Executive Summary • Saboteurs quietly undermine trust and accountability. • Focusing only on the individual rarely solves the problem. • Patterns of deflection and disruption reveal the issue. • Strong team norms expose and neutralize toxic behavior. • Culture is the leader’s most powerful corrective tool. What is a Saboteur? It’s important to point out
David McCuistion
Anyone can develop leadership qualities and traits. It is often taken for granted that leadership is about leaders who are leading followers in the organization to great heights of achievements. What is not seen is the often vitally important leadership of followers as they complete the daily tasks they are
Wade Lang
Exemplary leaders are strong-willed individuals that lead their teams to glory. They just don’t succumb to pressure or any mishap but remain resilient against any adversity. But what if depression, a serious mental illness, suddenly comes into the picture? Will the kind of leadership stay the same? I have been
Stuart Hearn
Though personal development plans have traditionally been considered a yearly process to gauge employee performance, progress, and engagement, in reality, its scope lies far beyond this. One of the most integral and crucial aspects of performance management is leadership development and succession planning. A well-designed performance management system aids in
Mark Hampton
Leadership is going through an extreme makeover. The digital natives who appear on college and university campuses each year have become a more demographically diverse population, bringing with them an insatiable appetite for the use of technology. Technology, in many regards, is becoming their primary tool for communication, connection, and
Nick Rojas
Negotiation skills are valuable in any company from both an internal and external perspective. Their obvious application is negotiating favorable deals with clients. But the ability to reach amicable agreements with other company employees is also important. Companies that foster negotiation are likely to see better teamwork, more driven employees,
Dr. Mary Kay
Getting buy-in on tough decisions from team members is a challenge for many leaders when the change initiatives may be unpopular. For example, let’s say that a company’s owners have made a tough decision to change their employees’ health insurance carriers. This could be a real hassle for many workers—it
Veronica Wright
There are times when people make a career change, even when they have no other choice. Businesses close, go bankrupt, downsize, or move overseas. All of a sudden, a job is lost, and a skill set is outdated. One individual will react with despondency, blames others, and ultimately takes a job
Dr. Terry Jackson
Relationships require effective listening and are imperative to the communication process. Providing feedback through mirroring and using open-ended questions also facilitates the communication process. Communication is a shared responsibility. Let’s take a look at what constitutes quality human relationships. Every relationship is only as good as the people within it.
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