Some people remain under the impression that leaders are not meant to show signs of weakness, and this is true—to some extent. Leaders must indeed display a certain degree of confidence and be able to command respect and obedience in most situations. This does not mean, however, that they should deny their own weaknesses. What [...]
Superior Leader – Warren Buffet Researched and Authored by: Michael J. Spindler of Local Music Hits! Superior business leader and American investor Warren Buffett is often called “Oracle of Omaha” or the “Sage of Omaha” and philanthropist. (Wikipedia, 2007) Buffett is the CEO, and the biggest shareholder of the Berkshire Hathaway Company. Buffet’s has an [...]
There is nothing like leadership to get you inspired, motivated and empowered to achieve your goals. Leadership is about having a vision and ability to persuade others to follow and pursue that vision. Effective leadership is always required; it helps to build our nations through times of perils and difficulties that arise from a particular [...]
Develop Yourself By Taking On The Hard Stuff by Michael D. Hume, M.S. If, like many of my colleagues and clients, you want to be a better leader – even a more inspirational leader – you need to keep challenging yourself. The best leaders are the best people… and only by challenging yourself can you [...]
Article by corplearning.com Preparing for a leadership role has often times been a long and steady process. With the current economic status, employees are finding themselves within leadership roles with very short notice. A lack of preparation and training of these individuals can have detrimental business effects. Leadership [...]
Google returns 16 million responses for leadership training and 29 million for leadership development. But this begs the question of what is the best approach to either – and a deeper question: do current practices work? From my experience, much of what businesses spend is sub-optimal or wasted. Let me explain. When I studied engineering, [...]