Leadership Articles

Our strengths often become weaknesses because we rely on them too heavily, habitually doing what we do best instead of seeking the best things to do.

While life can bring challenging times, having a positive attitude often can have real mind and body benefits.

Attitude is defined as the way you dedicate yourself to the way you think. Think negative or think positive is a choice and a process.

Our personal experiences with time often force us to draw sets of conclusions which seem to contradict each other. They set up a paradox in which it is difficult to see how both conclusions can be true.

Influencial skills and motivational behaviour are what most people would look for in a leader, but in the workplace is that enough?

Are you empowered in your workplace? The word "empower" has potency and strength. It's used frequently these days and some say "overused." It's also often misused.

Without enthusiasm, all the skills and techniques you learn will not be as effective as they could be. On the other hand, if someone is enthusiastic, it is an energy builder. They can sell their ideas and ultimately accomplish more than sheer intellect.

Most innovations result from a conscious, purposeful search for opportunities within the company and the industry as well as the larger social and intellectual environment. A successful innovation may come from pulling together different strands of knowledge, recognizing an underlying theme in public perception, or extracting new insights from failure.

Goals are an important part of any organization. The skilled leader recognizes the need to convey clear goals to employees in order to keep everyone working toward the same thing.

What you say is important, but what you do is going to determine how well you lead. Here are two examples of people whose actions spoke louder than their words.

Management systems will allow you to measure and encourage appropriate behavior. However without thoughtful consideration you may end up measuring the wrong thing and create just as many problems as you solve.

The fastest way to gain success is by looking carefully at your failure. Unfortunately that is the exact opposite of what most people do naturally.

This article looks at a simple process leaders can use to test how well they are communicating their vision to their organization.

Just because someone is successful doesn't mean they are a good leader. Be careful what traits you emulated from people who are successful, but not necessarily good leaders.

In order to achieve maximum efficiency, leaders need to understand the optimal relationship with their subordinates.