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3 Ways to Hire and 3 Ways to Retain the Best Employees By Bruna Martinuzzi, American Express, Entrepreneur Hiring and retaining talented employees is an essential part of any company’s growth and profitability. Even so, it’s safe to say that many companies don’t know where to find such talent, how to get them to join […]
15 Mistakes Successful Leaders Know to Avoid Deep Patel, VIP Contributor, Entrepreneur Leaders who affirm their team’s strengths and potential are rewarded with high performance and overall success. Much of what a business leader does can be boiled down to a handful of important skills. These include tackling workplace issues and problems, setting reasonably high […]
How To Unlock Your Team’s Creativity By Rebecca Shambaugh As a leadership coach, I never miss an opportunity to ask senior-level executives what they see as critical for people and organizations to succeed in today’s dynamic business environment. I met with an executive vice president of a Fortune 500 company this week (let’s call her Ashley) […]
To Improve Your Team, First Work on Yourself Jennifer Porter, Harvard Business Review A colleague and I were recently meeting with a CEO and his leadership team, observing them as they discussed how to improve their annual planning process. As the team of ten explored their current process, the conversation got heated. The team had […]
How Leaders Can Get Honest, Productive Feedback By Jennifer Porter, Harvard Business Review As an executive coach, I work with many successful leaders who want to become even more effective. Recently, I asked a client of mine what kind of feedback she was receiving to help her be a better leader. She said, “My last […]
Empathy – the experience of understanding another person’s thoughts, feelings, and condition from his or her point of view, rather than from one’s own Authoritarian Leadership (Autocratic) is strongly focused on both command by the leader and control of the members. There is also a clear hierarchy. Autocratic leaders make decisions independently with little or no input from […]
Here’s How My Biggest Business Failure Improved My Leadership Skills John Rampton, VIP Contributor, Entrepreneur Everybody is a genius when things are going good. Failure and what follows is when you really learn who has what to offer. There’s a lot you can learn when your business fails — despite it being a devastating experience. […]
How to Be an Ethical Leader: 4 Tips for Success By Sammi Caramela, Staff Writer, Business News Daily There is an evident difference between a leader and a boss, and the way they make those below them feel. Do they abuse their power to intimidate workers, or do they lead by example? The latter is […]
Today we celebrate the 90th birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Although Dr. King is most known for his nonviolent stance, let us not forget that he was a social justice warrior beaten and jailed for his resistance to discrimination and oppression and fight for equality and economic justice. On August 28, 1963, Dr, […]