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 »
Chances are you’ve heard the term “emotional intelligence.” As the name suggests, it’s a term referring to individuals’—generally employees’—ability to monitor and manage their emotions in a professional way when interacting with others. Clearly, it’s also a competency that employers tend to value in their employees. Emotional intelligence in leadership is critical. Emotional intelligence (also… 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
Are Your First Line Managers Promoted for the Wrong Reasons? First line managers are promoted based on their hard skills, not soft skills. Hard skills make them
How do Leadership Problems Creep into Organizations? Leaders are often promoted based their job and technical skills; not on their leadership potential. Supervisors and managers often
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