| By Psychology Today | Did you know that the U.S. spends billions of dollars a year trying to develop better leaders in the workplace? The focus in these programs is typically on the development of particular leaders’ skills and competencies. The idea is that more skilled and better prepared leaders will create more effective organizations. But there […]
How To Reduce Burnout In Your Organization
| By Paula Davis-Laack Contributor, Forbes.com | It’s concerning when an organization’s leader appears to fall apart. Senior level positions come with high demands and expectations, and the pressure can impact a leader’s decision-making, confidence, and ability to perform effectively. These pressures compound when you’re also the owner. Most recently, Elon Musk, chairman and chief executive of […]
The Role Leadership Has In Company Culture
| William Craig, Contributor, Forbes.com | Every employee impacts an organization’s direction, but leadership has by far the largest and most direct effect on company culture, which revolves around employee engagement, environment, atmosphere and the success of the company and its clients. Leadership affects the confidence of the staff and whether they see mistakes as opportunities […]
Three Common Leadership Errors You May Not Realize You Are Making
| By Dede Henley Contributor, Forbes.com | As an executive, you’re always striving to avoid mistakes. But to do that, you have to know what you’re looking for. There are three common errors we’ve seen executives make time and again — and they may not even be on your radar. How many of these might you be […]
How To Create A Positive Workplace Culture
| Forbes.com | Culture is the environment that surrounds us all the time. A workplace culture is the shared values, belief systems, attitudes and the set of assumptions that people in a workplace share. This is shaped by individual upbringing, social and cultural context. In a workplace, however, the leadership and the strategic organizational directions […]
How to Lead When You’re Feeling Afraid
| By Peter Bregman, hbr.org | I’d known Jeff (not his real name) for many years, as a client and as a friend, but I’d never seen him so thrown. I could feel his fear, his sense of uncertainty. And it was with good reason. Jeff was the head of sales for a company whose product was, […]
5 Ways Body Language Impacts Leadership Results
| By Carol Kinsey Goman, for Forbes.com | Effective leadership depends on the ability to inspire and positively impact people. In preparing for an important meeting – with your staff, leadership team, or clients – you concentrate on what to say, memorize crucial points, and rehearse your presentation so that you will come across as credible […]
What to Do When You Realize You Made a Bad Hire
| By Liz Kislik, hbr.org | Sometimes it happens that a candidate who had the right credentials, seemed to fly through the interview process, and had lovely references turns out to be an unexpected problem after hiring. If it hasn’t happened to you yet, consider yourself lucky, because only 19% of new hires are considered fully successful, according to […]