A great cloud of jargon, debate, and junk theory surrounds the idea of leadership, what it is, who does it, and how to do it well. But if you have just been promoted, and you’re responsible for a group for the first time, there are only a few things you really need to know about leadership.
When you get promoted and become responsible for the performance of a group you become a leader. But you don’t undergo some magical change. In fact, it will probably take you over a yea…
We’ve all heard that leaders should lead by example; that people pay more attention to our deeds than our words. What is implied by this truth, but not always articulated, is that people will follow whatever example we set.
“How do I get good people to listen to me?”
When’s the last time you asked yourself that?
Part of the reason marketers everywhere have such a tough time getting people to listen to them is because their audiences (i.e., us) don’t believe them entirely.
So how can they become an opinion leader?
Problema…
We all know the marketers are “selling” whatever (they’re professionals aren’t they?) and that they’ll say whatever nice words and make whatever promises they…
An article about what it takes to be an effective leader in the 21st Century
I hear four questions asked about leadership often. This article gives a short answer to each of these important questions.
Question: I am a sales manager for a business services firm in Minneapolis. I am responsible for all new business revenue for my company and I have 5 sales people that work for me. Of the 5 sales people only one is a star performer. The issue I am having is he breaks all the rules and creates really bad relationships with all the other people in the company. I am on the senior team and the rest of them are angry that this keeps happening. While I don’t like to hear the commen…
Real leaders are prepared to reveal their weakness, because they know they are not super-human. Leaders should reveal their personality quirks maybe they can be bad tempered in the morning, be sometimes shy with new people or even a little disorganized. Such admissions show they are human.
“The miracle power that elevates the few is to be found in their industry, application, and perseverance, under the promptings of a brave determined spirit.” – Mark Twain
Many motivational experts like to say that leaders are made, not born. I would argue the exact opposite. I believe we are all natural born leaders, but have been deprogrammed along the way. As children, we were natural leaders – curious and humble, always hungry and thirsty for knowledge, with an incredib…
There may not be any magic in management, but this simple act is as close as it gets.
The key to life is to be around the people who will empower you to reach the next level in life! In order to exceed your present reach, you need to be around people who will help you stretch a little farther.