Caring: The Stepping Stone from Managing People to Leading People
“People don’t mind being challenged to do better if they know the request is coming from a caring heart.” ~ Ken Blanchard Indira Gandhi once said, “I suppose leadership at…
6 Leadership Styles and When They Should be Used
My own definition of leadership is this: The capacity and the will to rally men and women to a common purpose and the character which inspires confidence. ~ General Montgomery…
Respect: It's a Two-Way Street
Being brilliant is no great feat if you respect nothing.~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Respect and leadership go hand-in-hand. Effective leaders base their leadership on respect and trust. However, those…
Five Final Tips to Becoming a Better Communicator – Part 3
The basic building block of good communications is the feeling that every human being is unique and of value.~ Unknown It's our ability to communicate, relay and store information and…
5 More Tips to Becoming a Better Communicator – Part 2
Developing excellent communication skills is absolutely essential to effective leadership. The leader must be able to share knowledge and ideas to transmit a sense of urgency and enthusiasm to others.…
7 Tips to Becoming a Better Communicator – Part 1
The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.~ George Bernard Shaw Effective communication – we all know it's important, but it's also one of…
8 Ways to Improve Your Listening Skills
Wisdom is the reward you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred to talk.~ Doug Larson The benefits of good communication in any relationship, professional or personal,…
4 Ways to Become an Empathetic Leader
“When people talk, listen completely. Most people never listen.”~ Ernest Hemingway Empathy is the ability to understand other's feelings and then apply this awareness to further your understanding of how…
What is Values-Based Leadership?
“(Y)our leadership must be rooted in who you are and what matters most to you. When you truly know yourself and what you stand for, it is much easier to…
4 Common Mistakes Made When Changing Organizational Culture
"A company's culture is often buried so deeply inside rituals, assumptions, attitudes, and values that it becomes transparent to an organization's members only when, for some reason, it changes." ~Rob…
