Emotional Intelligence Skill-building and Leadership Competencies As organizations seek ways to help their people develop their leadership competencies, they often discover that developing Emotional Intelligence skills provides a core of foundational skills that complements and supports other values-based programs. In today's competitive business environment leadership is more important than ever. And organizations have embraced the...more
Knowing The Leadership Character In You In the premise to write about leadership and leadership growth, many factors have to be considered. Leadership is the ability to coordinate people to a central point of attention or interest. Leadership is a defined purpose pictured mentally by somebody (the leader) that has a definite direction with the basic interest of achieving a goal. This person makes a steady movement to a particular direction...more
There are many different versions of project leadership in the workplace today. Different companies have different ideas of what makes a successful project leader; different projects require different project leadership skills. The role of the project manager is variable and exciting, but it is also challenging and is not for everyone. Project leadership involves setting and managing timelines and budgets, as well as, goal-setting. The skill-set of a successful project manager is not static and successful project managers may have very different strengths and management strategies. A project leader certification can help managers move beyond the traditional perception of project management and learn how to maximize efficiency to manage projects skillfully in many different situations.In a project leader certification you will likely cover a variety of topics, including: goal-oriented human systems, budgets and constraints, and timelines. What makes project leadership so difficult at times is the concept of these human systems - these systems bring uncertainty and ambiguity to projects where nothing can be predicted with one hundred percent accuracy. When the potential for human...more
The Eight Key Areas Every Executive Should Track for Organizational Leadership It's true that every executive needs a dashboard to track progress.One of the reasons I've helped business owners and executives set up an "Executive Dashboard" (which serves the same purpose that a car's dashboard does for its driver) is to help focus them on the...more
Leadership Skills That Portray Wisdom When it comes to leadership skills you first have to be a role model with great wisdom and integrity. You should at all times present yourself with great confidence and self-control. Lao Tzu says: Mastering others is strength, mastering yourself is true power. After all, if you are not comfortable with...more
Five Keys to Effective Leadership Whether you're responsible for managing two people or twenty there are certain principles that effective managers must adhere to in order to be an effective leader. These principles or keys are rather straightforward and easy to remember. More importantly they should be easy to follow. However, it's sometimes easy for a manager to neglect some or all of these for the sake of expediency. If you are responsible for managing people and you follow these five keys your job and the results of your subordinates will improve considerably.1.Subordinates must understand their responsibilities and be equipped to do their jobIt's very important that an employee fully understand what is expected of them. A number of companies use job descriptions to set forth the qualifications, duties and responsibilities for various positions. However, in most cases the job description gets put away in the bottom desk drawer. As a manager you must confirm that the people who report to you are thoroughly trained and well versed in their job. The greatest mistake a manager can make is to put a person in a job without proper training and preparation. "People don't make...more
Leadership Melbourne| Motivation Melbourne Leadership Efficiency Leadership Motivation Melbourne - Efficiency.I have the opportunity to often integrate juggling in to my workshops. I find it a really useful and novel medium to engage people...more
How Companies Benefit From Leadership Development The notion that all of us possess leadership potential may be true, but the question whether we are going to be effective leaders depend on a lot of factors. Appropriate and adequate leadership...more
Effective Transformational Leadership Solution Effective Transformational Leadership with the help of very positive changes take place between the followers. Transformational leader, morale, and a perfect sense of identity as the...more
Leadership - Sometimes Even Leaders Need Assistance Effective leadership is something that even good managers and leaders often need help with. According to a recent report on Small Business Trends, great leadership abilities help small...more
Charismatic leadership is a quality or a power to command something mainly a group of people to achieve the desired results of a common effort. It is a way to regulate someone in order to comply with the rules and procedures planned to make the...more
What Leadership Seminars Purport to Achieve Everyone wants to be in the limelight, and wants to lead in some form or the other. Although several people opine that a leader is born and not created, leadership qualities must be detected and...more