We often study leadership behaviors and practices we admire. Just as valuable to me is studying bad bosses and behavior that creates distrust. After all, we learn both from successes and mistakes. We can learn from everyone and every situation, whether it is what to do…or what NOT to do. Diana Jones is a leadership […]
Category: Books & Authors
How to Be a Servant Leader and Build Trust
Commonsense Leadership Leadership doesn’t have to be complicated. The simplest leadership principles—trusting your people, helping them win, praising progress—are at the root of some of the most successful organizations in the world. Why, then, is commonsense leadership so seldom used in common practice? Perhaps if more of today’s leaders used common sense, 65 to 70 […]
4 Choices Smart Leaders Make
Mark Miller shares four choices smart leaders make to overcome obstacles and achieve success.
4 Steps to Changing Other People
You CAN Change Other People I’m sure you have heard the saying: you can’t change other people; you can only change yourself. Authors Peter Bregman and Howie Jacobson released a provocatively titled book arguing against this truism. In , the authors argue that there are four steps to helping people change and up their game. […]
How to Build a Highly Engaged Workforce
How to Drive Engagement Over the past two decades, while leading or overseeing dozens of businesses across three continents, Brian Hartzer has grappled with the question of what it takes to drive workplace engagement. As part of his quest, he read dozens of leadership books and met with multiple experts. While many provided useful insights, […]