by Maura Nevel Thomas As a leader or manager in your company, you have abundant responsibilities. But how much of your day do you spend actually doing your most significant work? How often are you interrupted by employees who want your input, approval, or direction to do their jobs? How often is your attention to…
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08/282020
by Jan Rutherford A moral obligation. A responsibility. A requirement to perform a task. That’s how we define duty, and effective leaders make choices based on what they should do versus what they want to do. Forward-looking leaders feel duty-bound to serve the greater good, which often means an uncommon discipline for delayed gratification. I…
08/262020
by Ryan Gottfredson, PhD What topics do most leadership development programs focus on? The short list surely includes interpersonal communication, general management skills, leadership styles, delegation, building effective teams, and motivation. In a recent study of 153 organizations that I conducted, I found that only 33% reported that they “strongly agreed” or “agreed” that their…
08/212020
by Mike Myatt Plans are great, but as 2020 has reminded us, “Oh Oops” moments in life are inevitable. In fact, it’s precisely the moments when things don’t go according to plan that are the real litmus tests for leadership and business strategy. As Mike Tyson famously said, “Everyone has a plan until I hit…
08/192020
by John Baldoni Virtual is not a synonym for invisible. What has changed in leadership? Not much I like to say, but of course there have been a few changes over the millennia. What it takes to lead is timeless. Leaders lead for the betterment of others. To do this they become a presence in…
07/292020
Engagement is one of the most talked about terms in business today. Books are being written about it, speeches are being given extolling the virtues of it, and leaders are being asked to create it. Everyone is talking about engagement. But while everyone is talking, few are asking: what is engagement, anyway? Here’s my description: …