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Conduct Your Own Leadership Seminar: The 10 Step Process
The Value of a Leadership SeminarContrary to the opinion of many, leadership skills can be taught, and many effective leaders have learnt the various strategies needed to accomplish leadership. It is not something that you necessarily have to be born with, although of course life may be somewhat easier for those people if choosing leadership roles. So an advertised leadership seminar will not be there simply to hone the skills of natural leaders, it may be there to teach leadership skills to those without that natural advantage.Read more…No One to Blame
Here is an oft-heard complaint, “I have all the responsibility, but none of the authority.” Those in middle management most often say it. The fact is most people who manage are in the middle.Read more…How Effective Leaders Model Good Behavior - Nu Leadership Series
“In the past a leader was a boss. Today's leaders must be partners with their people... they no longer can lead solely based on positional power.Read more…So You Think That You Have the Correct Leadership Skill Set?
Leadership SkillAs with any other part of modern life it is important to move on and develop our skills, improving our knowledge and abilities. Ideas and methods that were appropriate years ago may now be outdated and inapplicable to the present environment we work in. This applies to the development of leadership skill too.Read more…Encouraging Leadership in Children
Children are fascinating to watch in the way they interact with each other whether in the playground or at home. The dynamics may vary, but some will follow what the group do, others will spend their time causing problems between children, but some will stand out by helping their comrades. These other children that will be tomorrow's leaders, help by setting the right example, or simply explaining situations to their friends less able to deal with them.Read more…Turnaround Strategies
Mastering change and transition can be a daunting task. With the right mental attitude coupled with patience to endure the process, you can successfully be a change master.1. HumilityAcknowledge you are not yet fully where you desire to be.Read more…The Power of Horses - Guiding Us to Greater Growth
There are few natural leaders in our world, and even fewer role models who can teach us how to unlock our potential, show us how to live with intention, and help us embrace life’s fullness. Horses do this every day. They are natural leaders living fully among their herd with a clear intention of survival, safety, and order.Read more…Barriers to Wholehearted Leading and Living
"When all of your desires are distilled, you will cast just two votes; to love more and to be happy." - HafizWho doesn’t want to live more wholeheartedly? Who would deny deeper experience of being alive and connecting more powerfully with those they love?Read more…Leading in the Middle East: A Global Crisis - Nu Leadership Series
An intellectual is a man who takes more words than necessary to tell more than he knows. Dwight D. EisenhowerAs the Middle East spirals into another crisis, global leaders wonder how to solve the Hezbollah and Israel war.Read more…How to Build Your Global Leadership - Nu Leadership Series
An intellectual is a man who takes more words than necessary to tell more than he knows. Dwight D. EisenhowerHow can an American become a global leader?Read more…Nurturing Your Values & Principles - Nu Leadership Series
An intellectual is a man who takes more words than necessary to tell more than he knows. Dwight D. EisenhowerLiving in a nurturing environment plays a vital role in value formation for a leader.Read more…Innovative Leadership - Substance versus Style!
This may come as a surprise but when it comes to innovative leadership, substance wins out over style every time.Most organizations focus their time, attention and money on training or recruiting operational, activity-based leaders - however, very few companies devote any investment in the development of innovative leadership competences.Unlike traditional leadership, style isn't as important as the substance of an innovative leader.Read more…Self-Enquiry And Authenticity - How Do You Become Who You Really Are
Becoming authentic is a process of self-discovery which not some flaky, “new age” vagueness. This is something that actually occurs. It is a major life transition.Read more…Driving ROI from Executive Leadership Training
Effective leadership is not a function of high IQ or cognitive intelligence; we’ve all known brilliant people who de-motivate and demoralize. Case in point would be Harvard University’s president, Lawrence H. Summers, who was reported by the Wall Street Journal March 16, 2005 to have received a vote of ‘no confidence’ in his leadership by the majority of his teaching faculty.Read more…Being Authentic - How Can You Be Who You Really Are
So how can you be who you really are? Many people are now asking this, particularly leaders in business.Have you noticed how leaders who make a real, observable impact and bring people with them, are often those who are authentically passionate, they are themselves?Read more…Authenticity: the Hallmark of Leadership Development
Succinctly stated, “all you are is all you need” to become a highly effective leader. In case you find yourself disappointed in not finding bullets of adjectives, I further invite you to read “out of the box” while I speak “out of the box” on this topic.With this said, I offer upfront that “all you are” is authentically you, and authentic leadership is all you need.Read more…Values – a Continuous Process: Finding the Genesis
Sociologists attempt the definition of values in terms of cultural or societal norms, mores, and folkways. Philosophers explain values in terms natural discovery, the natural human instinct to know, carried forward from ancient Greece and writings of Plato, Aristotle, and Socrates. Judeo/Christian value definitions come from Biblical text both Old and New Testaments.Read more…Leadership - The Test of a Clear Vision
Many leaders assume that everyone understands their vision. Often there is a big gap between their vision and what the people they lead see as the vision. Unfortunately many leaders don’t take the time to actually find out how well they have expressed their vision to their team.Read more…The Four Phases of Growth
Even if you have great natural ability, it takes time to become a leader, says John Maxwell. Maxwell, who founded four companies and has spent 30 years in various leadership roles, says you need time to go through four phases of growth:1. "You do not know what you do not know." To start on the leadership path, you must realize that leadership is influence.Read more…Building Values for Everyday Life - Nu Leadership Series
“But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people…” I Peter 2: 9Having the right values is a critical thing in an organization. Everyone on a team is expected to get along and share common points, such as values. However, value formation and spiritual formation don’t necessarily correspond with organizational leadership.Read more…
Most Recent Articles in Leadership category
- 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. - Leadership Skills Development – Five Key Activities of Innovation - By: Peter McLean
Leading innovation in business development and risk management is the result of action, thought and creativity, commitment and dedication, as well as perseverance.Innovation is the product of continually conducting five key activities. These activities can be incorporated into your small business plans, your leadership skills development and your corporate team building. - Leadership from the Heart - By: Bette Daoust, Ph.D.
So what is leadership from the heart? Leadership from the heart is only a expression for how you (as a leader) can center yourself before making decisions.I recently attended a couple of workshops from Greg Yau, a King-Fu Master, an Acupunture Master, and a Master of Quantum Physics. - When Successul Training Fails - And What to Do About It - By: Anthony Griffin
Elizabeth M., Human Resources Director for a mid-sized furniture manufacturer, earnestly shared with me her hopes for developing a skilled cadre of supervisory personnel who would effectively lead their work groups by positive example and, thereby, maximize the contributions to company profitability. She wanted the front-line Supervisors to be able, through training, to develop, motivate, and inspire their subordinates to be more effective and productive contributors to Company growth and profitability.