Kurt Lewin a German-American psychologist is credited with labeling the basic leadership styles in 1939. I found it very interesting that Lewin and his researchers used schoolchildren with an arts and crafts project while a team of observers watched the …
Every year, organizations spend billions of dollars on helping their leaders in many types of training. I’ve talked to hundreds of chief executives and in most cases, they state that developing their leader’s ability is of great importance. Yet, many …
Do they manage the organizations business or do they think and talk about solutions? After all these years in speaking to business leaders, I know without a doubt that leaders think and talk about solutions. Why I say that is …
Are you creating an outstanding future for your organization? If you aren’t why do you have the leadership role? Are you waiting for a proposal of what needs to be done by you to attain those outstanding results? I hope not! …
Didn’t you know that the best leaders are servants? We’ve all read about the entitled leaders who think that they deserve special monetary incentives or private jets. Sadly they don’t understand that it is bad business and it builds large …
Do you know that there is more than one type of leadership? Many people assume that when leadership is being spoken of, they think that it has to do with a business or some type of organization. I don’t view …
Is there a way that you could be better? John Quincy Adams was the 6th President of the United States; a leader. He once said “If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, …
Can you think of the type of leader you’d like to work for? Number one on my list is a leader that has a vision. In other words he knows where he wants to take the organization – long-term. This …
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An odd question, isn’t it? I believe that the most influential theories of power come from the work of social psychologists John R. P. French and Bertram Raven. These two men categorized power into two groups; organizational and personal power. …
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Being this type of a manager can be a real pain to those that work with you can’t it? So why do we do it? Let me give you a few thoughts about why we micro-manage; • You are bored …