Effective leadership is the key to good decision-making Decision making is an essential business and leadership skill, and whether you're a CEO hammering out strategy with your vice presidents or a soccer coach whose team is choosing new uniforms, it's your influence ‘behind the scenes' that ultimately determines how successful the final decision will be. Or so says Harvard Business School's Michael A. Roberto in his book Why...more
Inspirational Leadership: "Why Did You Hire Me?" Want Motivation? Find Out What Others Value About You by Michael D. Hume, M.S.Here's a crazy idea: get a few minutes on your boss' schedule and ask him or her why they hired you. If you own your own business, ask your key customers why they do business with you.Years ago, when I was working at a newspaper, I wondered why I had been successful in getting a job for which...more
MBA In Leadership Leaders are an essential commodity in the truest sense of the word. As such, it is important to expose young people at various times during their journey early in the school and family environments. Assuming we succeed in adult life and lands a job with great opportunities for growth, is the logical approach to strengthen the chances of a higher leadership positions. Collect is an online MBA guide as a road frequently used by many people. Not to give up work for the study, has the avenue of choice. Despite the air of a bed of roses, most often those who have seen such programs is that time management is critical for success. Otherwise, much more than it can chew, manage, such as work, study or family commitments swarm from all angles.Pursuing an MBA in Organizational Leadership equips managers with the skills and training for the implementation of various activities. Learners' natural talents are enhanced and they also learn about human behavior. Do you understand how man behaves very big thing is the desire to know each manager, as thanks to this, if it is capable of changes that will not make the resistance of employees and will ensure that you...more
Ecotech Institute Applauds Colorado for its Leadership in the Cleantech Industry I recently came across a fantastic report published by the Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation. The report evaluates Colorado's energy industry in two subclusters: (1) fossil fuels and (2) cleantech, which includes companies that use renewable...more
10.5 Ways to Enhance Your Leadership Skills Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson. Here are my top 10.5 Ways to Enhance Your Leadership Skills:1. Have a clear vision. Who are you? What do you stand for? What is your life's purpose? What is your business...more
Leadership Development For Transformational Times Having spent the past ten years working as a consultant, coach, and start-up business strategist, I am continuously researching market drivers, environmental influences, and emerging management imperatives. I cast a wide net, looking to divine what on the surface may appear to be independent currents that often coalesce into a confluence of sweeping change. Having just completed a new book on entrepreneurship, I had some time to reflect on several threads of real-world, market research that warrant further exploration.Every year over the past decade or so, The Gallup Company conducts research on employee engagement levels. Their most recent report demonstrates the continuous slide companies continue to experience in this critical arena. Today, a little more than a quarter of employees are fully engaged with their employer, meaning they show up with passion and enthusiasm for their work. More than half are disengaged, simply going through the motions, contributing the minimal required effort, keeping their heads down, and voices low. Essentially sleepwalking, if you will. And strikingly, approximately one...more
Effective Leadership - Character is Required For Effective Leadership Character is one such quality, and it's a biggie. I don't have to remind you of the Enron scandal and the mortgage and banking debacles. Character is the guts to go...more
Leadership Strategies: Welcome to Our Work World What were your first impressions. It is often said, "In the beginning is everything" and that is truly true. When I was a family therapist in my past life, before becoming an executive...more
Leadership lessons from forest ecosystem Every organization will have the challenge of identifying a best leader to lead the organization. How to identify a leader? What should be the uniqueness or distinctiveness by which one can...more
Inspirational Leadership: Renew Your Own Passion Take Personal Responsibility For Your Own Inspirationby Michael D. Hume, M.S.Many of my clients want to develop more inspirational leadership. Some want this because their boss has told...more
Leadership Skills-- Leadership has been described as the "process of social influence in which one person can enlist the aid and support of others in the accomplishment of a common task". Definitions more inclusive of followers have...more
Wright Leadership Institute - desiring to be better in every aspect of your life Are you crying for help and desiring to be better in every aspect of your life? Or you want to grow and become a better person and have the most...more