Effective Leadership Is All About Emotional Intelligence Who ultimately makes it to the top? Most people starting out might think it has to do with how ruthless you are (which sometimes isn’t too far from the truth), but how effective of a leader is someone like that going to be? To really make a meaningful …
When employees are asked what qualities they look for in a leader, honesty and integrity are usually found at the top of any list. Sometimes, they are listed separately, but often they are linked because a leader with integrity is, by default, an honest leader. Why Honesty is Important Employees want to work with an …
Empathy is an important behavior in leaders. Being able to identify and understand another person’s feelings, motives and perspectives can help build trust and confidence within a team. Empathetic leaders usually have an easier time getting others on board with company goals and have the ability to diffuse tension during stressful situations—skills that are extremely …
Amazon is known for its Leadership Principles, a set of directives that guide everything from hiring decisions and new project development to the best way to approach a problem.1 While all 14 principles can help you become a better leader, number 5 deserves extra attention: “Learn and Be Curious.” The Best Leaders are the Best …
Your organization should be continually changing and growing. Often, this evolution is slow and natural, but other times your company might have to undergo a sudden and transformational change to take advantage of a new opportunity, keep up with advancing technology or to prevent falling behind the competition. To successfully survive a complete transformation of …
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To understand how capable you are as a leader, you need feedback about the effectiveness of your leadership behaviors and skills. If others don’t perceive you as being a strong leader, you will never command the influence required to successfully lead an organization into the future. The only way to get a clear understanding of …
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Organizations of all sizes can benefit from leadership assessment, but to have a positive effect on your company, you need to choose the right software. Understanding how assessments work will help guide your decision to use the best tool available. It’s accepted that there are certain traits and competencies shared by successful leaders. A leadership …
Emotional intelligence is the ability for a person to perceive, use, understand and manage their emotions and has been shown to be as important as mental intelligence for effective leadership. Three specific traits have been associated with high emotional intelligence: self-management, social awareness and relationship management. Self-Management In order to be effective, a leader needs …
There are many things that go in to improving performance in the business world. On an individual level this can take many concrete forms, such as improving your time management, setting measurable targets to give focus and increase motivation, and managing available resources more judiciously. But beyond this, prioritizing leadership qualities can also lead to improved …
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Leadership team assessment is an important part of the leadership development process. It identifies and quantifies the leadership traits within your company. Knowing the leadership values and deficiencies within your company will help your leaders, and future leaders, learn from past mistakes, sustain current strengths, and anticipate needs and opportunities. In other words, leadership team …
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A good leader can set the tone for an entire project, or even a whole business. Their behavior sets expectations and standards for the rest of the team. As a leader, maintaining awareness of your behavior and ensuring that it stays consistent helps to stabilize the work and goals of the project. Consistency is one …
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Leadership is not management. Compassion is not weakness. Too often we use negatives to frame positives, as a way to eliminate non-examples. The effect may increase our clarity, but it often puts a heavy penalty on the very thing we want to amplify. Machines, time, and animals can be managed, but people must be led. …
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