People centered individuals are usually highly successful in business and life. Unlike their data-centric counterparts, people-centric leaders focus on what matters most - their personnel. Being mindful of who and why you’re hiring as well as investing in individuals’ personal development goes a long way to running a prosperous company. I appreciate business owners who realize numbers aren’t always the answer. Unfortunately, many managers ...
What are good leaders? In a 2014 address to the Roman Curia, Pope Francis spoke of the common maladies of people in leadership positions. He spoke frankly, recognizing that even good leaders are susceptible to some unfortunate qualities and behaviors that “weaken the effectiveness” of organizations. He related these to “diseases,” many of which leaders ...
Your reputation as a leader is built upon things you do and things you don’t do. That’s right lack of action can define the opinions of your leadership persona. What will harm your reputation as a leader? Scott Mautz at Inc.com in “These 11 Inactions Will Kill Your Reputation as a Leader” identifies specific inactions that will ...
Power corrupts. True or false? Last month these words came to mind as I read Wikileaks’ intriguing “Podesta Emails.” Each new email showed the intertwining of relationships and conversations between powerful political operatives. How does power corrupt? The term “corrupt” does not necessarily mean graft or criminal behavior. As individuals move towards the pinnacles of their careers, ...
The leadership styles of the 2016 presidential candidates, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, are distinctly different -- no surprise, huh? But, what's more, surprising is that there are similarities. Harvard Business Review published an interesting non-biased article that was refreshing to read without attacks and accusations from either party. Gianpiero Petriglieri at HBR.org in "Hillary Clinton, ...
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