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Leadership in a crisis Crisis can strike a business at any time and in any form. Unfortunately, there are few easy fixes. There’s no...
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Leadership means many things to different people. Whether world leaders, political or community leaders or business leaders, there are many definitions.
Nevertheless, there are some common factors which define what being a leader means. Factors such as:
Read our article The ABC of Leadership containing contributions from readers which set out what qualities and attributes we expect from leaders. There are around 300 different named qualities. Just like beauty is in the eye of the beholder, the qualities needed by leaders are in the eye of the perceiver.
Like qualities, the skills required by leaders depend on the situation they find themselves in. Leading a small specialist team requires very different skills than leading a country. This is one of the reasons there are thousands of published books on how to lead.
Most styles depend on the personality of the leader, as well as the culture of the group or organisation. Some of the most common leadership styles
Leaders and managers are often discussed interchangeably. Some leaders manage, and managers who lead. So where do the boundaries lie? Managers are often constrained in the way they lead their team. The parameters they work within sometimes don’t give them sufficient scope to bring their leadership skills to the fore. Conversely, leaders sometimes don’t have management skills or don’t have time to manage. There will always be some overlap. However, both leaders and managers need to understand how to manage and lead themselves.
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Leadership in a crisis Crisis can strike a business at any time and in any form. Unfortunately, there are few easy fixes. There’s no...
Adopting the most effective leadership style is key to success The most effective leadership style a leader adopts whether consciously or unconsciously will in...
Colleen Lindberg gives us some tips on how to effectively lead your team and continue to grow the company in a more harmonious way.
Sean Glaze explains why sometimes we may feel like we are leading the unwilling, and gives us a solition to the problem.
Oliver Christen's 5 steps to leading a team to peak performance.
John Murphy discusses 6 traits leaders should focus on first to get great results from their team
Frederika Roberts explains how great leaders can use their knowledge of hormones to have happier, more productive employees...and the impact this has on the business.
Steve Riddle lets you know how to be accountable for your own team.
Identifying the essential qualities of leaders When thinking about leadership we often consider aspects that make someone an effective leader. It is the skills...
Cathy Muldoon's 7 Points on Gettiing Enthusiastic Team Members
Alan Wingrove asks the question "Why should your staff follow you?". He explains how to keep your staff on your side using a quote from Richard Branson "train your staff well enough that they could leave and then treat them well enough that they want to stay".
Defining Leadership Defining what leadership constitutes is one of the most frustratingly difficult subjects to articulate. This is because leadership is a role which...
Runa describes 9 Keys to Inspirational leadership, and advises "As you start consciously cultivating your own inspirational skills, think of the leaders who are an inspiration and why they inspire you".
What is the difference between a manager and a leader? What makes inspirational leaders? If you don't inspire your teams to achieve greatness, you're not a leader. You're a manager, at best, contends Frederika Roberts in this inspirational article
Bonnie's inspirational article sets out 7 leadership practices which inspire followers, and creates meaning. Resource rich article, with some interesting references and links.
This great article by Mark Eyre looks at how to lead in a way that inspires others to want to follow, with six key tips to lead people effectively.
Leanne Hoagland-Smith explains the often ignored problem with teams. It is that those leading the teams have not learned how to lead themselves first before leading others.
Jone considers an important factor in describing Inspirational leaders, and takes a "tongue in cheek" look at what could be a common denominator for some of the most famous leaders
We strive for perfection. The perfect job. The perfect appearance. The perfect home. The perfect partner. The perfect family. The perfect leader. If it’s...
failed leadership Small businesses to the Fortune 100 organizations share this elephant in the room, failed leadership, as they look forward to business growth. ...