Would you want to work for you? Asking yourself this question can greatly improve your leadership skills. Why? Because it’s a first step toward greater self-awareness, which has been proven to be an essential trait of effective leaders. Self awareness helps leaders to know their natural dispositions and preferences so they can improve upon or […]
“Strength and compassion are not mutually exclusive.” – Robert Kiyosaki In many parts of the world, we’re all too familiar with phrases like “The nice guy always finishes last” or “Give someone an inch and they’ll take a mile.” Many in the business world continue to associate compassionate leadership behavior with being too “touchy feely” […]
Communication is the real work of leadership. -Nitin Nohria, Dean of the Harvard Business School As a leader, you likely already know that leadership is comprised of three basic—but very crucial—elements: What you feel (moods and emotions) How you act (body language) What you say (specific words and tones that you speak out loud and/or […]
Recently, one of our Weekly Bold Moves on workplace inequality generated lots of comments and feedback, so much so that I’ve decided to explore in more detail how to handle those difficult discussions with co-workers on this topic. The Insightful Question on Workplace Equality Was… Here’s the Bold Move that’s been generating all the buzz: […]
Are you satisfied with the leadership style you currently practice? Does being a leader come easily to you – or do you feel you have to work at it more than others? Whatever your answer, here’s some good news: there’s a way for every leader—at every level—to achieve greater levels of success for themselves, their […]