by chris | 8 January, 2015 | Leadership, Leadership Article Reviews
Are you the boss that you would want to have for yourself? This is the fundamental question that this article, an extract from the author’s book ‘Dare: Straight Talk on Confidence, Courage and Career’, asks. In order to answer the question, you...
by chris | 2 January, 2015 | Leadership, Leadership Article Reviews
The day that you bring someone new into your team is a critical time – you want to set them up for success (otherwise, why bring them in…) You want the new person to be excited about the process, not dreading coming to work or the new non-profit cause....
by chris | 31 December, 2014 | Leadership, Leadership Article Reviews
An article that provides an interesting twist on the concept of “Management By Walking Around (MBWA)”. The author highlights that this is the wrong approach because it places the responsibility on the leader to try to observe what is going wrong or what...
by chris | 30 December, 2014 | Leadership, Leadership Article Reviews
“How to Give Your Boss Bad News and Keep Your Credibility” by Karin Hurt at Seapoint Centre for Collaborative Leadership on 14 April 2014 This article is perfectly aligned for middle managers on how to give your boss bad news. You have people reporting to...
by chris | 21 December, 2014 | Leadership, Leadership Article Reviews
A short article that highlights three (sometimes) overlooked aspects of leadership: empathy, active listening, and being open-minded. Empathy – placing yourself in your followers’ shoes Active Listening – make sure that you fully understand what your...
by chris | 16 December, 2014 | Leadership, Leadership Article Reviews
Leadership Experts Worry About Process, Leaders Worry About Results by Rob Asghar at Forbes on 24 November 2014. I admit it – I read the first two paragraphs of the article and immediately started thinking that the author got it all wrong. These paragraphs infer...
