The right type of good leadership is necessary for any successful business, regardless of its size or industry. Companies can only make progress if good leadership is in place that enables them to move forward. When the leader of a company does not have the required skills, he or she

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

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

Experience teaches a lot of valuable lessons on how to deal with different people, work with a team and manage a project. But we also tend to lose some valuable lessons we learn as children. Kids have a natural instinct when it comes to leadership. Whether they’re on the playground

So what is appreciative inquiry anyway? Have you ever heard the following phrase? ‘People join organizations but leave managers.’ Would you say you are the type of manager who people leave or the type of leader that makes people stay and with whom they want to work? Are you trying

Is executive development the same thing as leadership development? The short answer is, ‘it depends on who you ask.’ You’ll see the two phrases used almost interchangeably in many places – with leadership development often being used more broadly than executive development. By using the two terms this way, we’re

Motivating members within a team is a challenge with continuously changing factors. Effective Leadership Traits As a leader, the strategic decisions and plans you employ to keep productivity up and employees focused depend on the workplace environment and project time limits. Effective leadership traits involve a necessary set of motivational

In the NBA, Jeremy Lin, a starting point guard for the New York Knicks, started the Lin-sanity craze that bewildered fans and even those who are not avid viewers or supporters of the NBA. As Jeremy continued to score more than 25 points a game, make awesome passes, and shoot

Not everyone is cut out to be a successful entrepreneur. And there’s no doubt that there are certain characteristics that entrepreneurs possess that make them more suited to striking out on their own in business. So what are these characteristics that make successful entrepreneurs willing to go against the grain

Leadership and communication skills are the two most important things to successful leaders. Symptoms of low levels of leadership and communication skills in the workforce are unhappy and unproductive employees. Symptoms are easy to identify and remedy with leadership training. Over the last few months, have you noticed a lack of communication