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Leadership: Balancing Art, Craft, and Science

Mike Cardus

Leadership does not exist in a vacuum; others observe it while a person is leading, found while experienced within a particular context. Leadership connects to the actions and practices needed to resolve a challenge or make progress. The Three Poles of Leadership. Effective leadership requires all three.

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Leaders Who Lust

Leading Blog

I N 2004, Barbara Kellerman wrote that “the idea that some leaders and some followers are bad, and that they might have something in common with good leaders and followers, has not fully penetrated the conversation or the curriculum” on leadership. Examples: Roger Ailes and Xi Jinping. Examples: Warren Buffett and Charles Koch.

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New Leadership for a Changing Workforce

Great Leadership By Dan

The fact is, they still share many of the same traits as their older counterparts (First-Wave Millennials)—raised to feel special, high achieving, tech-savvy, but Second-Wavers (born 1995 – 2004) have some distinct differences that are making managers sit up and take notice. Who uses it next?

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Would a Balanced Feminine-Masculine Leadership Style Produce Superior Results?

Great Leadership By Dan

Guest post from Muna Jawhary: One of the main reasons why women don’t thrive in business as much as men is because work organisations still rely on masculine standards, including in leadership. The leadership style that goes with this rigid way of organising work is command and control.

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Is Leadership Development the Answer to Low Employee Engagement? (Yes.)

N2Growth Blog

This White Paper is excerpted and adapted from Ultra Leadership: Go Beyond Usual and Ordinary to Engage Others and Lead Real Change (Giuliano, Lioncrest, 2016). In 2004 the Corporate Executive Board’s research showed an 87% decrease in the likelihood of departure for highly engaged employees. The problem is leadership on autopilot.

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Will Aetna CEO Transform Healthcare (and CEO Leadership While He’s at it)?

Michael Lee Stallard

Bertolini’s dedication to the cause of reforming healthcare and actions as CEO make him a clear example of a servant leader. Servant Leadership Defined. The term “servant leadership” has been around since Robert Greenleaf coined it in 1970. 5 Team Leadership Insights from Cubs’ Skipper Joe Maddon. Generic License.

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Craft a Remarkable Personal Brand Statement! 29 Steps & Examples

Miles Anthony Smith

Uncover Effective, Expert Personal Brand Statement Examples​ What do Rand Fishkin, Charlie Puth, and Martha Stewart all have in common? They are all killer personal brand examples. While many equate strong personal branding only to powerful leadership, there's a lot more that goes into crafting a personal brand statement.

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