It is inspirational to look at a brilliant career of someone who really blazed a new trail in their field. Those are the kinds of leaders who show us all the way to success if we feel our field of e

CEOs are Leaders, NOT managers. And least of all, micro-managers.

What is Micro-Managing. Micro-managing takes on the traits of being passive-aggressive. It bespeaks of a state of mind which

When you start working in a company the first thing that you want to see is how the managers treat their employees to make them be more productive. If the managers do not make any effort to help the

One-to-One Leadership Coaching for Executives

Transactional leaders use conventional reward and punishment to bring on board the people they lead.

Transformational leaders offer a pur

Success or Failure is caused more by the mental attitude than by the mental capacity. There's a reason that only 5% of people do well and 95% do not. That reason is not talent, money or being at th

This is a really important question these days since the understanding of management and leadership has gotten so distorted that the terms are used synonymously. The result is that most managers thi

Organizations need to change their functioning and way in which they conduct their business and services. The reason behind these changes might be external forces in economy, needs of customer or ma

An ego centered leader strives to be the center of attention. His goal is to get what he can from the people around him. The focus of the ego is always on getting what it thinks it doesn't have. A l

Leaders and mentors of leaders agree that emotional intelligence is a key factor in success as a leader. In fact, it is a key to success in any career. To be aware of your emotions, how they affect

One of our presidential candidates (Barack Obama) wrote a book entitled: The Audacity of Hope. If you are feeling down and things look bleak, hope tells you, This, too, will pass. Hope tells you

Success for organizations takes single mindedness. Determine what you want and then take unwavering action toward it. Leaders in organizations who talk about treating people right, but in reality tr

A group of senior executives are finishing up a three-day program at a top leadership training center. They've already filled out evaluations of the courses they took and the instructors. Now they'r

Leadership covers a vast range of specific skill-sets, almost all of which come under the heading of what trainers call far transfer training. That means that you have to go all the way back and u

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Introduction

No matter what kind of change you're introducing to an organization, ultimately you're seeking a change in behavior. Modify behavior, and you'll modify results.<

Introduction

The title of project manager (PM) is used to mean different things in different companies. Fortunately there is a standards body called the Project Management Institute w

Introduction

Introduction

Introduction

The big weekend was here. After a year of planning, preparation and testing we were ready to cut over to the new HR system. Employees were a little nervous, but looking f

Introduction

Dictionary.com defines behavior as observable activity in a human or animal; the aggregate of responses to internal and external stimuli.

Change management strategi

Introduction

The most common reason cited for the failure of a change management effort is resistance. That's a cop out. There is always going to be resistance, and it's a natu

This is a leadership tip that goes hand in hand with ego sacrifice. You've been hired into a leadership position in a new company. You beat out others for the job, the compensation is great, and you

You Know It

Mountaintops inspire leaders but valleys mature them. -- Winston Churchill

Introduction

Your reputation as a leader is formed not only by the results you achieve,

Introduction

Leadership responsibilities include dealing with the reality that people contribute and perform at different levels, and that leaders must recognize and reward people acc

One Ugly Meeting

A few years back, I was one of the leaders in an IT organization that was struggling. We knew it too. A couple of projects had significant quality issues,

If you believe that one of the primary roles of a leader is to teach those that you lead; and if you believe that your reputation for customer service can be the difference in your su

Do any of these statements apply to you?

• My calendar is so filled with meetings I can't find time to get real work done.
  
  
• Meetings that I attend seem to expand
• Leadership Tips -- Small Business Requires Faster Decisions  By : Tom.O\'Dea1
  

  Introduction

  This leadership tip has something in it for managers everywhere, but it's particularly targeted at those of you with large company backgrounds who have made career moves

• Leadership Tips -- Situational Leadership  By : Tom.O\'Dea1
  

  Introduction

  What's your leadership style? In his 1994 book, renowned leadership guru Jimmy Johnson (ok, he was renowned as a football coach -- but that's a le
• Leadership Tips -- Shine a Light on Your People  By : Tom.O\'Dea1
  

  Introduction

  Recently I was reading (re-reading, actually) John Maxwell's book The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader. It's a great collection of easy to read,
• Leadership Tips -- Office Politics  By : Tom.O\'Dea1
  

  Political Expert

  For many years that's what people called me. It was not a title I wore proudly.
  I worked my way from en
• Leadership Tips -- How Am I Doing?  By : Tom.O\'Dea1
  

  Introduction

  How do you get feedback? If you have a boss, chances are you get periodic performance reviews. They're focused on the numbers, as they should be, and might include your b

• Leadership Tips -- Fun in the Workplace  By : Tom.O\'Dea1
  

  A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. -- Herm Albright

  A few years ago I was boa
• Leadership Tips -- Five Excuses Real Leaders Never Use  By : Tom.O\'Dea1
  Are you a real leader? Not if you've ever tried to put one of these over on someone.

  1. It's not my fault.

  Oh yes it is. The leader steps up to accountability for whatever happen
• Leadership Tips -- Ego Sacrifice  By : Tom.O\'Dea1
  

  Introduction

  Leadership tips are available anywhere. There are books, seminars, posters to put on the wall. I'll try not to repeat the most common ones. In this artic
• Leadership Tips -- Diamonds in the Rough  By : Tom.O\'Dea1
  

  Introduction

  There have been a number of times in my career where I was picked to assume leadership of a sizable organization, anywhere from 50 to 1,000 people. Sometimes the group wa

• Leadership Tips -- Add This to Your Reward System  By : Tom.O\'Dea1
  For as long as I've worked in Information Technology (and some of you reading this weren't even born when I started), it's been a fact: nobody on the IT team gets more recognition than the guy (or girl
• Leadership Teams - Building an Effective Leadership Team  By : Tom.O\'Dea1
  

  Introduction

  An executive is only as effective as the leadership team she or he puts in place. Whether you're building a team from a clean start, or working wi
• Leadership Development -- Create a Culture of Dialogue  By : Tom.O\'Dea1
  

  Introduction

  In any organization, people are talking. They talk about life, work, careers, and their bosses. Yes, they are talking about you; count on it. Are these c
• Key Opinion Leaders - the Key to Successful Change Management  By : Tom.O\'Dea1
  

  Introduction

  Key Opinion Leaders are the most influential people in any group or organization. If you're going to lead people, especially a large number of peo
• Key Opinion Leaders - Engaging Key Opinion Leaders in Managing Change  By : Tom.O\'Dea1
  

  Introduction

  Key Opinion Leaders are the most influential people in any group or organization. If you're going to lead people, especially a large number of people

• Changing Corporate Culture - What Does it Mean?  By : Tom.O\'Dea1
  

  Introduction

  Changing corporate culture -- put the term into Google and you'll find big companies and consultants offering theories, case studies and help. Very often leaders

• Change Management Concepts - the Leader as Teacher  By : Tom.O\'Dea1
  

  Introduction

  This is the first in a series of Change Management Concepts articles.

  Change Management is about introducing some combination of new people, new processes and new t

• Better Communication Skills for Technology Professionals  By : Tom.O\'Dea1
  

  Introduction

  Better communication skills; not a term usually associated with technology types. Perhaps you've heard the story about the man who asked the engineer what time it

• Better Communication Skills -- Three Tips for Conference Calls  By : Tom.O\'Dea1
  

  The conference call has been a way of life in business for many years now. So why are so many frustrating, ineffective calls being held every day? This simple list of reminders is intended to help k

• Better Communication Skills -- Silence and Violence  By : Tom.O\'Dea1
  

  Introduction

  Leaders need to seek better communication skills not only for themselves and their leadership teams, but as part of the organization's culture. Successful change manageme

• Better Communication Skills -- for Better Leaders  By : Tom.O\'Dea1
  

  Introduction

  The challenge of better communication skills has spawned books, seminars and many a consulting company. How can it be addressed in a short article
• Better Communication Skills -- Email, Meetings, Phone Calls  By : Tom.O\'Dea1
  

  Introduction

  Better communication skills start with the right choice of communications media. Good intentions are sometimes lost in misunderstanding that could have been avoided with

• Personal Leadership Assesment and Plan  By : Tom.Feinberg1
  
  The theme of this paper is Personal Leadership Assessment & Plan. The PLAP was done to assess my leadership skills, strong points vs. weak points, and what my plan of action is to better those
• Linda Caballero-sotelo Day  By : Toltec.Media1
  

  WHEREAS, LINDA CABALLERO-SOTELO is a longtime businesswoman and San Diego resident, who has successfully served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the San Diego County Hispanic Chamber of C

• How Well Do You Learn?  By : Todd.J..Anderson1
  

  If youre a little like me, you may think that you are open minded and look for ways to learn things everywhere that you go. When I pause to think about my own learning habits, I easily convince myse

• The Key to Productivity  By : Tirena.Jones1
  

  What?
  Most of us have so many things on our mind everyday, and to top it off we are more accessible than ever before with our mobile devices, e-mail and phone. With all of these communication dev

• Why Leaders Grow Employee Engagement Cultures...and How!  By : Timothy.Wright1
  

  A quick-fix from some new management fad does not ensure employee engagement.
  
  True employee engagement comes from the organization's culture. Culture stimulates employees to invest and invol

• Is your Vision Something your Employees Can Focus On?  By : Timothy.Wright1
  

  Recent work with several healthcare clients has taught me a lesson. My encouragement that leaders and managers help employees maintain focus on organizational goals and objectives may be premature.

• Employee Engagement: it Pays to Know What it Isn't  By : Timothy.Wright1
  An earlier article,
• Four Barriers to Effective Communication  By : Timothy.Thomas1
  

  Why does communication so often go wrong? Here are the top four reasons for breakdowns in communication:

  1. Poor Listening Skills. Poor listening skills top the list when it comes to ba

• Effective Leadership: Style Really Does Matter  By : Timothy.Thomas1
  

  As an executive coach, I have found that style really does matter. Leadership style, that is.

  Many people go through life with an attitude that says, This is the way I am - take it or leave i

• Effective Leadership: Rejecting the Status Quo  By : Timothy.Thomas1
  

  Process. Routine. Habit. Status quo. When a true leader hears the words, We've always done it this way, his or her fingers start to itch. The questions come fast and furious:

  Why have we al

• Effective Leadership: Power Shift  By : Timothy.Thomas1
  

  Power is a commodity. There is a limited amount of it to go around. Therefore, I must clutch my power to my chest and never let a shred of it out of my grasp.

  Power is organic. Like lif

• A Practical Guide to Employee Motivation  By : Timothy.Thomas1
  

  Motivating your employees is key to the success of your company. Here are seven ways you can effectively increase your employees' motivation - starting today!

  1. Ask each of your employees for

• The X,Y and Boom of Teamwork  By : Tim.Kennedy1
  

  I don't want to be taken in by the latest fad in leadership development, but neither do I want to be behind the times when it comes to leadership thinking. Can you give me the inside track on where

• Why Does Project Management Fail?  By : Tim.Bryce1
  

  It must be remembered that project management is first and foremost a philosophy of management, not an elaborate set of tools and techniques. It will only be as effective as the people who use i

• Rebuilding Loyalty  By : Tim.Bryce1
  

  When you find someone you believe in, do not hesitate to stand by him through thick and thin. – Bryce's Law

  INTRODUCTION

  There is a general consensus today that there is

• Project Management System Evaluation Checklist  By : Tim.Bryce1
  An elegant solution to the wrong problem solves nothing.
  - Bryce's Law

  INTRODUCTION

  Commercial Project Management systems (PM) have b
• Project Management System Evaluation Checklist  By : Tim.Bryce1
  An elegant solution to the wrong problem solves nothing.
  - Bryce's Law

  INTRODUCTION

  Commercial Project Management systems (PM) have b
• Micromanagement  By : Tim.Bryce1
  

  This is not the first time I have talked about micromanagement over the years, and I am sure it won't be my last. Recently, I had some business friends complain to me how their employees cannot foll

• Managing from the Bottom-Up  By : Tim.Bryce1
  

  If we lived in a perfect world, there would
  not be a need for managers.
  - Bryce's Law

  Surround yourself with the best people you can find,
  delegate authority, and don't i

• Leadership  By : Tim.Bryce1
  

  There seems to be two types of leaders in the corporate world these days; on the one extreme is the micromanager who supervises everyone's work, and on the other end of the spectrum is the person wh

• Labor Fakers  By : Tim.Bryce1
  Not long ago Budweiser put out a funny TV ad about their fictitious Bud Lite Institute who had invented the Fake Cup of Coffee 3000 which a person could program to steam at
• Bryce's Crash Course in Management  By : Tim.Bryce1
  

  If we lived in perfect world, there wouldn't be a need for managers.
  However, the reality is, we live in an imperfect world.
  - Bryce's Law

  INTRODUCTION

  There is an old joke where

• A Tale of Two Projects  By : Tim.Bryce1
  

  Beware of your 'firefighters,' they are probably your chief arsonists.
  - Bryce's Law

  INTRODUCTION

  The following is a true story; a vintage Dilbertism. Because of thi

• The 10 Rules for Leaders  By : Thomas.Wallace1
  

  1.The Leader must aspire for more than what they have!

  What is the point of entering the internet marketing scene if you don't want to improve you standard of living, make life long friends an

• Passion is in Fashion  By : Thom.McFadden1
  

  Passion is in Fashion

  
  
  

  Your I AM Humanities/ Passion Rol

• Everyone is a Leader  By : The.Kensington.Group1
  

  Leadership Theory
  
  Most business people are familiar with the old style of leadership – a model that reflects the days when hierarchy and command-and-control reigned. Conventional wisdom says

• To be a Leader  By : Thanaseelan1
  

  I have some thoughts on what it takes to be a leader in general. No puns intended for general as in an army general but it was meant generically. Anyway, being a leader fully involves paradoxes as y

• Business… Its About People  By : Terry.H..Hill1
  

  Conducting business is by nature interdependent. It is the result of multiple interactions between multiple stakeholders every day. A stakeholder is a person or a group with a vested interest in the

• How to Improve Your Selling Skills With Coaching Skills  By : Terri.Levine1
  Face it. People don't want to be sold. They're tired of being one of the suckers who are supposedly born every minute. They're suspicious; they don't like parting with their money, and to many people
• Think Positive to Improve your Confidence and your Entire Life  By : Temp1
  Self confidence is ones ability to believe in ones self. Those with a high self confidence are optimistic, assertive, and eager individuals ready to take on the world and conquer the goals. On the othe
• An Essential Key to your Business Growth, a Motivational Message!  By : Temp1
  A lot of people think Motivational Speaking means that some overly peppy guru spouts off idealistic clichs. Yet the heart of a CEOs charisma comes from their ability to deliver a message, be it to one
• Being the Hero in Your Life  By : tama.mcgibbon1
  

  Being the Hero in Your Life

  When I was growing up my Hero was, and still is, my grandmother. She wasnt rich, or well-known. She didnt travel the world, or write books, or engage in any activit

• Team Building – What Makes a Winning Team  By : Synapse.India1
  No matter what one may make you believe in, remember that team building is no childs play. It is seldom a walk in the park. It takes a lot to bring together a group of people, make them stick together
• No Agony of Defeat for Hillary Clinton  By : Susan.L..Reid1
  On June 7, 2008, Senator Hillary Clinton made history. I knew it as I watched her deliver her exit speech before 2,000 supporters at Washington's National Building Museum. She wasnt just endorsing pres
• Leadership: Wisdom of the Ages  By : Susan.Cullen1
  

  If you gather 100 experienced leaders together to share with you their most important secrets for success, you probably wouldnt hear a lot of academic theory or jargon. Instead, this is a good idea

• Leadership Tip #1 - Know Your Why  By : Susan.Bagyura1
  As a leadership coach, I am a firm believer that a person has to be able to lead themselves before they can successfully lead another individual, a team or an organization. Where is the best place to s
• Elements of Measure (dmaic) & Prioritization Matrix  By : Steven.Bonacorsi1
  One of the major benefits of Six Sigma is its demand for a fact-based and data-driven analytical approach. Most other improvement methodologies, including Lean, tend to attempt process improvement with
• Why Isn't My Phone Ringing?  By : Steven.Alston1
  

  Why isn't my phone ringing? This is the question that I awoke to this morning. In theory, this should be a time of abundance for my work. I know it's a bold statement, when so many others are

• Use Kaizen To Improve Problem Solving  By : Steve.Wilheir1
  

  What is Kaizen

  Kaizen, a Japanese word meaning continual improvement, is often heard in a professional context where it refers to a team-based project t

• Tips to Stop Office Warfare  By : Steve.Wilheir1
  There is no avoiding conflict. In spite of the things you do or where you work, if you deal with people at all, you will eventually encounter conflicts. In severe cases, the problem may become a costly
• Kaizen: Definitions, Origins and Importance  By : Steve.Wilheir1
  The Toyota creation system is ideally based on the continuous improvement which is a latest way of calculating the scores mainly an English take and is known as
• Fine Tuning Your Leadership Development Skills  By : Steve.Wilheir1
  

  Every leadership development program ought to take into consideration some simple facts, that should be put at the disposal of the person inter

• Efficient Project Management: Combining Kaizen Philosophy with Lean and Six Sigma  By : Steve.Wilheir1
  

  Kaizen's ultimate goal is to facilitate the completion of small changes and improvements generated through the ongoing efforts of all members of a business team. A chain of these small but important