For most people, leadership skills do not come naturally. Though there are some people that innately understand what needs to be done, and the best way to do it, they are certainly the minority. It used to be that if you did not show these natural tendencies, you were not able to achieve certain levels of success. We believe that everyone can be taught the skills necessary to move forward in their careers. Training, patience and persistence can...more
Auto ac parts or auto air conditioning parts are perhaps some of the most taken for granted car parts. This is because, even though they are ubiquitous and frequently used, they are hidden from the driver's line of sight. Most car owners have no idea where their compressor, condenser, refrigerant and the like can be found. They want cold air but don't really give any consideration on the condition of the parts that do the work for them. About...more
One of the key qualities of a good leader is to understand leadership styles and know when to change.Each of us has our own unique strengths and weaknesses; sometimes, we need more direction, other times, less. Being able to recognize and respond to these differences is part of what makes a good leader.Different Players, Differing AbilitiesLet's turn to a youth basketball scenario where a coach must teach young players to rebound, pass, dribble, and shoot the basketball.Imagine shorter players who tend to dribble and pass the ball well, while taller players may be better at rebounding. If you are teaching dribbling, the shorter players may be better at the task and need less instruction.Conversely, when you change to a rebounding drill, the opposite applies in terms of player strengths and weaknesses."There is nothing so unequal as the equal treatment of unequals." - Ken BlanchardIn Ken Blanchard's book with Patricia and Drea Zigarmi, Leadership and the One Minute Manager, they discuss four leadership styles that correspond to varying development levels: directing, coaching, supporting, and delegating.In our basketball example, a player who does not dribble well may need to spend...more
Author: Nauka Shahyour primary responsibility as a leader is to ensure that your group achieves its common task. Leadership is sometimes defined as “getting other people to do what you want to do because they want to do it” . I do not agree. If it is your task, why should anyone help you to achieve it? It has to be a common tasks, one which...more
Author: Alain TanugiIn many ways, the global economic recession has wiped the slate clean for many institutions – and individuals – across Asia. Business leaders intoxicated by the idea that their enterprises would ride the fortunes of high growth national and regional economies have learned some hard lessons about the interdependencies of the...more
Author: Jonathan TaylorCorporate leadership training is going to be the one way you can inspire your team to do their very best on a daily basis. When this is instilled in them, your company will profit and your employees will see the difference they can make. When a leader is chosen for any company, the getting adjusted phase starts. When a training program is chosen, for the leader of your team, the attributes that you are interested in are the ones that teach the skills necessary to in turn teach the employees. By doing this you will cut down on high turnover rates within the company, thus reducing the cost of constantly hiring new people that you have to train. The successful leader will assist you in running your company in the black rather than the red. The skills needed to put a successful plan into operation will be learned when corporate leadership training is applied. No one knows as well as the CEO of a corporation how important leadership training can be. There must be managers they can depend on to help run the corporation because it is not a one man job. When a change is made in leadership at the employee level, the new leader must be able to visualize the big...more