| 3568 Views | Favoritism in the Workplace--How to Avoid Even the Perception of It By : Phil Morettini
I'm going to address a topic that isn't often discussed formally by top management within a business, certainly not out in the open. It's a major topic in HR circles, I'm sure. It's also a major topic, in hushed tones, around the water cooler and during lunch among friends. |
| 2003 Views | The Passionate Leader By : Lee Colan
Practical tips to help leaders increase discretionary effort from their employees. |
| 1520 Views | Leadership Styles - Practice Effective Leadership By : Regina Maniam
Much is written about leadership styles and techniques. There are biographies of leaders that have inspired people. But how do you outlook leadership and how can you become an effective leader? |
| 1516 Views | Accountable Or Responsible - That Is The Question By : Martin Haworth
Are you ready to step up to the big time?
The reason I ask, is a lesson I learnt once when I got myself promoted... |
| 1423 Views | Characteristics of a Good Leader By : Alan Boyer
I'm always amazed at the answers I get when I ask a group of executives to define a good leader.
I rarely get the right answer. Read this article to find the answer. |
| 1150 Views | Six Steps To Self Confidence By : Michael Anthony McGrath
Six easy to follow steps that will increase your confidence and launch you toward the life you deserve! |
| 1081 Views | How To Define Yourself As A Leader In Your Organization By : Tony Jacowski
Different approches to becomming different types of leaders. |
| 1081 Views | Leadership Types and Styles - Overview of Skills By : Matthew Hick
Leadership style is crucial to success. We find leadership all around us. Each of us will fill the role ourselves at various times in our lives. Leadership can be found in the world of business, sports, politics, religion and as close as home. |
| 1073 Views | Leading with Integrity By : Mark Shead
There are no shortcuts to leadership. This article talks about how to lead with integrity and develop a deep foundation for the future |
| 1050 Views | Case Studies and Business Communication By : Robert F. Abbott
Case studies are a special type of business communication; they help us understand real-life decisions, and are a useful resource for persuasion and education. Add one or more to your business communication toolbox. |
| 956 Views | Building A Learning Organisation By : Sandro Azzopardi
A learning organisation produces a flexible organisation where people will accept and adapt to new ideas and change through shared vision. |
| 953 Views | Student Leadership Program Should Create Future Knowledge Workers and Deliver Positive ROI By : Leanne Hoagland-Smith
Student leadership is a popular topic in education. Many of these programs focus on community service which is really great. What would the benefits be to your students or your school if you could develop a leadership program that not only achieves this result, but improves student performance, establishes a high performance school culture, builds necessary character and creates tomorrow’s knowledge workers? |
| 847 Views | Tips On Becoming A Leader By : Louis Bonaventura
What makes a good leader? Are you a leader? Do people follow you in your mission? Here's a few tips to help you become a good leader. |
| 827 Views | Ethical Behavior in the Workplace By : Cathy Warschaw
What it means to be ethical |
| 801 Views | Success Is For Those Who Never Stop Learning By : William Brooks
Malcolm Knowles (1913-1997), pioneer in adult education, titled one of his books, "The Adult Learner: A Neglected Species." And no wonder. Many people closed their books halfway through life; research on how grown-ups learn was in its early stages; teachers equipped to handle mature students were hard to find. |
| 779 Views | Leadership Today By : Carl Hoffman
The most important thing you do is LEAD your people. Every productive activity on your daily agenda is leadership, regardless of what you call it. You manage, advise, teach, decide, and direct. The list goes on but it's all leading |
| 774 Views | Classic Leadership Styles By : Martin Haworth
Much has been said over the years about leadership styles. Yet research into the best and most practical overview leads to the easiest conclusion (there will always be variables on these, as well as mixes of them), are that there are four distinct leadership styles (plus an extra!)... |
| 768 Views | Life is All About Choices By : Kim Kelly
We have many choices in life. The choices people make today affect their lives tomorrow. Take a moment to reflect and ask yourself the following questions. |
| 761 Views | What Makes a Great Leader? By : James Stinson
You may have heard that great leaders are made, not born. You may know a great leader when you see one, but have you really thought about what constitutes a great leader? |
| 748 Views | How do develop the 10 Capabilities to Leadership - Capability 2 – The Ability to Inspire others! By : lee stemm
Vision is everywhere for a leader. It sparks and fuels the fire within, and draws you forward. It is also the fire lighter for others who follow that leader.
Exlore 5 points of how to motivate others within your team and yourself |
| 729 Views | Can People Really Change? The Kabbalah of Transformation By : Shifra Hendrie
People can change, but they rarely do - much. That’s because creating ‘something from something’ – trying out a new way of being based on the limitations of our past - doesn’t really work. The secret to change and transformation is to create something from nothing, like the Creator does. Authentic Kabbalah tells us how. |
| 719 Views | Is Leadership Worth the Investment? By : Graeme Nichol
Business are spending more and more time and resources on Leadership training without a real ROI. Set your organization up to achieve predefined strategic goals. Watch how leaders emerge as the people who can make things happen. |
| 716 Views | Leadership - Successful People are not Necessarily Good Leaders By : Mark Shead
Just because someone is successful doesn't mean they are a good leader. Be careful what traits you emulated from people who are successful, but not necessarily good leaders. |
| 701 Views | Four Ways Leaders Need to Communicate By : Rick Hubbard
Based upon theories of personality type, this article shares simple ways to that knowledge to increase communication effectiveness. |
| 693 Views | Meg Whitman leads a Global Giant By : Susan West
Meg Whitman, President and CEO of eBay demonstrates strong leadership qualities which has fostered eBay reach its full potential and become a global giant. |
| 687 Views | Success Through Recognizing Failure By : Mark Shead
The fastest way to gain success is by looking carefully at your failure. Unfortunately that is the exact opposite of what most people do naturally. |
| 678 Views | Women's Job Search Alert: 7 ways to watch how you talk! By : Paul Megan
Effective communication is a critical factor in getting along and getting ahead on the job. Practicing these simple rules can give you a real leg up. |
| 649 Views | Make-Over Your Attitude By : Michael Nalbone
Your attitude has a profound impact on your level of success – and moreover, your happiness. |
| 635 Views | What's Your Management Style? By : SEAN MCPHEAT
People manage others in different ways. Do you know what your managerial style is? Read on to find out! |
| 614 Views | The Most Important Leadership Trait By : Bob Bergeth
There is one important leadership quality, above all, that motivates and inspires men and women into action. One KEY trait carries the day and ensures your success in business. Do you have it? Can you recognize it in others? All great leaders have this quality. Read about it here. |
| 612 Views | Build Charisma and Charm Your Way to the Top By : Abbas Abedi
Tips on building your charisma for self betterment. |
| 606 Views | If You Want to Be a Master Communicator ... Shut Up and Listen! By : Keith Harmeyer
The world's greatest communicators know, it's not so much what you say, but what you hear that counts! |
| 595 Views | Accountability is The Key to Exemplary Customer Service By : Paula Switzer
Are you frustrated with employees who don't know the meaning of accountability? Learn how to create a culture where employees become accountable and customer service is exemplary. |
| 592 Views | How To Make Good Decisions By : Saleem Rana
The failure to arrive at a decision causes a person to go round and round and round in maddening circles. The person ponders over the same information over and over. It is this failure to grasp a problem that creates nervous breakdowns. Once a decision is made, a clear, definite course of action opens up. |
| 592 Views | Interpersonal Skills - The Keys to Management and Leadership By : Susan West
It takes more than business knowledge to succeed as a manager or leader - it also takes excellent interpersonal skills. This article discusses the importance interpersonal skills in your leadership development and offers examples of how they can be improved. |
| 583 Views | Think Excellence By : Lee Colan
Today's thinking effects tomorrow's success. Here are practical ways to get the success you want. |
| 580 Views | LEADESHIP IN THREE SIMPLE STEPS By : Dr. Dewett
This article explains the three fundamental rules of leadership. |
| 562 Views | The Great Leader - Top Tips and Advice for Successful Leadership By : Matthew Hick
Whether you're a manager at work or a leader of some organization, getting people to do what you want and need, can often seem like a daunting task. But it doesn't have to be. |
| 556 Views | Credibility: Hard to Achieve - Easy to Lose! By : Graeme Nichol
We live and die by our reputations, hold onto what you have |
| 553 Views | Transform Your Organization With Facilitative Leadership By : Glenn Brome
Effective leadership is a critical factor in the success of every organization. Learn the skills necessary for facilitative leadership to transform your organization and the bottom line. |
| 553 Views | Building Trust is a Key to Business Success By : Susan West
Building trust in your business relationships is critical to your
success. This article discusses the different ways that building
trust can benefit jump start your leadership development and
enhance your career. |
| 551 Views | How to Easily Unlock Your Leadership Genius By : Daegan Smith
In psychology, a famous doctor said the mind is like an iceberg with only a tip visible above the water and the larger part is submerged. Studies show that humans only use 10% of the brain in doing the various tasks everyday. The other 90% is just kept in storage. |
| 549 Views | What Television’s First Woman President Has To Teach Us By : Randy Siegel
I have a confession to make: I am addicted to Tuesday night’s new hit series “Commander and Chief.” Sure, Geena Davis is beautiful. She tall, regal, and has the best lips in the business after Angelia Jolie. But, television’s first woman president has captured my attention for another reason: I am fascinated with her communication style. |
| 537 Views | Is every Manager a Leader? By : Marcia Granger
As a Manager, make sure you are a Leader as well |
| 535 Views | Women's Empowerment Tools By : Susan West
Women have natural talents and abilities that, when used to theirfullest, can empower their leadership for business and personal success. This article discusses some of those natural talents and gives examples of how women's empowerment tools can be used in effective ways to bring out their le |
| 534 Views | How To Get People to Do What They Are Supposed To - The Secrets of Performance Management By : Paul Phillips
When George took on the top job at a prestigious high profile company he thought it would run like clockwork, such was the public perception of this quality business. What he didn't realise was that the reputation was founded on a just a few brilliant people and the product they had developed. The rest were merely trying to manage the chaos. Learn what he did to fix this. |
| 529 Views | Lead the Field to Guarantee your Success; Tips to become a good Leader By : Daegan Smith
Being a good leader is more than just being able to manage your employees or having better skills than your subordinates. Oftentimes leaders arenít very skillful or very smart, but they earn respect from their underlings and therefore earn their cooperation. Being a good leader entails responsibility and willingness, not just skill and intelligence. |
| 527 Views | The A-Z Of Motivation By : Jason Johns
Do you want to have more motivation? Discover the A-Z of motivation andhow you can use it in this intriguing article. |
| 512 Views | For Women Only - Taking a Personal “Time Out” By : Charles Kassotis
So often in our busy lives today, we forget about the importance of having a little time to ourselves. Many women find themselves pulled about on every side by demands from home, work, family... |
| 511 Views | Are You Engaged? By : Ian Christie
Whether it is job satisfaction, career development or job search success, things may not be going your way. When this happens, there is a natural tendency to disengage, to unplug. You go through the motions, but part of your mind is elsewhere, unfocussed.
You can instantly recognize people who are fully engaged. They are focused, working on what is most important at that time, and committed. And you can recognize those who are not. Which are you? |
| 511 Views | A Leader Communicates Effectively: Learn To Listen! By : Louis Bonaventura
There is more to effective communications than just being able to express yourself verbally. You must be willing and able to listen to others! Learning to listen is more than half the battle. |
| 509 Views | Leadership - What kind of Legacy will you Leave? By : lee stemm
As a leader what kind of legacy will you leave? Are you cosistent with your leadership and lead from integrity and character. taking responsiblity to respons proactively to situations so that you build your skills around leadership |
| 509 Views | Improving Business Writing Skills – A Key To Advancement By : Susan West
Effective business writing requires development and practice.
Improving business writing skills should be a part of your leadership
development. This article offers important information about
structuring a typical business document as well as following an
effective writing process. |
| 500 Views | Professional Personal Development - What is it? By : Robin Chandler
If employees are motivated, confident, communicating well and resolving differences; if they are being acknowledged and appreciated, then stress is reduced; people are more efficient and effective. This article outlines the argument for encouraging and developing these skills within organisations, the profound affect on employees' performance and overall well-being, and a corresponding increase in the bottom line. |
| 494 Views | An Effective Leader - Would You Like To Be One? By : Regina Maniam
Have you felt the need for an effective leader in your work place? Have you felt frustrated that there are a lot of activities and yet nothing seems to get accomplished? Targets and objectives are forgotten. Is it then time for you to do something about it? |
| 493 Views | Self Confidence - the 4 Power Secrets By : Peter Murphy
If we do not live up to societies expectations then we feel a lack of self confidence. For some people this lack of self confidence effects every aspect of their life. That is why learning to build your own self confidence is important.
The following article explains some reasons why someone may lack self confidence and what to do about them. |
| 485 Views | Does Your Workspace Inspire You? By : Jan Marie Dore
Exceptional achievers make sure their surroundings reflect their commitment to perform at their best. Decide how to change your space so you feel more inspired, and watch your productivity and satisfaction levels soar. |
| 481 Views | 5 Types Of Bosses and How To Deal With Them By : Tony Jacowski
Do you have a boss that you just have a hard time dealing with? Want to know how to handle them without putting your career in jeopardy? This article examines the 5 types of bosses and gives you the insight you need to be able to negotiate around them successfully! |
| 481 Views | Yes and No - Effective Decision Making By : Martin Haworth
Every decision we make, in business, in life in general, is bounded by just two options. Like an on-off switch, we make one or the other - there are no variances to this. Because it's as simple as Yes or No - and so often we get it wrong... |
| 476 Views | Workplace Motivation Secrets By : Peter Murphy
Workplace motivation is the key to a successful, happy, comfortable working environment. Achieving that is not as easy as it may seem. Workplace motivation is hard to achieve for many different reasons. |
| 470 Views | Leadership and Communication: the Broken Connection By : Helen Wilkie
Leadership and communication are supposed to go together, and communication skills are often cited as a top requisite for leaders. But when it comes to communicating organizational strategy to those who must implement it, the connection is not often made. It's not surprising, therefore, that plans often die at the implementation stage. |
| 469 Views | LEADERSHIP IS THE FUTURE, MANAGEMENT IS THE PAST By : Dr. Dewett
This article explains why leadership is a far more meaningful term than management. |
| 468 Views | The Circular Blame Game By : Saleem Rana
We tend to forget that we create the circumstances that we bemoan. By taking responsibility for being at cause, we can then do something about it. We don't have to be victims to effect. |
| 467 Views | Five Principles to Improve Your Leadership Skills By : Abbas Abedi
5 ways you can improve your leadership skills today. |
| 465 Views | The Difference Between Leadership and Management By : Marcia Granger
When asked what the difference is between Leadership and Management, what do you say? |
| 461 Views | The Power of Asking By : Tristan Loo
Asking is the most powerful persuasion and negotiating skill you will ever possess and yet it is the most underutilized tool for acquiring what people desire. Learn how to tap into this power from this article. |
| 460 Views | The Art of Employee Motivation By : John Morris
If you think that your employees’ poor performance on their designated jobs is costing you a whole lot of loss profits, then instead of just doing a total overhaul of your employee roster, why not try to do some employee motivation tactics to get them to actually come around. It really is fairly easy and simple to rouse some employee motivation, you just have to take these techniques to heart... |
| 459 Views | The ACCOUNTABILITY Challenge for Today’s Business Management By : Leanne Hoagland-Smith
What does it mean to be accountable as a business owner or executive in today's global marketplace? How do you keep yourself accountable? Maybe these ideas will help you create your own Plan of Action. |
| 454 Views | 4 Powerful Career Education Tips: Success Is In Your Attitude! By : Paul Megan
A savvy career education review may tell you it’s not your job that's slowing you down. |
| 453 Views | How to make better decisions By : Phil Dourado
Paul Van Riper, a retired Marine Lieutenant General, is famous in military circles for out-thinking and beating the Pentagon’s battlefield decision support system during war game exercises. He once tried an experiment to test his theory that there were better ways to make decisions than the military’s top-down approach. In this article, Phil Dourado explores Van Riper's findings and offers key advice on how to improve your decision-making |
| 448 Views | How to be a Leader at Work. By : Christos Varsamis
Secrets on how to Lead and Motivate people to work. |
| 447 Views | Successful Leadership Strategies By : CJ Williams
In this article, we look at the first group of activities that successful leaders must organise and manage in order to ensure the success of their strategies. |
| 446 Views | The Art of Delegation By : Graeme Nichol
Delegation makes you a success. How are you doing at it? |
| 444 Views | What is a Manager's Most Valuable Competency? By : Joe Farcht
You are a manager. In fact, everyone is a manager. So since we are all managers, what is the most valuable competency a manager can have? |
| 442 Views | Five Steps to Success in Everything You Do By : Ineke Van Lint
To realize any dream you want, follow these five steps or conditions : you need a strong desire, a clear positive goal (written down), a strong belief in yourself, a positive thinking pattern and consistency. With these five ingredients you manifest any of your dreams! |
| 440 Views | Improve Your Communication - Say What You Mean By : Clare Evans
How often do we misinterpret what's been said or done, just because we don't know how to communicate properly? Communication is important to many things in life. Make sure you're doing it right. |
| 435 Views | How To Be a True Business Leader By : Liane Bate
If you run a business, online or offline, and you want to attract new customers and keep them coming back, there are a few important qualities you must possess. If you don't, you need to start building them now! |
| 434 Views | Embracing the Feminine in the Workplace By : Randy Siegel
Corporate cultures must blend the feminine with the masculine. Decisions must be made, but process must be respected. Connection must be as valued as much as competition. |
| 430 Views | Leadership - The Proper Relationship with Subordinates By : Mark Shead
In order to achieve maximum efficiency, leaders need to understand the optimal relationship with their subordinates. |
| 430 Views | Leadership Integrity: Lessons From The Honourable Member By : Pat Archer
Politicians are referred to as The Honourable Member. Watching them is instructive on leadership integrity in business too. 'Honourable' is earned by deeds in relationship. Choosing right action along with right words, fosters trust rather than cynicism, inspiration over discouragement. That's the difference between a position of leadership, and showing leadership. |
| 428 Views | Decision Making Processes - Doing the Best You Can By : Martin Haworth
Ever been frustrated by someone who made a decision that seemed to be the wrong decision?
You need to know the consequences of handling this badly... |
| 427 Views | 10 Steps To Think Like A CEO By : Tony Jacowski
Gives 10 steps to think like a businessman. |
| 426 Views | How to Deal with Difficult People: Egos at Work By : Helen Wilkie
How to deal with difficult people is a challenge for many in the workplace, and a common complaint is about the perceived "ego problems" of co-workers. In this article, Helen Wilkie explains that the best way to tackle the situation is to look for the behavior that is causing the problem and deal with that. |
| 422 Views | Give Your People a Reason to Stay - Providing Direction By : Paul Phillips
Most businesses are concerned about getting and keeping good people but they don’t do some of the things that are obvious. Read about a good place to start insuring your business for the future. |
| 418 Views | 5 Leadership Lessons from Abraham Lincoln By : Preston Danforth
Credited with freeing the slaves, Abraham Lincoln remains a timeless figure in American history and will forever be known as one of the greatest presidents to ever hold office. These lessons, gleaned by example, will help you develop the character traits to become a successful leader in your community, business or political party. |
| 416 Views | Leading Through Change By : Kimberly King
Change is a part of everyone's life. It is even harder to cope with change when you are expected to assist others through the change process as a leader. You're having your own struggles and yet you must be a strong mentor to others. Here's how to lead others through change while adapting yourself. |
| 415 Views | A Leadership Model for the Times By : Wayne Messick
In the 21st Century, more and more organizational leaders have come to understand that happy, respected employees, empowered by their managers to meet and exceed customer expectations, provide the best service and feel more personally fulfilled by their work. |
| 410 Views | Tips on Leading A Team By : Susan West
Power and influence in a team: learn the basics of working within a team and how to lead a permanent and temporary teams. |
| 408 Views | Work Ethics - A Paradigm Shift By : Leanne Hoagland-Smith
Research continues to suggest that the "soft skills" are far more necessary than job specific skills. Having these skills or what some call "work ethics" is critical, but possibly it is time to shift our paradigm and construct a term more reflective of today's knowledge worker. |
| 408 Views | What Does It Take To Be A Good Leader? By : Shaun Parker
A look at the assets that make up a good leader. |
| 404 Views | Character Is What You Need To Be Successful By : Denver Moralez
The world is filled with people who make lots of wealth in questionable ways -- drug dealers, con artists, dishonest business men, politicians on the take, and so on. If you measure success simply by how much money you make, then you must realize that people who accumulate riches in a dishonest manner lack something that is the true mark of success -- character and integrity. |
| 400 Views | Leadership is not a position By : Jean Starling
Great Leadership is not a Position but a way of Being. Learning leadership skills begins with becoming more self aware. Self awareness and mangement is the foundation on which you build your leadership skills. |
| 397 Views | Key Challenges And Pitfalls Of Transformational Leadership By : Richard Cox
As a transformational leader, you will face many challenges, some external, some internal. This article outlines two major areas to be aware of. |
| 390 Views | Women Helping Women: Mentoring is Better Than The Yellow Pages By : Nancy D. O'Reilly
Women are natural mentors yet they often complain they can't find a mentor themselves. This article distinguishes between coaching and mentoring and suggests stretegies for finding a perfect mentor. |
| 389 Views | How to Become an Ideal Leader By : Carl Hoffman
Most people are content just to stand around listening for orders. And it isn't unusual to adopt a follow-the-leader mentality. But maybe, somewhere inside of you, you feel the desire to make things happen,to be the head, not the tail. Then maybe leadership just suits you fine. |
| 388 Views | 9 Ways to Improve Staff Morale By : Robert Thomson
Staff turnover costs American companies millions of dollars every year. The cost of lost work days, interviewing candidates, reviewing resumes, checking references, filing paperwork and training the new staff member is much more expensive, in most cases, than creating a work environment where staff members are happy and want to stay. |
| 387 Views | Motivation and Personality - Which Type Are You? By : Peter Murphy
Personality has a big impact on how we are motivated in our lives. Motivation and personality are definitely connected. There are three basic personalities that seem to be motivation for what we do and who we want to become. |
| 383 Views | How to Gain Respect and Support for Yourself and Your Business By : Kunbi Korostensky
To gain respect from others, you have to respect yourself first. People will give you their undying respect as long as they recognise that you portray these 3 key attrib-utes: trustworthiness, integrity and mindfulness. Because having these qualities demonstrates your level of consciousness and maturity. |
| 383 Views | The Courage to Move Forward By : Marina Fanshteyn
You must have the courage to move forward regardless of the obstacles you face in your life. |
| 378 Views | How to Become an Effective Leader By : Steve Albright
Explanation of key traits necessary to be a great and effective leader. |