Leadership Development

Five Time-Saving Tips For Small Business Owners

It’s a cliché, but it’s true: Time is money.  This is especially true for small business owners, many of whom find themselves stretched to the breaking point by the number of things they need to do to run their companies effectively.  When business owners become fatigued, productivity often suffers, which in turn has detrimental effects

How to Be An Effective Communicator And Leader

You’ve worked hard to ensure the lines of communication stay open within your organization.  (Check out “How to Identify and Break Down Communication Silos in Your Organization” for more on how to do this.)  However, you are worried that the messages being sent through those channels aren’t as effective or clear as they ought to be. 

Situational Leadership: When To Move On The Leadership Spectrum

Adaptability is a key to survival, both in the natural world and in the business world.  Those that are slow to recognize and respond to changes risk being driven out of existence by competitors.  For people in positions of leadership, it is important that they are aware what type of leader they are.  (Check out

Vision: The Difference Between A Leader And A Manager

What sets leaders apart from mere managers? The ability to craft and clearly articulate a vision. Vision allows leaders to present a hopeful and positive image for tomorrow. To be effective, this vision should persuade and attract every member of the team, organization, or family. It should also motivate everyone to cut through the noise

Organizational Leadership Development—Stack The Deck With Leaders At Every Level

A recent survey published by Deloitte University Press identified twelve critical issues that plague organizations. The Global Human Capital 2014 Trends study reveals that leadership is still the top talent issue organizations around the world are facing. In fact, 86% of those surveyed ranked the leadership issue as "urgent" or "important." Equally as revealing was

Personal Development: Leadership Seminars, Webinars, And Leadership Training Programs

Cloud talking, pipe dreaming, talking through one’s hat, dreaming…these are what you call ambiguous goals with no clarity or action plan. They will remain just that until you harness them. Do you ever feel like you are floating up life’s creek without a paddle, drifting along with little or no control? You are not

Leadership Behaviors And Traits: A Look At Why Leaders Sink Or Swim

In the 1980’s, the Center for Creative Leadership began to study why some executives succeed while others fail in order to pinpoint behaviors or characteristics that are inherent in successful leaders. Their findings included observations in five major areas. Listen to the podcast: Leadership Traits - Why Leaders Sink or Swim (2085 KB) Connection Between

How To Combat Group Think In Your Organization – 5 Tips For Leaders

Group think is the tendency of a group of decision makers to agree on a decision or join together around a policy or person without questioning the legitimacy of a policy or decision. What results? Poor decisions that can harm an organization. Group cohesiveness is a great thing, but group think takes this concept to

Are You Listening? Leadership Tips For Active Listening

In order to be great leaders, we have to be able to be active listeners. Here are 5 tips for becoming an active listener: 1. Sustain your attention- provide verbal and non-verbal cues that you are actively listening (i.e. nodding, eye contact, minimizing distractions). 2.  Don’t over-interpret- avoid jumping to conclusions early in the conversation.

Why Many Leadership Development Programs Fail

Google “leadership training” and you will find endless search results for companies claiming that they will take you or your management team to new heights! Sounds great, but do they really develop personal leadership skills? Many do not. Leaders are not puppies and should not be “trained.” Instead, the focus should be on professional or personal

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