3 Sources of Leadership Power

The three most important sources of power for a leader in an organization that can best be used to increase the effectiveness of an organization while enhancing empowerment and a sense of control of the employees are legitimate, referent and expert power.

The Space to Find You

A journal is also the best place to record your dreams. By taking the time to dream, you create hopefulness in your life that your circumstances can and will be better than they are now. Journaling will greatly increase the odds that your plan for increasing your life's passion will arrive before a life-threatening illness or injury. What are you waiting for? Go out and purchase a personal journal now!

Why Become a Leader?

In an effort to move up the corporate ladder and achieve a higher salary everyone seems to be striving for a management position. Aside from the fact that it offers greater financial compensation and status few people know why they would want to be a manager. I certainly was of that opinion. However, an interesting change took place. The more I learned about leadership and the way people behaved, the more I found them fascinating. Then I began to see the rewards that come from becoming a leader.

Transforming Shirkers to Workers-A Self-Inquiry Approach

Employees not giving their all to the job? It could be a simple matter of miscommunication. Here's how to use a simple process of self-inquiry, The Work of Byron Katie, to question your stressful thoughts as a supervisor, manager or business leader dealing with what appears to be a less-than-stellar workforce.

Dream And Uncover Your Own Leadership Qualities

Have a dream or a new direction and funnel all your energy to getting that dream. With a dream or a vision anyone can learn to be a leader.

Neural Network - Oh the Wonders!

Neural Networks are able to detect patterns and make decisions. Though scary to some and privacy issues abound, there is a redeeming quality.

15 Components of Trust

Trust is a crucial component of leadership as well as any given relationship. The more you understand how trust is developed and maintained, the better you will be at being a true leader.

Influencing Effectively - What is Business Leadership

Much has been said about business leadership. It has often been discussed by entrepreneurial gurus, and has become the subject of many profitable books and seminars that corporate people are crazy about.

Leadership - The Importance Of Remaining Focussed On The Present But Always Looking To The Future

The environment in which you work is, no doubt, dynamic. Change is the order of the day. We may not know exactly what is coming but, during the course of your career as a manager, you can be sure that change will continue and that the pace of change will increase. Never forget this and help – and expect –your people to recognise it too.

Reconciling Personal Branding with Authenticity

If you’ve always thought of a “brand” as essentially something that’s created by marketers to enable them to charge more for a product or and have it stand out in a crowd, then the notion of “personal branding” would seem to be completely out of alignment with a philosophy that values authenticity and being the real you.

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.

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.

Leading with Gratitude

It is not always easy to find the good in another person. However, it is there if you look for it. Focusing on what is good will help you recognize the goodness that is happening around you as well as find ways to acknowledge the good in others.

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!