Instant Leadership Talks

Summary: The human heart has a great capacity to be changed in an instant, prompting the people who experience the changes to take new actions. The author sees this heart-dynamic as a leadership opportunity, offers examples, and provides a tool, the Leadership Talk, to help leaders consistently achieve heartfelt connections with the people they lead.

Leadership Power Stress: (Part 2) Three Keys to Renewal

Without awareness of power stress, and what is needed to renew oneself, leaders are vulnerable to burnout and dissonance with the people they lead.

Coaching-A Secret Ingredient for Effective Leadership

Coaching is the frontline to improved employee performance. Mentoring is a skill required for selected employee long term development. We are going to focus on coaching in this article. Coaching is proven to work when these two factors are present. First, the employee is willing and wants to grow, second, there is a gap between where they are now and where they want to be.

Leadership - Through The Eyes Of An Eagle

Leadership Characteristics needed for Entrepreneurers

People Live Up or Down to a Leader's Expectations

The behavior we get, in those who look to us for leadership, is often shaped by the picture we have of them. They become what we expect.

How To Be A Great Encourager!

In this article, the author gives four tips to help you become a great encourager in your home, at the office, in your business.

Keys to the Choleric

Identifying, working with and understanding the Choleric temperament.

Leadership Starts Within, Then Focuses Outward

A leader often has to start with self leadership, but when it comes to leading others, a leader's focus is often focused on serving those that are following.

Communication Takes Effort

The majority of people who are considered excellent conversationalists will tell you that they spend far more time listening than speaking. They also ask questions of clarification, making sure they fully understand what is being said before contributing their own thoughts about the topic.

Coaching Your Coach: How to Deal with a Boss

Having a supervisor, boss or coach is a reality in most businesses, organizations, teams or other group endeavors. How you deal with that person can make your life miserable and unsuccessful or exciting and propel you toward greater opportunities. It is all about how you coach your coach.

5 Myths of Leadership

Have you fallen for any of the myths surrounding the much-debated subject of leadership?

5 Leadership Qualities

What does it take to be a leader? Here are the top 5 qualities which can help you to lead well.

Leadership For Deep Results: A New Look At Your Career

Standard results, though necessary, are far less important than deep results. Here's how to define them and how to achieve them.

Horizon Paradox of Leadership

As a leader you are goal oriented and somewhat futuristic in your planning. Reaching long-range goals can be a daunting and frustrating endeavor. Sometimes you may think that you will never reach your goal because the end seems so far away.

Three 21st Century Leadership Models

There isn't much doubt that most effective high impact leaders are driven by a model. This is true even when that effective leader doesn't take the time to define his personal unique model. A model is a tool that leaders use to predict future outcomes of current decisions; a tool that not only enhances personal creativity but encourages creativity in the minds of their employees. An executive's model is built from the sum of their experiences, knowledge, deeds and, in fact, many of their mistakes.