Every position of power has the tendency to lower an individual’s inclination for empathy, hence you must be deliberate about empathy. I have watched it happen time and again. A brilliant manager gets promoted, and somewhere between the corner office and the executive parking space, something shifts. The person who used to be amiable towards […]
THE PARADOX OF POWER: WHY POWER DEMANDS DELIBERATE EMPATHY Read More »
Great leaders create opportunities for their team members to experience what leadership is about. They allow them to function in roles that expose them. They give tasks that bring out exceptional leadership skills and qualities in them. These leaders push their team members to become leaders. This is not about delegation for the sake of
CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR TEAM MEMBERS TO ENABLE LEADERS GROW FROM WITHIN Read More »
One of the events that reveals the authentic character of every leader is when achievements are made in a team. Those moments evaluate how the team is celebrated, and credit is distributed. It is a pivotal moment which exposes whether a leader views himself as the star of the show or as the director who
MANAGING YOUR TEAM WITH GENEROUS PRAISE AND THE MULTIPLIED IMPACT Read More »
In every organization or community, leaders’ actions and words become part of an intricate performance that either elevates or diminishes the influence of the leader. The most profound truth about leadership influence lies not in grand gestures or eloquent speeches alone, but in the delicate orchestration of communication and behavior that creates lasting transformation in
GREAT LEADERS USE WORDS AND ACTIONS TO CREATE A LASTING IMPACT Read More »
With the intensity of work required to achieve annual targets and strategic objectives, leaders at different strategic positions tend to forget the team members who help in achieving those results. Either consciously or unconsciously in rare cases, they craft their territory, regional or national goals entirely around business outcomes while treating their teams as mere
GREAT LEADERS MAKE THEIR VISION PEOPLE-CENTRED AND THE RESULT SHOWS Read More »
With the endless drops of emails, demand for business meetings and the need to respond to certain issues urgently, the only leadership skill that will differentiate and distinguish you is the ability to discern what truly matters. Those who don’t understand this get drowned in the noise of competing demands and they end up with
HOW STRATEGIC FOCUS SEPARATES GREAT LEADERS FROM BUSY MANAGERS Read More »
With the plethora of opinions that often accompanies a deliberation in a team, the leader’s role is to promote a culture of team work in such scenarios. Many leaders often assume that their team is expected to think in the same direction. On the contrary, such team can never have an exceptional output. The beauty
BUILDING COMMITMENT IN YOUR TEAM WITHOUT CONSENSUS Read More »
The most exceptional leaders understand a fundamental truth that their legacy isn’t measured by their own achievements alone, but by the leaders they develop and leave behind. Great leaders create opportunities for their team members to experience what leadership is about. They allow them to function in roles that expose them. They give them tasks
THE ACT OF CREATING MORE LEADERS AND ITS RIPPLE EFFECT Read More »
In the management of people with different attitudes and approaches to issues, leaders must understand the burden of treating team members based on their individuality. This will require the art of fairness. A lot of leaders operate under the flawed assumption that fairness means uniformity. Their understanding is treating every team member identically. However, as
LEADERSHIP AND THE NUANCED ART OF FAIRNESS Read More »
Great leaders are humble. They aren’t arrogant. Their approach to leadership enables them to get the best out of their team members. Recent studies from the Harvard Business Review reveal that teams led by humble individuals perform up to 20% better than those with more self-centered leadership. In the highly competitive business world, it is
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