Good interpersonal skills are the hallmark of all great leaders. There is no leadership without effective communication, and those possessing the art of delivering thoughts and ideas in meaningful ways are those who are most successful. No academic discourse or any...
General understanding of leadership tends to fall short of the ideal so we've adapted a previous article from Neil Crofts which summarises its key aspects: Two key attributes of leadership 1 – Leaders initiate – Leaders do not need to know the answers, they do not...
From the myriad models of leadership, here's our own three-dimensional approach. It's a valuable perspective from which to think about, reflect on, and implement leadership. You can usefully explore 'Leadership' through three aspects: strategy, performance and...
Sometimes it's tough being a leader. You're the one meant to inspire others, but who is your inspiration? Here is a collection of five of the best quotes by great leaders and influencers throughout history – Rockefeller & Hemingway, for example – and a few lesser...
Mostly, the important work in organisations does not involve an individual creating something from nothing. Frequently it involves individuals and groups working together. So why is it so very unusual to see individuals and groups working really harmoniously together?...
Thanks to Travis Bradberry on inc.com for these informative tips on the communication secrets of great leaders: No one ever became a great leader without first becoming a great communicator. Great leaders connect with people on an emotional level every time they...
It can somehow seem that running a business, or a team within a business of more than about 30 people, can appear to be extremely complex, full of hidden secrets as to how it all works. Of course, we have the option to make it complex, but the secret of success is to...
When we look at senior leaders' 360-degree feedback, a pattern that emerges is that as many as one in four are not listening to their peers, their colleagues and their teams. The effects can be devastating for a company. But, despite today’s fast-paced business...
Who is ‘they’ in your organisation? ‘Sales’? ‘Marketing’? ‘the staff’?, ‘customers’? Do ‘they’ seem to be making your job harder to do? Do you hear stuff like (or catch yourself saying): “this job would be fine if it wasn’t for ‘them’!”, “nobody tells me anything”,...
There's no one leadership style that will work in all situations. We look at the four main identified leadership styles and recommend which style to use in which circumstance. Does it matter if there isn't really such a thing as a definitive leadership style? No, not...
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