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A Vital Leadership Question: "What Does Our Organization Really Reward?"
The difference between leaders is ears. Good leaders not only ask good questions, but they actually listen to the answers.Ask people in your organization: "What does our organization REALLY reward?Read more…Leadership Development Training
Any leadership development training should take into account some of the basic facts, which ought to be made available to the individual concerned for developing his leadership skill and techniques.The training or program must adequately deal with deliberations on leadership, and not limit the understanding of the term to its limited sense. Any reference to conventional typecast leadership should be shunned.Read more…Leading and Transforming Traditional Academic Institutions - Nu Leadership Series
“ A skilled Transition Team leader will set the general goals for a Transition, and then confer on the other team leaders working with him the power to implement those goals. ” Richard V. Allen Just like an alcoholic in denial, higher education must first recognize its problems.Read more…Faltering University Leadership: Ignoring the Market Demands - Nu Leadership Series
“Any committee is only as good as the most knowledgeable, determined and vigorous person on it. There must be somebody who provides the flame.” Lady Bird JohnsonTechnology and cultural influences continue to change our society.Read more…Leading and Transforming a Bureaucratic Federal Government - Nu Leadership Series
“ Without initiative, leaders are simply workers in leadership positions.” Bo Bennett As 21st century organizations tackle this rapid, changing environment, the federal government is stuck in a holding pattern. The federal government is designed around rigid structure and protocol.Read more…Leadership: Modeling Corporate Values - Nu Leadership Series
“ A skilled Transition Team leader will set the general goals for a Transition, and then confer on the other team leaders working with him the power to implement those goals.” Richard V. Allen During my 15 years of managing and evaluating corporate organizations, I can clearly understand the impact of corporate values in organizational environments.Read more…Effective Leadership: A 22 Question Leadership Test
“Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.” John WoodenThere’s a big difference between just being a team leader, and leading so that people will willingly want to follow you. The real leadership test is influence.Read more…A High Achiever Almost Went Bankrupt Because He Did Not Know This
Let me give you an example.Jim's once high profit margins were declining in spite of revenue well over three million. He owns an information technology consulting and networking integration firm.Read more…Leading a Spiritual Workplace - Nu Leadership Series
“ Choosing one's leaders is an affirmation that the person making the choice has inherent worth.” Linda ChavezLet’s explore more of the emerging needs of the current workforce. Many corporations would prefer to stay away from religious values or connotations.Read more…In Leadership, Results Are Limitless
Results are limitless. That's not a supposition. That's a fact.Read more…Optimizing Organizational Culture as a Leader - Nu Leadership Series
“An intellectual is a man who takes more words than necessary to tell more than he knows. Dwight D. Eisenhower Has does an organization balance its core values against the changing cultural climate?Read more…Erasing Bad Leadership with Organizational Values - Nu Leadership Series
“ Too many leaders act as if the sheep... their people... are there for the benefit of the shepherd, not that the shepherd has responsibility for the sheep.Read more…Understanding Symbolic Leadership - Nu Leadership Series
“ Too many leaders act as if the sheep... their people... are there for the benefit of the shepherd, not that the shepherd has responsibility for the sheep.Read more…Leadership Value Alignment - Nu Leadership Series
“Any committee is only as good as the most knowledgeable, determined and vigorous person on it. There must be somebody who provides the flame.” Lady Bird JohnsonLet’s explore another value issue.Read more…Corporate Leadership Training
A diverse range of training methods apt for use for various corporate and individual needs are in existence. Corporate leadership training is planned in such a way to ensure the highest achievement without disturbing the scheduled routine of work.The process of gaining knowledge is a natural, continuous cycle that takes place within a well-defined framework.Read more…Developing Your Extraordinary Mindset Opportunities
Just like artists who unleash their talent for being creative, you too can develop your own inspired creativity using the talents you have. Since your thoughts, attitudes, and expectations affect everything you do as a leader, you need to also look at your priorities as well as identify success factors for your company. Your critical goals and strategies to achieve these talents and successes are good places to begin.Read more…A New Strategy on Diversity: Aligning Leadership and Organizational Culture
The Diversity InitiativeSpeaking at a National Naval Officers Association Conference, Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Mike Mullen stated “diversity continues to be a leadership issue and critical to the Navy's future success.” Everyone is familiar with the traditional challenges of diversity. However, concepts of diversity have evolved from inclusion and tolerance, to managing diversity, and recognizing the link between diversity and the emerging complexity of organizations such as the Navy.Read more…Leadership Insights from the Apostle Paul
The Pauline letters were addressed to small groups of people that he knew by name (Timothy, Titus, and Philemon) as well as large audiences (Romans, Corinthians, Galatians). These letters provide insight into why leaders exist and what knowledge, skills, and abilities are important to leaders today. In each letter Paul attempts to answer questions about the ‘meaning of life’ such as sin (Romans 3:9), faith (Romans 3:22), marriage (Romans 7:2, 1 Corinthians 7), unity (1 Corinthians 1:10), spiritual gifts (1 Corinthians 12), and freedom (Galatians 5:17).Read more…Followers Want Acknowledgement, Too
It appears a person seated at the pinnacle of a hierarchical pyramid no longer heads the modern organization rather leaders are active participants with their human resources. There is shared power in work groups and the leader exercises power within the group not power from a hierarchy. A question remains however, what do followers want from leaders.Read more…Basic Leadership
As a corporation, who are you, what do you do, what do you stand for, where are you going - and when? Many companies have a mission statement, but how often does it reflect reality?Do the employees buy into it?Read more…
Most Recent Articles in Leadership category
- Leadership - 5 Strategies for Developing and Maintaining Your Leadership Skills - By: Gail Solish
It is important for you to remain focused on developing your leadership skills. These skills are portable and will sustain you where ever you work. Consider these 5 strategies for developing your leadership potential. - Five Powerful Ways to Make a Difference - By: Scott Nielsen
Five simple, yet powerful, ways to influence others and make a difference in the world around you. - Five Characteristics of a Great Leader - By: Rebecca McClain
No doubt you've heard the phase, "He (or she) is a natural-born leader." But the truth is that leaders are created, not born. Although one might be born with leadership qualities, those attributes must be developed in order to become a truly effective leader. - When You're Not Born Smart - By: Gerry McRae
Accept what gifts have been bestowed upon you. Now learn how to act and appear smarter with what you have been given. - Money Can't Buy Me ME. - By: Charlotte Wood
I was shopping at Costco one day and on my way out I noticed some gym pants in the clothing area, so I walked over to the table to take a closer look. While I was checking out the colors and sizes, I noticed the sales person across the table watching me, so I smiled. - Professional Leader Mentoring: The Right Leader Development Resource For Our Times - By: Michael Shenkman
In these anxious days of intense competition and rising costs of doing business, we need leaders who strive not for efficiency of operation, but who offer, demonstrate, and demand a commitment to excellence in all aspects of their organizational lives. - The 4 Qualities of Australia's Best Coaches - By: Meiron Lees
Corporate coaching and executive coaching has become more and more accepted as a development opportunity for Australian organisations but how do you choose the one that will be the most compatible and give you the best results? - Leadership matters in managing change effectively - By: William King
Leadership plays an important role for any change in business or service organization. The article brings out a fact of the importance of leadership in management of a change process. It also throws light on the reasons for resistance to change and how these can be effectively managed by a correct leadership oriented approach. - Brainstorming - An Art to Master in Effective Decision Making - By: William King
Our thought process goes through a lot of churning and reaches to some decisions. This article is an effort to make you realize how important brainstorming is and how you can control your mind reaching to better decisions. - All About Leadership Skills - By: Ron Victor
Today’s youths need to develop their leadership skills, which is very necessary. Both leadership skills and leadership training is very much important.