How is Leadership Theory Like the Airline Industry?

Leadership theory is as unchanging as the airline industry. Planes have long carried lots of people between airports at little over 500 miles an hour. Similarly, leadership theory has always focused on being in charge of a group. This article questions this assumption and offers a different slant on what leadership means.

Leadership Character Traits - 21 Core Qualities to Guarantee Success (Part 2 of 4)

Your character is comprised of 21 distinct qualities that distinguish you from other people. Character is a constant standard that enables you to evaluate your daily performance and helps you to determine to what extent you have control, discipline, order, and precision in your life. This report is part two (2 of 4) of a four part series, which explains 21 distinct character traits.

Life Is A Game Of War, And You Must Play For Blood

Life is this thing that we all live, to one degree or another. Many people however don't realize that life is a game of war, and we must all play for blood. Now I know this is a strong statement, and it is meant to be. Maybe not in the sense that you think though. What I am saying is simple. No one gets out of life alive, so we must play the game with all that we have as though life were ultimately at stake, because it is.

Leading The Shy, Quiet, and Reticent

Leading people who are outgoing and eager to be involved is a lot easier than leading people who are introverted, less, outgoing, shy and quiet. Here's a few tips and reminders to help you lead the less participatory.

The Law of Attraction in Action

The Law of Attraction states we are continually attracting things into our life that are consistent with the energy we are putting into the world. Understanding this law and applying it correctly can transform your organizational culture and management practices.

Are You a Leader?

Leadership is an often misunderstood term and so many would-be leaders are put off accepting their role as a leader because of the stereotype image they hold in their minds of who a leader is. Let's explore leadership past that stereotype and discover Are you a Leader?

Leadership - 3 Keys To Avoiding Burn Out

As a leader it's very easy to find that you are overworking yourself to the point of burning out. It's great to be a hard working and wanting to have success in your life but if you burn yourself out you will not be able to enjoy the benefits of your labour. If you are feeling like you could be coming close to a burn out, here are 3 keys to help you avoid it.

Leadership And It's Importance In The Business World And Your Success

Success in this business world today is competitive. To be successful in your own business it is crucial to have the necessary skills, including personal leadership, to distinguish you from every other business. It is possible in any economy to have customers and make money as long as you have leadership skills.

Leadership Training or Leadership Development - Building the Case

Why is leadership training or leadership development necessary? Where does the case of leadership begin? You may be surprised at the answer.

Globalization in Western Fashion - Nu Leadership Series

Examine Western organizational structure as it relates to globalization. Nu Leadership is a column that explores the changing workforce and social environment as it relates to leadership development.

Patterns

Pattern recognition is a critical intellectual skill common to leading people and to starting a colt - one key difference; in starting a colt we learn to expect a lot, but accept a little.

Leadership 8 - Share Power

A good leader understands the power of sharing power. When you assign decision making authority to another team member, it does not reduce your power. Instead, it increases the overall decision making power of the team. Good leaders recognise this truth. Weak leaders fear this truth. Is your boss a good leader? What about yourself?

Do You Have to Produce Results, Solve Problems or Be Efficient in Order to Qualify as an Expert?

Not long ago a very wise man stated that he believed to be an expert one would need to be a producer of results, a problem solver and use tools efficiently before the label of expert could be bestowed upon them. While discussing this in a long dialogue, it seemed that one might have to reject such a definition on the following grounds.

Success Vs. Significance - How to be Truly Accomplished

Do you want to be successful? Most people do. But there is one simple thing that people overlook constantly. This thing is the key to true satisfaction in life, and it may be better than success itself. You want to be significant instead.