Are leaders born or made?
Well, leaders are born, but only in la la land!!! You can be born with the traits of a leader but the right encouragement is a must for developing leadership skills.
While developing leadership skills at an early stage has its advantages, it’s never too late to start if you haven’t yet [...]
In coaching clients on Leadership we’ve noticed an early sticking point. Though different people give different reasons, there is a common theme: at this point, the clients seem to be showing resistance to ’stepping up’ to Leadership. They of course don’t accept that it’s resistance; from where they stand it seems impossible to assume Leadership, [...]
Change in the workplace is accelerating. Technology development and infusion into new products is almost a daily event. Companies are in endless pursuit to drive costs down to become more competitive. Rightsizing, downsizing, reorganization with layoffs are the norm.
Changes driven by Six Sigma or Continuous Improvement are commonplace events. Global competitive pressures require new thinking, [...]
Recently I was reading Ten Poems to Change Your Life, by Roger Housden. I thought it was perceptive and thought provoking. At one point, Housden describes what he says is the artist’s prerogative. ,” To forge paths in regions where others are usually too cautious to tread: to illuminate depths of human experience that are [...]
Several famous leadership quotes can inspire and motivate you to aim for something that is beyond anything you ever thought possible. Here are a few famous leadership quotes you can ponder on, and some great ways to apply them in real life.
Leadership Quote # 1 – “The best teacher is the one who suggests rather [...]
No matter what career you choose, at one point or another you may be asked to take on a leadership role. Many people start at the bottom and work their way to the top without the benefit of having taken leadership courses. Some are natural leaders while others have moved up thanks to their past [...]
Do you have soul in your business? Do you contribute, bring soul into the business? What is this soul? Lets find out!
Do you want to change your leadership style? Perhaps you’ve discovered something in particular that you want to do, or do differently.
And this, of course, is the problem. You want to change something you do, but the folks in the office just aren’t expecting you to change anything. They don’t WANT you to change anything.
Also, [...]
Situational leadership theory is one of the type of leadership theory, leadership model and leadership style that believes that different leadership style suit different situations. That is as per the situation, you should apply leadership style. Situation leadership theory assumes that the best action to be taken by a leader depends on the situation.
The [...]
Whether an Organization will be Effective is Determined by Leadership -
In sports, accountability for winning is borne by the top leadership. That’s why the head coach gets fired when the team isn’t winning. Likewise, accountability for company success or failure is borne by top leadership. Leadership will make or break an organization. Leadership can create [...]