Leadership is a choice not a position. Please don’t confuse the two, as many of us so easily can. A title next to his/her name doesn’t qualify him/her as a leader. In researching Leadership I found that there are four major characteristics that people look for in Leaders. They came to me in a content-rich [...]
When Apple last week announced that Steve Jobs was stepping down as CEO, the company’s transition plan took effect and COO Tim Cook took the reins of perhaps the world’s most innovative enterprise. The following morning Cook sent an email to Apple employees with his view of the organization, his new role leading it, and what the future looks like. In [...]
How do some people naturally become leaders and others just seem to follow them? You can see this happening from the very first personal experiences children have to adults in business. Some people seem to have a natural quality that makes people follow their lead. Those who try to lead often find themselves failing because [...]
The true leader does not set out to lead at all. Whether other people follow is, to him or her personally, of secondary importance. These kind of leaders do not lead, they follow—a dream, an ideal, freedom for their country, a good life for their family. And they are very clear about it, which touches [...]
Leadership development programs are intended for management-based organizations and there are a lot of benefits and advantages to gain from enrolling in such trainings. These trainings are meant to teach both entry-level employees and top managers to establish trustful and respectful relationships with one another, in order to create a friendly and productive work environment. [...]
No matter the individual or the reason at hand, all effective leadership styles have one thing in common- they all contain the “Four C’s”- Character, Communication skills, Consistency, and the Creativity needed for successful problem solving. Of course, within each of these four traits, variances of extreme proportions are noted by those most inclined to [...]