WEadership Practice #1: Adopt a Wide-Angle Point of View
This post is the second in a series that began here. We are summarizing the findings of a one-year study of workforce leadership and through that process, we have identified six practices...
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Good leadership is dependent on good communication. While someone might feel perfectly at ease speaking to a room full of people, his or her presentation skills are what really distinguish a good...
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Managing people well requires two fundamental skills sets. I call them the “2R’s”—Relating and Requiring. Relating encompasses relationship-building behaviors: asking, listening, including, coaching,...
View ArticleThe Secret of Teams by Mark Miller
Teams bring energy to life. Well, at least good teams do. Sometimes teamwork can be a real drain. We’ve all been part of a team that asked more from us than it delivered or failed to ask anything of us...
View ArticleOCD: The Unexpected Trait that Employees Want (and Organizations Need ) Most...
While obsessive-compulsive disorder may come in handy in some business settings, the ‘OCD’ that employees want most from their leaders is something very different. It’s an obsession with career...
View ArticleLeadership Or…
I read another article today on the difference between leadership and management. The writer, someone I appreciate, but from the industrial revolution, talked about leadership as a position. People in...
View ArticleHow to Become a Future Leader
Your company needs you to become a leader. The problem most corporations have right now is that employees don’t stay at the same job for life. The average professional has eleven jobs between the ages...
View ArticleWhich Comes First?
In preparation for an upcoming executive education session, I conducted a quick pulse survey earlier this month. I wanted to understand whether the leaders attending my training believe that there is a...
View Article5 Skills Needed in the Workforce by 2020
By the year 2020, the workplace will require some unique skills in order to thrive, to be resilient, and to relish an ever-changing world. Now is the time to begin developing them. The Institute for...
View ArticleThe One Skill Everyone Should Have
Don’t get me wrong. Collaboration, diversity, and authenticity are definitely things we need more of in this world and conformity isn’t something I value. But, in my experience, there is one skill that...
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