summary: One element of leadership that many leaders ignore or neglect is character. Is it a necessary ingredient in leadership? The author answers the question with the challenging observation that character can actually drive leadership results.
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People Skills Drive Leadership Success
Most people aspire to be effective in their work efforts. They get a good education, learn important technical skills, and stay up on the latest industry trends. These are all important steps to a person’s success in business and yet,…
As a person advances in responsibility within an organization a shift takes place. It is a shift from performing the technical work one’s self to getting the technical work done through others. At first, it seems like simply getting good at managing. But if you’ve been at this even a short time, you soon realize that it’s not always as easy as it looks. The truth is that what you are really managing is the process, not the people. (more…)
Is Your Leadership Effective?
In many ways, good leadership is hard to define. It can’t be directly measured. There’s no leadership “score” or report card. In fact often the measure of leadership is qualitative rather than quantitative - although quantitative results always follow. So, the questions remains, how can you tell if your leadership skills are effective? (more…)
Leadership For Deep Results: Without Them Are You Wasting Your Leadership And Your Life? (part Two)
Summary: The author asserts there are two kinds of results leaders achieve, standard results and deep results. All leaders know what standard results are, but few leaders know what deep results are. In the long run, standard results, though necessary, are far less important than deep results. (more…)
In Leadership, Dreams Are The Stuff That Great Results Are Made Of
Summary: The importance of motivation in leadership cannot be denied. But most leaders overlook a critical component of motivation, the human dream. The article describes what dreams really mean in the realm of leadership.
Leadership is motivational or it’s stumbling in the dark. The best leaders don’t order people to do a job, the best leaders motivate people to want to do the job.
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In Leadership, Identifying Dreams That Lead To Great Results
Summary: The importance of motivation in leadership cannot be denied. But most leaders overlook a critical component of motivation, the human dream. Before you can work with people’s dreams, you must identify what they dream, a sometimes difficult task. Here’s how to make such an identification. (more…)