| 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 […]
The Simple Power of Management Listening
| Psychology Today | I recently had occasion to speak with a young woman about her early success in management. It had surprised her, as she didn’t feel she was the kind of person who would be very good at it. She’s more on the quiet side, not naturally too authoritative. When I asked her why she […]
Top 5 Ways That Otherwise Good Leaders Fail
| By Ron Riggio for Psychology Today | I’ve worked for a lot of bosses, and in the course of consulting and networking, I’ve been able to observe hundreds of leaders. The good leaders stand out. They are effective, and generally admired in their organizations. But even the very best leaders make mistakes, and those mistakes often negatively […]
The Two Emotions that Drive Sports Fans
| By Psychology Today, www.psychologytoday.com | You’ve been lucky enough to get tickets to the most important game of the year in your favorite sport. It’s great to be able to participate in the live action, even if you’re just in the nosebleed seats. As the game unfolds, you’re carried along with your fellow fans as you […]
Too Much Charisma Is Bad for Leadership
| By Psychology Today, www.psychologytoday.com | The word charisma is a blanket term for a set of behaviors or traits a person has that make them engaging and cause others to want to listen to them and follow them. It is hard to be a good leader without some degree of charisma. Great leaders inspire us to be better […]
Making A Great Leader
| By Psychology Today, www.psychologytoday.com | If you were asked to think about what makes a great leader, there are a number of traits you might call to mind, though what traits those happen to be might depend on what leader you call to mind: Hitler, Gandhi, Bush, Martin Luther King Jr, Mao, Clinton, or Lincoln were […]
How to Harnesses the Power of Listening
| www.psychologytoday.com | If you want to effectively spot opportunities you have to learn to listen. Truly listing requires more than just physical presence and eye contact. Listening starts with encouraging openness, seeking out diverse thinking and paying attention to subtext. In other words, you have to determine where you want to listen and the kinds […]
How Do We Improve Sexual Harassment Training?
| www.psychologytoday.com | Sexual harassment training has been ubiquitous for many years, in spite of being ineffective. A scientifically grounded alternative could actually help change hostile work climates and reduce the frequency of harassing behaviors. At least a quarter of all working women – and up to 60% in male-dominated fields – report having been harassed. The existing […]