Leadership is all about communication. Leaders are literally the conduit with and between people. They are responsible for working with and through their team members to accomplish tasks that will help the organization achieve its objectives. In the process, they are also communicating with and facilitating communications between, team members and other departments, customers, vendors,… Read more »
Leadership is foundational to building a successful company. After all, companies of all kinds rely on people to get the work done, to serve customers, and to drive productivity and success. Those people need strong leaders to provide them with goals, direction, feedback, coaching, and hold them accountable. Unfortunately, too often leadership skills are taken… Read more »
Most of us have worked at a company with a difficult employee—or several difficult employees. They’re not hard to spot. While difficult employees may be good, even great, at certain aspects of their job, they also exhibit negative behaviors. They often: Don’t get along well with others. Create conflict that leads to low morale and… Read more »
Organizations of any type or size need to have effective leaders. Even individual contributors in small organizations need to exhibit strong leadership skills. As organizations grow, of course, leadership skills become increasingly important. Leaders play a critical role in ensuring that their teams have the tools, resources, and support to get their jobs done and… Read more »
Most organizations have leaders. Unfortunately, many don’t have effective leaders. The vast majority of leaders aren’t trained to be leaders! Even those who may have pursued a business degree were likely overwhelmed by theory, not practical advice and opportunities for application. Unfortunately, in many job settings, skilled individual contributors tend to be promoted into leadership… Read more »
The task to begin finding and implementing leadership training for your supervisors and managers may not be as daunting as some would have you believe — unless the initiative came from
How Do Leadership Problems Creep into Organizations? Leaders are often promoted based on their job and technical skills, not their leadership potential. Supervisors and managers often