Understanding and Leveraging the Affiliative Leadership Style

December 3, 2018

When it comes to providing leadership in your organization, do you find yourself coming back to the idea that “people come first”? If so, you probably employ the Affiliative Leadership style as your default style of leadership. For you, success is not solely defined by the attainment of goals, but rather through the ability to ensure that team members emotional needs are met.

“Do What I Say and Do It Now!

November 12, 2018

The Coercive Leadership style may not make sense when it comes to the day-to-day operations within an organization, but it certainly has its place among the six major styles of leadership. This style holds a lot of power, but it’s critical that it’s leveraged properly and only during times when it’s called for.

Understanding the Six Major Leadership Styles

November 5, 2018

If you’ve been following our blog posts on the six major leadership styles, you know that leadership can appear to be a complicated and a multi-faceted concept. Every leader has his or her tendencies, but the most effective leaders understand that employing different styles at different times is the key to success.

Five (5) Tips to Avoid Becoming a Bad Leader

October 22, 2018

I’ve been writing a lot about the characteristics of effective leaders in my blog posts. If you’ve been reading, you know that self-awareness, emotional intelligence and a willingness to always improve are critical when it comes to operating effectively as a leader. But today I’d like to turn the tables a bit and examine leadership from a different perspective.

Leading Millennials

October 8, 2018

One of the most important aspects of growing as a leader is the ability to continuously improve your communication skills. Simply put, great communication and effective leadership go hand in hand, which is why I’m always encouraging leaders to consider how they present themselves through verbal and non-verbal communication.

Don't Be a Bully - Be a Leader

September 24, 2018

It should come as no surprise to most of you that I would never recommend “bullying” or the command control style as an effective style of leadership. As you know, I’m all about leading through increased employee engagement, self-awareness, empathy, trust, and vulnerability.

Are You a Decisive Leader?

November 20, 2017

Leaders can have many different titles, but the way I see it, they are really the CDMs — Chief Decision Makers within their organizations. Unfortunately, not all leaders excel at making decisions just because they have been put in a position to do so.

A Fresh Look at Productivity What Research Reveals About Getting Things Done

September 18, 2017

When we talk about economic and business success, we tend to refer to concepts that people readily understand—return on investment, growth, profits, etc.

Mark Zuckerberg Is Wildly Successful — But Is He a Good Leader

September 11, 2017

When leaders talk about the goals they want to achieve for themselves, their organizations and their people, their dreams sound an awful lot like Mark Zuckerberg’s reality.