| By Frances Mcintosh, www.forbes.com | Toxic behaviors are a major energy drain in teams and organizations. The web is awash with tips and insights on dealing with narcissists and how we are drawn in by their charm and charisma. Mind games like “gaslighting” and “goal-post moving” have us doubting our sanity, leaving us feeling battered, bruised and exhausted. […]
5 Fundamental Skills for First-Time Managers
| By Partners In Leadership, www.inc.com | By Mattson Newell (@MattsonNewell), Director for Partners In Leadership, an expert and author on Breakthrough Communications, Global Human Resources, and Talent Development. If you’re like many leaders in the startup environment, you might be managing people for the first time–possibly without the training and development that leaders in mature companies receive on […]
Are You Capable of Leading Leaders?
| By Kevin Daum, www.inc.com | Some of the most difficult people to lead are leaders themselves. Leaders are strong-willed, passionate, and opinionated, and many do not take direction well. But the best businesses are filled with leaders at every level, nurturing an environment of ownership and success. YPO member Tamer Nassar heads a business that has witnessed the heavy responsibilities […]
Management Is 10% Work And 90% People
| By Victor Lipman, www.forbes.com | Or is it? That’s an interesting way to put it. The headline above was on my mind because of a note from a former colleague I received yesterday on LinkedIn. I’d recently written an article examining the role of empathy in management – How Important Is Empathy To Successful Management? – and he […]
Create a Growth Culture, Not a Performance-Obsessed One
| By Tony Schwartz, hbr.org | Here’s the dilemma: In a competitive, complex, and volatile business environment, companies need more from their employees than ever. But the same forces rocking businesses are also overwhelming employees, driving up their fear, and compromising their capacity. It’s no wonder that so many C-Suite leaders are focused on how to build […]
15 Attributes of Great Managers
| By Madeleine Homan Blanchard, leaderchat.org | Last spring my son was working as an intern at our company. One day he came into my office and asked, “What is the one book on leadership I should read?” My mind raced. There are just so darn many. Of course, I am a fan of Leading at A Higher […]
5 Things Productive Leaders Do Differently to Achieve Results
| By Gordon Tredgold, www.inc.com | There have been many days where we wake up planning to have a very productive day. We start our day thinking of all the work that will get done on our to-do lists, only to find ourselves distracted and unproductive. It doesn’t matter how great our intentions are, something always comes up derailing our “fool-proof” plans, ruining any […]
The #1 Reason Leadership Development Fails
| By Mike Myatt, www.forbes.com | Over the years, I’ve observed just about every type of leadershipdevelopment program on the planet. And the sad thing is, most of them don’t even come close to accomplishing what they were designed to do – build better leaders. In today’s column I’ll share the #1 reason leadership development programs fail, and […]