Posts Tagged ‘Leadership’
Focus on Character Not Competence
In my experience as a leadership change consultant, character always wins—too often people are hired for competence, but fired for character. This is why it’s important to ensure your recruitment process is focused on finding and hiring people who share the same values as your organization.
Read More 5 Tactics to Emerge as Business Leader
A business leader is someone who understands the conditions of a market and then develops strategies for meeting demands. In particular, a leader in business is someone who can motivate a team of people to meet larger demands for the entire company
Read More Do You Tell Your Direct Reports HOW to Do a Job?
Unless your job is to teach, attempting to tell your direct reports HOW to do the job you’ve asked or ordered them to do will be a disincentive, will remove some of the authority you’ve delegated, and definitely reduce their motivation to act and lead.
Read More You Are Watched More Closely Than You Think
Ever had a manager above you who said one thing and did another? At least once? Or in a pattern of repeats? Well, you’re not alone. Did you think less of that person for it?
Read More 3 Leadership Lessons for Women in Tech
The tech sector is a notoriously difficult place to be a woman. A congressional report shows that only 7% of women-founded businesses receive venture capital funding.
Read More 4 Essentials to Look for in a Project Manager’s Portfolio
If the time has come to bring a new project manager onto your team, it is crucial to make a careful, informed decision. After all, they will have a high level of decision-making for your business, and choosing the wrong person can become costly.
Read More 5 Things All Great Leaders Do to Create a Culture of Leadership
What’s the secret to creating a culture of leadership that will take your organization forward for years to come? There is no secret—it starts at the top with you.
Read More The Top 3 Leadership Challenges CEOs Face
If being a CEO were easy, everybody would be one. CEOs are expected to know what to do—and to do it without falling down. There is a reason few in business rise to this position.
Read More The Latest Trends in Leadership Communication
Did you know that the leadership communications crisis is deepening with only 1 in 5 people globally believing that leaders demonstrate effective leadership? Or that poor leadership costs companies money, with 61% of people boycotting or buying less from a company they believe to have poor leadership?
Read More If It Can Be Counted, the CFO Owns It
There is a simple way to define the responsibilities of the chief financial officer. And it extends beyond the usual interpretation of the CFO position in many companies.
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