Reading Time: < 1 minuteLeadership lessons from Thomas J. Watston, Sr.
Tag: leadership
What is a Good Leader?
Reading Time: < 1 minute What is a good leader? Michael Scott, the former main character in NBC’s hit sitcom The Office, has an intertesting take.
Leadership Lessons from JFK
Reading Time: < 1 minuteJohn F. Kennedy on leadership:
Leadership Lessons from Eisenhower
Reading Time: < 1 minutePresident Eisenhower on leadership:
Good Managers
Reading Time: < 1 minuteEver heard the phrase, “employees leave their bosses, not their jobs”? Bad managers are easy to spot, but good managers are more difficult to identify. Because staff engagement is most strongly linked to the behavior of leaders, it is paramount that we recognize what makes a good manager good and a bad manager bad.
Bill Gates on Leadership
Reading Time: < 1 minuteHere’s Bill Gates on leadership.
Rethinking Leadership Training
Reading Time: 2 minutesLeadership training is a big industry. It is estimated that businesses spent approximately $60 billion on such training in 2011. This raises two questions. 1. Why is so much money spent on leadership training? 2. Is the money well spent?
The Real Challenge at Yahoo
Reading Time: 2 minutesYahoo recently announced the hiring of Marissa Mayer – employee number 20 at Google – as its new CEO. Her appointment is noteworthy for a few reasons; she has been appointed CEO in a notoriously male‑dominated industry, she is the youngest CEO of a Fortune 500 company, and as has been widely reported, Ms. Mayer… Read more »
Leaders and Followers
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Bridging the Gap from Potential to Performance
Reading Time: 2 minutesStrong leadership is a crucial ingredient for a successful company. With highly qualified people at the top, the entire organization is more likely to outperform the competition and hold on to their most talented employees. Yet, many organizations lack a tried-and-true method for identifying and developing those employees who show leadership potential.