16 Tips to Improve Your Leadership Skills

A short article on ways a person can improve their leadership skills. Very good for people new to management positions or desiring management positions.

Leaders Who Balk At Taking The Journey Of Self-Development Could Find Themselves Becoming Isolated

Traditionally, one of our largest clients ran its business from manuals. Staff who wanted to know how something should be done would be directed by a senior manager “to look in staff manual 108” for the answer. It was not a motivational style of management, and had become unsuitable for fast-changing modern business conditions.

What A Performance Appraisal Is And What It Is Not

The performance appraisal or review is essentially an opportunity for the individual and those concerned with their performance – most usually their line manager - to get together to engage in a dialogue about the individual's performance, development and the support required from the manager. It should not be a top down process or an opportunity for one person to ask questions and the other to reply. It should be a free flowing conversation in which a range of views are exchanged.

Leaders Overcoming the Fear of Public Speaking

Here are three techniques used to overcome the fear of speaking in public. Leaders especially need to be able communicate effectively to staff, clients, peers, and management in todays global village.

Understanding The Natural And Spiritual Laws Of Leadership

Leadership comes with much responsibilities that entails both natural and spiritual laws. There are five natural laws of leadership and there are also five spiritual laws pertaining to leadership.

Leading to Win

Exceptional leaders inspire people to give their best effort. It is not enough for a leader to be productive and a good time manager, although these skills are important and necessary.

Do You Lose Confidence And Power In Dealing With People?

Remember, confidence is an attitude, a skill set that is learnt and developed through application, a state of mind that can be achieved through deliberate consistent actions. You might be naturally shy or quiet and think real confidence is beyond you, but personal confidence can be one of your greatest assets. Learn to believe in yourself and your abilities, it is not easy, you will only gain power and the mental toughness needed through struggle, there is no short cut. You will only learn and grow through the challenge of getting started.

Sun Tzu’s Art of War & Chinese Astrology - Two Ancient Systems, One Timeless Goal: Part 1

How can the teaching of a military strategist and the Chinese Art of astrology intertwine? Both systems are more than 2,500 years old but remain ageless in their relevancy to modern times where the fundamentals and applications share the same goal …victory!

Can We Laugh Now?

In my opinion, humor is the only way to survive as we navigate our way through this life. Though it may not be a natural instinct in laugh in the face of what seem to be tragic situations, a good sense of humor can, and should, be cultivated if your journey is to be a pleasant one.

The Limits of Professional Power

Leaders may seem to have a lot of power, but such power is very limited because it depends on a subtle form of worker allowance which is not easily noted.

How To Deal With Negative People

You may have a friend or relative who is always complaining about something or the other. Such complainers are usually negative people who look for fault in everything and everybody. If you just listen to them silently go on with their complaints, it can affect your thinking also. If you try to stop them, they may take offense. Even trying to reason with them may not help much. So what can you do if you run into such people?

The Leader As Hero

We admire heroes in sports because we want to be like them. We strive to be a hero at work by scoring goals, offering better solutions to problems than the next person. But too much emphasis on being a goal scorer gets in the way of being an effective coach, someone who helps team members think smarter for themselves.

Leadership - Do You Have What It Takes?

When we examine what it takes to be a leader, we are too often diverted into discussions of relationship skills and emotional intelligence. The reality is that these traits are icing on the cake. They are only situational requirements. There are lots of simple leadership opportunities that do not require a grand vision or inspirational communication skills. All you really need is a good idea and the courage to promote it.

Leaders, Losing Political Confidence - Nu Leadership Series

Examine the threat of Americans losing confidence in their political leaders. Nu Leadership is a column that explores the changing workforce and social environment as it relates to leadership development.