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
Mark Graybill
The Ivory Tower Syndrome stems from leaders being disconnected from employees in the trenches and, thus, the reality of the business. In the business world, this means less-competitive products that cost too much to produce and ultimately risk company survival. In healthcare, it means lower quality of patient care and
Drew Dudley
I’m writing about these leadership lessons on the 1st anniversary of the first article I ever published here on “About Leaders.” That article about an accidental teacher named Mustafa, who encouraged me to “never let people live rent-free in your head,” has turned into a TEDx talk and become a staple of my presentations
Jessica Barden
Many people start their careers with a vision to eventually become team leaders, but great leadership traits not only require having great field-specific knowledge but also the ability to run a team without any biases. Here is a list of qualities that define great leadership: 1. Know When to Make
Louis Carter
Self-affirming communication takes more than writing and speaking skills and it takes more than contact and eye contact. It is a highly self-rewarding skill often manifested in the best and most effective organizational leaders. According to a McGill University study in the International Journal of Management and Business Studies (IJMBS),
Nelson Santiago
Leadership focuses on abilities! Being a parent to two boys with developmental disabilities has given me first-hand experience with many amazing talents and the superior intelligence they both possess. One thing that always sticks out in my mind is how often people are unaware that autism is not an intellectual
Zachary Evans
With college becoming increasingly difficult to afford as tuition increases and the perceived return on investment of a college degree falling, new and improved ways for students to find value in higher education and individuals that lead by example need to emerge. For higher education to reach its highest potential,
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