The Gallup research team asked more than 10,000 followers (“follower” job roles) what the most influential leaders did to contribute to their lives. Gallup’s findings indicate that the most influential leaders focused on key needs followers have.
Read More“To add value to others, one must first value others.”
In the Foreword to the 50th Anniversary Edition of the Effective Executive, Jim Collins wrote this about his first meeting with Peter Drucker at Drucker’s home…
Read MoreWhen I initially meet with leaders and leadership teams, one of the perspectives I like to gain is about individual and collective philosophies about leadership. In other words, when leaders think about how they lead and why — their leadership philosophy — how do they articulate those elements?
Read MoreIn work life, it’s becoming more common to experience an apparent never-ending increase in the responsibilities and tasks to be accomplished in a given workday, week, month or year. The lines of distinction between what’s truly important versus the tyranny of the urgent seem to be blurred. We often feel like we are on autopilot and in reaction mode as pressing problems and issues consume the workday.
Read MoreAccording to an American Management Association (AMA) survey of more than 1200 senior-level business, human resources, management professionals, and employees from AMA's database of contacts, more than 50 percent of respondents indicated that their employees are less loyal than five years ago. Eleven percent indicated their employees were more loyal.
Read MoreThe ability to lead others begins with a leader's ability to lead oneself. This may seem straightforward, but especially in today's fast-paced world of work, leaders can lose their perspective -- their sense of purpose and direction -- and their ability to lead others effectively. So, how do you lead yourself effectively? Here are a few key considerations.
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