20th Century Leadership Experts and Beyond - Nu Leadership Series

Examine individuals who made a significant impact on leadership theory in the 20th century and beyond. Nu Leadership is a column that explores the changing workforce and social environment as it relates to leadership development.

Santa On Leadership

Six days before Christmas, 2007 and this author has been thinking about Santa Claus! Turns out the big guy has MUCH to teach us about leadership!

Leadership Skill Development – Three Key Elements to Mastering the Craft

Three elements are critical in coming to terms with the nature of leadership. The successful business owner and effective manager are on a path of never ending learning in honing their highly valued craft. The three elements revolve around having a leadership mindset, a leadership tool set and a leadership skills set.

The Essentials Of Decision Making

Decision-making is something that happens throughout our day but with different degrees of importance, urgency and consequential outcomes. Success comes from the quality of the decision itself as well as the robustness of implementation or application.

Leadership - Challenges Of Being A Young Leader

When putting together a team you need people who have different strengths and talents. This can be a challenge for a young leader because sometimes you have to put people who may be more talented than you on the team. So what is a young leader to do:

Think Clearly; Act Decisively

Breaks like Christmas/New Year, Diwali, Chinese New Year and other communally observed holiday periods are a great time for reflection. It is a good time to reflect, not only on our approach to work, but our approach to our life. To make the reflection period useful, follow five principles.

Ten Principles to Success

The Ten Principles to Success comprises the personal inner sense of 'wholeness' derived from honesty and consistent impeccable character.

Hey - a Good Speech is More Than Just Talking

Now we can all learn through any of these modalities - however most of us will have one that is dominant. The individual who is an auditory learner will be most interested in listening to a speaker. The visual learner will take in more information through images and mental pictures. The kinesthetic learner will be most intrigued by hands on workshops. It's important however to remember that even though we may have one dominant style most people can take in some information through the other modalities.

The Art Of Asking Questions

If information and knowledge is the currency of today’s marketplace, then asking questions is the means of accessing that currency. Knowing how to ask what questions when is important in leadership positions, sales, management, teaching and parenting as well as learning in any field of study.

13 Tips For Effective Decision Making

There are some people who find it really easy to make decisions whilst other people get tied up in procrastination and find it impossible to make decisions - particularly very important decisions. When the decision is big and has a major impact on your life it can be very difficult to make a decision because you might be worrying about making the wrong decision or even worried that you can't undo the decision once you've made it. The worrying about a decision ends up paralysing you and you make no decision; and sometimes making no decision is worse than making the wrong decision.

Leadership - Who's Working for Whom?

From observing successful and unsuccessful leaders in my past, I have learned a lot about the leadership approach that works best.

Being True To One's Values And Principles

Our values and principles define who we are. They give us our identity. They add meaning and depth to our lives. Whatever is in your heart should form your principles to live your life by and be an indication of your courage and commitment.

Taking the Reigns of Leadership as an Employee

If you are an employer, you are most likely well aware of the adverse effect on the bottom line that employee turnover can have.

The Art Of Listening And Leadership - Bill Clinton Shows The Way

Now I began to understand at the hands of a guru of leadership what he was trying to teach by his actions on the Art of Listening.

7 Ways To Become A Great Leader

Leadership is the process of leading and influencing people through the development of certain traits or skills. Leadership can be applied in various ways such as in the military, in schools, corporate business as well as in a political environment. Do you have what it takes to be leader? Presented are 7 traits of a highly effective leader. This list is not inclusive but is some of the more important and they are not in order of importance.