Listening builds strong relationships. In the first part of this article, we focused on the importance of listening in team settings. Teams are more effective when the leader facilitates group discussions in which the entire team is working...
Read moreLeading by Listening – Part 1
Listening builds more effective teams. Listening is a key skill of leadership and the best leaders learn to listen well. Two of the presidents of the USA, that many consider the best, are great examples of leading by listening. George Washington...
Read moreGood Leadership Requires an Open Mind
While managing people can be described as assigning and monitoring tasks, leading people is based on a relationship of influence that is built upon trust and respect for the leader. Demonstration by the leader of strong, positive character traits...
Read moreLeadership: Reward or Responsibility?
People have different perspectives on what leadership is. People also have different motivations for seeking a role as leader. Some of those motivations are self-focused and others are focused on others. Some see leadership as a reward, some see...
Read moreThe Focus of Feedback
The purpose of feedback is to identify specific actions or behaviors on the part of a person or group in order to encourage more of or less of that action or behavior in the future so that we might mold future actions or behaviors toward a vision...
Read moreThe Motive for Feedback
Providing and receiving effective feedback are essential elements of leadership. On the receiving end, feedback helps a leader to learn about strengths and weaknesses or what they are doing well and where they can improve. Among the traits of...
Read moreFirst Step for Feedback: Notice
Providing feedback is an important part of leadership. Feedback aligns the actions and behaviors of team members with the vision for the organization. Team members long for feedback. Affirmation and appreciation are good but people welcome...
Read moreThe Smartest Person in the Room?
As a leader, if you are the smartest person in the room, you need to find some smarter people. It’s true that intelligence is important for effective leadership. It is helpful in making good decisions. It is helpful in building strong, positive...
Read moreLearning Agility Builds Leadership Ability
In case you haven’t noticed, the world is changing and the pace of change is forever increasing. New technologies are replacing previous technologies. Whole new industries are being created while others disappear. Career paths and job skills are...
Read moreJust the Way They Are
Meeting for breakfast with a friend and former co-worker recently, the conversation turned to a certain leader with whom we were both familiar. This leader had built a family of successful companies. It was easy to attribute the success of these...
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