Leaders are forward-thinking. As important as completing today’s tasks, leaders focus on building their people and the organization in the process. An element of developing the members of the team is identifying the behaviors that hinder...
Read moreCompetency and Character
Great leadership is based on a combination of both strong competencies and excellent character. The best skills without the positive character traits leaves people cold. Great skills alone can obtain results for the short term but a stressful or...
Read moreA Primer on Emotional Intelligence
“What did people do before there was emotional intelligence?” I was asked at a leadership workshop a short time ago. The term emotional intelligence has grown in popularity and become an important concept in leadership over the past twenty years...
Read more12 Habits of Genuine People
Often the most highly valued character traits of leaders, in fact of any person, are listed as authenticity, sincerity, vulnerability, transparency, or integrity. These are descriptors of the type of person that draws others into relationship...
Read moreUnderstanding Market Attractiveness
Whether reviewing business strategy and current performance, considering entering a new market, or evaluating an acquisition or investment, understanding market attractiveness is an important step. Market attractiveness analysis provides a view...
Read moreReact or Respond?
Two words that sound very similar describe how we might reply to things that people around us might say or do – we might react or we might respond. Yet there is a big difference between the two words, both in how we reply and the consequences of...
Read moreDealing with Conflict
One of the important elements of an organization’s culture is how it deals with conflict. Most often the way that the organization deals with conflict is a reflection or a result of the way that leadership deals with conflict. Conflict is often...
Read more“Boundaries for Leaders” by Henry Cloud
Leaders are “can do” people and, therefore, can sometimes take on responsibilities for many things, including responsibilities that could easily be managed by the people around them. A basic principle for success in leadership and life is...
Read morePEST Analysis
One of the potential tools for the situation analysis in strategic planning is the PEST analysis. No, this is not looking for insects and it is not referring to the competitors that make your life difficult. PEST analysis is shorthand for...
Read moreHumility, Confidence, and Arrogance
Humility and confidence are two of the most important character traits of an effective leader. Healthy humility and confidence based on reality are both important in building a relationship of influence. The more complete our humility and...
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