As you embark on your new leadership journey, don't let your past prevent you from having future success. Follow this advice from TaskWorld to ensure that your mistakes and experiences of the past don't hold you back as you move forward. … [Read more...]
[Infographic]: Getting Fit to Lead – Habits of Successful Leaders
As a new leader, how do you become strong and successful? What habits and characteristics are most important for you to cultivate? Michigan State University Online created the following infographic to help answer those questions. Dig in to discover if you are doing all the right things. … [Read more...]
Move Beyond Either/Or Thinking
We can do Project A or Project B. Do you want more time or more money? You can have a great marriage and average career or average marriage and great career. I’ve got yellow or red, which do you want? Win or lose. Yes or no. The world is black or white. You can have this or that. Which do you prefer? We must choose. All of the statements and questions above are examples … [Read more...]
[Infographic]: How Famous Business Leaders Manage Stress
Left unchecked, stress takes a toll on everything from your mental and physical health to your productivity. Overwhelming stress can cause you to make bad decisions and mistakes that hurt your team and reputation as an effective leader. Don't let stress zap your energy, productivity and happiness. Review this inforgraphic by MakeItCheaper.com to learn how some of today's most … [Read more...]
Quit Looking for THE Right Answer
In my work with clients and workshop participants, people often tell me about a situation they faced as a leader, starting off with a statement like: “Maybe I didn’t do this right, but …” Then, they generally end the story by asking me if there was a better way to handle the situation. I frequently respond by asking if they got a good result from their approach. Before I … [Read more...]
[Infographic]: 7 Ways to Nurture Innovative Thinking and Change
As a new supervisor, your only concern right now may be to take over the team, without making a mistake that makes everyone doubt your leadership skills. You may just be focused on doing the job, without rocking the boat, so to speak, until you feel more comfortable managing your new duties. The idea of making positive changes to engage your employees, increase innovation and … [Read more...]
Lead the Way You Would Like to Be Led
From Leadership & Learning with Kevin Eikenberry Why is it that some leaders can easily gain compliance from the people they are trying to lead, while others struggle? What leadership skills are necessary to successfully build and lead a unified team? The answers to those questions vary, depending on whom you ask, but one skill that is often omitted from the … [Read more...]
[Infographic]: Are You a Boss or a Leader?
The words "boss" and "leader" aren't synonymous. In fact, as the following infographic created by Wrike will show, the meanings are very different. Which category do you fall under? You can also find more infographics at Visualistan … [Read more...]
[Infographic]: Communication Framework for Change Agents
Change is inevitable, but far too often, leaders (remember the Reddit fiasco?) botch the process, failing to effectively communicate the changes they want employees to implement. That's why Workboard put together the following infographic to show us all the way change should occur within an organization. … [Read more...]
The High Cost of Low Trust
More and more often I find that a centerpiece of leadership training we design for clients focuses on trust – understanding it and understanding how to build it. When thinking about trust, the following quotation from Ralph Waldo Emerson comes to mind: “Our distrust is very expensive.” I love that thought, but with all due respect to the late great Mr. Emerson, let’s make … [Read more...]