Delegation is often seen as a low-level management and productivity skill when in fact it’s also a higher management and leadership skill. How to Delegate is something even senior execs should know in order to help develop the people working for them. – InPower Editors Delegation: It’s Not About...
Welcome to our newest blogger, Mary Brodie! Mary's day job is at HP but she has a lot more going on than that! We love her leadership tips and "insights from the trenches" of leadership and hope you do too! Welcome Mary below. - InPower Editors I'm often told that I have a unique management style...
It happens to all of us. We speak up and - crickets. A guy with our idea? Yay! Lots of kudos and discussion. Don't get angry, get smart when this happens to you. Learn coping strategies to lead through the injustice. - InPower Editors Ever have a really interesting idea at work or in the world,...
Many women are praised for having an intuitive handle on empowering those who work for them. Whether women are naturally good at this skill or not, true empowerment is the most challenging leadership style to master. Last month I read a book, Turn the Ship Around, that I think really nails the...
Words are powerful communicators of attitudes that can build people up or tear them down. As a leader, your words carry more weight than you realize, and you need to be careful you're not parroting things that are driving people to leave. Employee turnover is expensive in more ways than one, so...
A stereotypical leader is not always "kind," yet kindness can be one of the most important leadership qualities when it comes to building employee loyalty and motivation. Being kind also doesn't mean bing a sap. Know the difference to be a great leader. - InPower Editors Strong leadership and...
For women in leadership perspective is everything. Even though sometimes reading the day’s headlines or encountering the accidental sexist at the water-cooler can make you feel like women aren’t getting ahead in leadership, this little retrospective may give you hope that things for women in...
Out of the mouths of 7 year olds . . . Who says that leaders have to do it all - perfectly? Too often we talk ourselves out of taking on more responsibility because we don't want "that" job. Mitch reminds us that we have control of what leadership looks like to us. - InPower Editors My 7-year-old...
It’s time for another installment of the Leadership Development Carnival! Thanks to Weaving Influence and the Lead Change for organizing some great posts from some remarkable leadership writers. Oh, and yes, they were kind enough to include one of mine as well! If you're new to blog...
Every single one of my coaching clients face challenges with executive communications in one form or another. The most common contexts in which these issues come up include these two dimensions of personal branding and executive presence: Communicating in an executive fashion to be seen as a...
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October 2024 Leadership Development Carnival
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The Psychology of Goal-Setting Success
