Leadership training has taken precedence in today's times when leaders must inspire employees to give their best in all situations. How Can Leadership Training Affect Your Company? When a leader takes on their role, they have to ensure excellent performance from their team members. Leadership...
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6 Big Benefits of Leadership Training
The success of leadership training always depends on how it is done. Think back to the best manager you’ve ever had. I’m sure you can remember the person because good leaders are memorable… and excellent leaders are unforgettable. What was it about their leadership that motivated and encouraged...
Leadership Development: Tips for Productive and Engaged Employees
Strong leadership is the key to unlocking a motivated and productive workforce. Discover 7 leadership development tips to transform your business! How Can Leadership Development Improve Employee Engagement? Investing in leadership development with eLearning empowers leaders to motivate and inspire...
Leadership Development Has Never Been More Challenging or More Important
While it is hard to predict the future, leaders need to stay on top of trends. Here are some trends to watch for in leadership development. Change is everywhere. We work in a challenging and changing world. Generations are transitioning. Organizations are still struggling with where work should be...
Integrity is Foundational to Leadership
In May of 2005, Andy Roddick, one of the top tennis players in the world at the time, was a favorite to win the Italian Masters tournament. Early on, Roddick’s skill was on full display: He beat his opponent Fernando Verdasco in the first set. He was winning the next set too; on the match point,...
Leading People with Steel or Velvet – A Critical Leadership Practice
Triple crown leaders—those who aspire to build excellent, ethical, and enduring organizations—have learned to go beyond their natural leadership style, flexing between what we call “steel and velvet,” the hard and soft edges of leadership, depending on the situation and the people involved. Steel...
6 Habits of People-Centric Leaders
Over the years, I’ve spent a lot of time talking to executive leaders about how they run their businesses. I’ve noticed something interesting in these discussions: Even though there’s universal agreement that business success is centered around finding the right employees, many leaders use a...
4 Questions Leaders Should Ask About “Quiet Quitting”
“Quiet quitting,” one of the most talked about topics in management circles, is not a new phenomenon. The term, credited to Mark Boldger, an economist at Texas A&M, was used as early as 2009, and it’s been used millions of times over the past several months to lament a slump in ambition and...
Let’s Call It a Retention Review
We have all heard about the Great Resignation. The notion that many people are leaving their job or not returning to work has been a persistent theme of 2021 and 2022. There are any number of theories as to the cause of this trend: Pay scales were too low. Government benefits were too high...
How Managers Confront Us/Them Thinking and Win
Us/them thinking comes naturally to everyone, even children. Imagine giving blue shirts to one group of children and yellow to another. Us/them thinking will animate perception quickly. Children think, ‘My group is better than your group.’ One researcher proved this. “Kids started to think the...
How to Gossip Like a Leader
Everyone gossips. Slander and backstabbing are destructive, but there’s a healthy side to gossip. When you say, “Your reputation precedes you,” you acknowledge the power of gossip. Gossip is one reason businesses grow or fail. Researchers define gossip as talking about someone who isn’t present....
Three Ways to be Ready to Lead
Show up like a kid peeking over the fence. Better to live on your toes than stumble back on your heels. Successful leaders are prepared for action. They show up READY.Three ways to be ready to lead: #1. Ready to say YES: Consistent results require stable environments. ‘No’ protects the status quo;...