Leader

How to win – the science behind effective team leadership

“If a leader preaches risk-taking but never fails himself, or never admits it, then consequently the team will take few gambles.” — Adrian Gostick In their new book, “The Best...

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CEOs — How to be Effective in Succession Planning

"The CEO can serve as a catalyst for encouraging the board to begin thinking about succession earlier than they otherwise might and, certainly, long before a transition is anticipated." Spencer...

How to make your meetings remarkably useful

“Whether you’re an early career professional or a C-suite executive, remember you were invited to the meeting because your perspective is valuable. So, take ownership of your role in the...

How to be a great leader — the skills leaders need to succeed

“Leadership is one of the most observed and least understood phenomena on earth." — James MacGregor Burns Given the results of some recent research, this no longer appears to be...

The remarkable truth about leadership and presence

"Presence is more than just being there." — Malcolm Forbes What is presence and why is it so essential to leadership and beyond? Presence is in the eye and ear and gut...

How to Be A Remarkable Leader — It Is Not About You

“The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant.” ― Max De Pree As a...

Live your values — the importance of integrity, feedback and mentoring

"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. – Aristotle Doing the right thing can feel simple when life is calm. However, that our...

Got A Great Boss? It Is Better Than Working For a Great Company!

If you had a family emergency how would your boss react? Would he or she interrupt you before you could finish explaining the situation? Would your boss say "Why are you are...

How to make remarkable talent management decisions

Stop the Guessing Game! The struggle is real… When making talent management decisions and trying to determine how much impact that specific person will have continues to be too much of a...

The Reconstruction of Leadership: Why Resilience and Empathy Matter

Sandra Peterson, Group Worldwide Chair at Johnson & Johnson believes resilience and empathy are the most important skills you need in leadership. However, you are not likely to learn much about...

How to Keep Your Stars and Have Remarkable Managers

Your star performers tend to be lousy managers The idea that employees are promoted “to the level of their incompetence” has become a truism in management circles. Laurence J. Peter's satirical...

How to be a better CEO

What’s More Important for a CEO Self-Awareness or An MBA? The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars but in ourselves.” — William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar Since the 1950s,...

Why Employees At Apple And Google Are More Productive

Companies like Apple, Netflix, Google, and Dell are 40% more productive than the average company, according to research from the leadership consulting firm Bain & Company. You might think that...

How to hire for absolutely the best results

Define what the person needs to do to be considered successful. Consider this: On average, over half of new hires fail to meet expectations. Fewer than one in five new...

The Question to Motivate Millennials? Ask them this one question.

Your second task to actually listen to their response. The overwhelming question in the business world is how to motivate a generation that seems “impossible to motivate.” Millennials. Companies go...

How to Gain Clarity and Boost Your Life

Seeing is achieving Nothing ever becomes real until it is experienced.” — John Keats Two firemen go into a forest to put out a small fire. Afterward, they stop to rest....