Career Development Google Identifies Their Very Best Leaders Using These 13 QuestionsInc Magazine - Scott MautzGoogle surveys employees on their leaders using this set of discerning questions. Google has long been known for being a leadership hotbed for attracting, growing, identifying, and even measuring the leaders
Success Why good enough is better than perfectLadders - Gustavo Razzetti Perfection is an illusion — we believe it makes us better but actually harms us. Perfectionism is not a standard, but a way of living. Perfectionism …
Success How to Practice Emotional Courage—and Become a Better LeaderHeleo - Written by Peter Bregman “Successful people rarely become better leaders because they know more. They become better leaders because they follow through on what they know.” It …
Better Communication Tools Can Radically Improve Workplaces—If Managers Can Convince Workers to Speak UpFortune - Gwen Moran When it comes to communication between front-line workers and their headquarters and managers, there seems to be a misunderstanding. A recent …
7 horrible ways to lead a team (and the 1 mistake everyone makes)Ladders - Nicolas Cole Just because you hold a formal position on the ladder does not necessarily mean you are a “leader.” Though many wear this title they are horrible …
Here's How 'Transformational' Leaders Deal with Team ConflictInc Magazine - Benjamin P. HardyTransformational leaders help teams come together and break through conflicts and barriers. They create individualized learning experiences, often without even knowing it. I recently completed my PhD organizational
You’re probably answering these 5 common interview questions wrongFast Company - Judith HumphreyNo matter what sorts of jobs you applied for, you can expect certain interview questions to pop up again and again. But just because you’ve answered these questions before doesn’t mean you should skip
These are 4 key signs someone isn’t trustworthyFast Company - Julia HerbstIn conducting thousands of interviews and working with more than 100 companies as an investor, I’ve noticed a few red flags to watch out for. Between the various privacy scandals, sexual misconduct probes,
Business Google Tried to Prove Managers Don't Matter. Instead, It Discovered 10 Traits of the Very Best OnesInc Magazine - Scott MautzGoogle's definition of what makes the very best managers will help you be your very best. It's not every day you learn of a really smart company setting out to prove that managers don't matter. But that's
Self-awareness Successful Leaders Cultivate These 5 TraitsForbes - Bryan CollinsKon Leong describes himself as a mission-driven CEO with entrepreneurship in his blood. He founded ZL Technologies, his third business, in 1999. Over the past twenty years, and without venture capital
Algorithms Algorithms Are Replacing Leadership StrategiesForbes - Barry Libert and Megan BeckBarry Libert and Megan Beck are co-founders at AIMatters, an AI startup. As people who hope our children or grandchildren will never drive, we read with interest a recent New York Times opinion piece that
New Science Says This 1 Thing Separates Leaders Who Are Trusted From Those Who Aren't. Too Many Leaders Don't Get ItInc Magazine - Chris MatyszczykWhat does it take to earn trust? Something really quite simple, but elusive. Absurdly Driven looks at the world of business with a skeptical eye and a firmly rooted tongue in cheek. Think of the famous
This is how to succeed as an introverted leaderFast Company - By Nataly KellyThe business world seems to be dominated by extroverts. They speak up in meetings, they network well, and people admire them for their charismatic and outgoing personalities. They also tend to advocate
How Great Leaders Manage Fear and Use It to Build Better TeamsInc Magazine - Steve FarberThat voice telling you to be afraid could be one of the most effective leadership tools you have. When's the last time you were really afraid about something you're doing at work? I mean the real, visceral
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo I Crossed the Ocean to Find My Purposepickthebrain.com - mkouzeh You're reading I Crossed the Ocean to Find My Purpose, originally posted on Pick the Brain | Motivation and Self Improvement. If you're enjoying …
Self-esteem The Secret To Transformational LeadershipForbes - Carley SimeOf the many styles of leadership transformational is perhaps the most coveted. Transformational leaders enhance morale and motivation among followers, they are able to encourage them towards working for
Why B Students Make the Best LeadersInc Magazine - Jim SchleckserWe live in a world where nearly every parent encourages their children to get good grades in school. Not only that, there might even be the expectation that their child get all A's--a perfect 4.0 grade
12 daily habits of exceptional leadersLadders - Travis Bradberry Becoming a great leader doesn’t mean that you have to incorporate all of these traits at once. Focus on one or two at a time One of the most popular …
4 Ways to Immediately Earn the Respect of Those You Lead (And How to Keep It)Entrepreneur - Lucas MillerAre you a leader? If so, earning respect is only half the battle; keeping it is just as important - and difficult. Are you ready to lead? If you want to succeed, you had better be. I've said before that
The Fundamentals of Leadership Still Haven’t ChangedHarvard Business Review - Ron Ashkenas and Brook ManvilleRecently the Chief HR Officer for a healthcare firm asked us to identify the best new framework for leadership that she could use to train and develop a cadre of high potentials. The challenge, she said,
These are the traits the worst managers have in commonLadders - Steven Spatz In reflecting on what sort of leader I want to be, now, I draw from those negative experiences just as often as I do the positive ones. We hear all …
The 6 Fundamental Skills Every Leader Should PracticeHarvard Business Review - Ron Ashkenas and Brook ManvilleThere’s an old story about a tourist who asks a New Yorker how to get to the storied concert venue Carnegie Hall and is told, “Practice, practice, practice.” Obviously, this is good advice if you want
Science Finally Explained What All Toxic People Have in Common. Here's What It Means for Your TeamInc Magazine - Wanda ThibodeauxScientists call it the 'dark core' or 'D-factor'. You can call it trouble. When we talk about being a "good" person, we're usually talking about having personality traits that get a social thumbs up, as
Investing in leadership potential - CFA News and Mediacfa.vic.gov.au - | Fiona Martin The new programs will enable participants to develop new leadership capabilities relevant to incident management. As a national provider of leadership …
Brene Brown's advice for becoming a more effective leaderQuartz - Lila MacLellanIt’s hard to imagine Brené Brown, guru of vulnerability and icon of bookstore self-help aisles, frustrated. The one-time social worker and professor at the University of Houston has risen to fame helping
Management 1 Super Rare Sign That Proves You Are Meant to Lead People (but May Cause a Gag Reflex for Most)Inc Magazine - Marcel SchwantesIf you think this practice is reserved for weak leaders, nothing could be further from the truth. In an effort to increase leadership thinking and awareness about the new measures of success, this one
Leading agile transformation: The new capabilities leaders need to build 21st-century organizationsmckinsey.com For many organizations, surviving and thriving in today’s environment depends on making a fundamental transformation to become more agile. Those …
Why Agile Goes Awry — and How to Fix ItHarvard Business Review - Lindsay McGregor and Neel DoshiIn the spirit of becoming more adaptive, organizations have rushed to implement Agile software development. But many have done so in a way that actually makes them less agile. These companies have become
Texton hits the bottom as CEOs turn the exit stilesbusinesslive.co.za - Alistair Anderson Texton was formed in 2014 after the takeover of SA-focused Vunani Property Investment Fund. It was then externally managed by Texton Property …
