Overcoming Obstacles and Successful Leadership: The Dr John Malone Story

Based on recent breakthrough Doctoral research, by Dr Howard Edward Haller, into how overcoming adversity has shaped prominent leaders, this article tells the background and story of one of the leader’s experience with overcoming adversity and becoming a very successful leader. This is Dr John Malone's story:

Leadership Power Stress: (Part 1) Sources

Leadership requires the exercise of influence or power. It requires having an impact on others to make things happen. It involves responsibility for the organization....

Allowance For Developing Leadership

You facility is successful in part because of your efforts. What better legacy to leave behind than a replacement who will continue the success you helped to create? It is highly unlikely that this person will be identified in the last ninety days of your tenure.

How Your Leadership May Be Suffering From The Comfort Zone Security Blanket

Years ago, the cartoonist Charles Schultz in his character Linus understood the power of the comfort zone through Linus's security blanket. As a child we all needed a comfort zone, a security blanket. However as we grow older, we must slip off that blanket and take those chances that make us stretch and reach outside of our usual experiences. Unfortunately, too many adults hold onto their blankets and fail to develop their leadership.

Effective Leaders Must Continually Seek Growth

We live in an age where the transfer of information and knowledge flow at an unprecedented level. We live in the e-age. The ability to grow, learn and collaborate allows professionals of today to evolve in ways unimaginable by their predecessors. For the leader, the path of evolution and “e-lightenment” are more accessible than ever.

People Live Up or Down to a Leader's Expectations

The behavior we get, in those who look to us for leadership, is often shaped by the picture we have of them. They become what we expect.

Quick Quiz: Helping Others with Leadership Skill Development

Hopefully a few questions will inspire you in the direction of improved management and leadership skill development.

Leadership 101 How An Effective Leader Creates An Innovative Culture

An effective leader in a retail organization will have a summary of specific behaviors and rewards that they are looking to implement. These leadership behaviors will create a culture that other employees look to follow. Behavior models that create a culture of rewardsand direct benefit if certain behaviors are met that create the results that the entrepreneur wants to implement. It does not lead to creating value for the organization.

The Trust Factor

Military history enthusiast Charlie Trumpess examines the importance of trust in developing leadership skills and adaptive, learning organisations such as the elite Fallschirmjager of World War Two.

7 Leadership Principles That Can Change the World

There are 7 universal principles at work behind every choice, every interaction, every word that is said and every action that is taken. Understanding these underlying principles will help you grow and prosper as a leader and as a person.

The Value of Strategy - Structure Alignment: Comparison of Organizational Alignment and Misalignment

Not too long ago I bought my first 4x4 vehicle. What I did not know was that a once smooth-driving vehicle needs a heavy duty front-end alignment after just one off-road adventure. Without it, there would be a struggle over which direction I wanted to drive, and where the truck wanted to drive. Organizations are very much the same.

The Leadership Factor

Becoming a leader is about developing a reputation for producing value-added results. It's taking a position when a project is off track. Leaders don't wait for permission of position. They look for the possibilities and suggest what can be done rather than why something can't be done. When you have ability to influence your environment and the people around you toward positive result you have the leadership factor.

Coaching Your Coach: How to Deal with a Boss

Having a supervisor, boss or coach is a reality in most businesses, organizations, teams or other group endeavors. How you deal with that person can make your life miserable and unsuccessful or exciting and propel you toward greater opportunities. It is all about how you coach your coach.

Tips To Enhance your Teaching Skills

An Informative experience based article for all the dedicated teachers who wants to improve their teaching skills.