Leadership

Improve your persuasion – the power of because

Improve your persuasion – the power of because

We recently came across this interesting article on Paul Sloane's Destination Innovation website which is worth posting here: Ellen Langer is a social psychologist and a professor in the Psychology Department at Harvard University. She has been described as the...

What kind of leader are you?

What kind of leader are you?

You've got your vision, your passion, and your strategy and plan. So why is it that despite displaying appropriate leadership competencies, you sometimes fail? In practice, there is one factor that distinguishes success and failure in leadership: your flexibility of...

Nine reasons leadership communication fails

Nine reasons leadership communication fails

As a leader, you wield the influence to improve a team member's job performance, to change how they think, to even persuade someone to discard a harmful habit. But your communication methods can stall your progress as a leader. Here are nine reasons and ways to...

Learn to listen like a trained negotiator

Learn to listen like a trained negotiator

Negotiating is a valuable skill and inspiration can come from the most unlikely of places. Hostage negotiators, such as those in the police or FBI, are trained to get people to change their minds. The Behavioral Change Stairway Model was developed by the FBI's hostage...

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