Articles in the leadership Category
advice, leadership, motivation »
Are you currently sick and tired of your job? Why don’t you quit? It’s time to start considering your options before things start to go downhill, but it is hard to know when as the decision should be done before it is too late. I have been explaining the lifespan of an employee to my employees to let them figure out what they need to stay motivated and extend their lifespan at work. It is like the old Clash song, should I stay or should I go? I hope this will help you to either see what you need to …
For leaders, leadership »
Recent studies reveal lack of succession planning amongst CEO’s. 39 % of respondents cited that they have “zero” viable internal candidates *. I find this scary. A good leader should always have a good candidate at hand. Making sure that you have a good successor is like driving with a seatbelt. Addressing this problem when you are about to retire might be too late. On average, boards spend only 2 hours a year on CEO succession planning. What if something happens to the CEO? It would then leave a void in the organization.
A Leaders Responsibility
All leaders should think about leadership …
Featured, For leaders, leadership, management »
Micromanagement is a curse word in the world of business. What is micromanagement? This article is written with the micromanager in mind, if you micromanage you are destroying your work environment. You are standing in your employee’s way. Why do managers get carried away in details? Do you know if you are micromanaging in the first place, and what are the signs to look for? I am going to take a look at the signs of micromanagement presence and the short term and long term effects of micromanagement.
Why is Micromanagement a bad thing?
First I want to discuss the problems with …
Featured, leadership »
You will benefit from knowing the differences between personalities when working with people. There are several different types in circulation today and personality analyzing has been a field of research for a long time, traced back to ancient civilizations over 5000 years ago. Philosophers and leaders have been trying to understand human behavior up to date. This is also a field that I find very interesting. You can read a personality or behavioral test without any benefit. You need to know a little history before you understand the full potential of these tests.
Personality and Behavior
There is a slight difference between …
Book Review, leadership »
I believe in sharing knowledge, I believe that each person is provided with the right tools to become as great as they want. I believe in a world where all people are content with their neighbor and respect the choice of the individual. I wake up each morning urging to help you to grow and develop yourself into your own full potential. I believe that you can do whatever you set your mind on doing.
The world is populated with 6,855,878,752 different individuals, personalities and needs. People are different, so are leaders and followers, none are alike. But a leader does …
Guest post, leadership »
It started with Bennis.
Bennis wrote that “Managers do things right, leaders do the right thing.” With all due respect to one of the brightest minds of leadership theory, I still have no idea what that is supposed to mean. Perhaps it’s the lack of clarity in the definition that set us on a crusade to draw up a final draft.
Perhaps we bit off more than we can chew.
Now we have:
“Leadership is influence.”
“Leadership is the ability to impress the will the leader on the followers.”
“Leadership is an influence relationship.”
“Leadership is what leaders to in groups.”
“Leadership is inspiring others to take action.”
“Leadership …













