By Guest Author Betty Shotton of LiftOFF Leadership    . leadership trait that comes in handy in the face of challenge and disappointment is the belief that everything happens for a reason. . That childhood event gave me early leadership lessons on accountability, perseverance and how to keep trying in the face of rejection. MORE >>

The Intent Level: how to show up alert, with purpose and full awareness of your goals. An Integrated Leadership Team. Books Career Communication Personal Coaching Self-Awareness SkillsPeople who connect well connect on four levels. We all play on all of these levels all the time. Related articles. Knowing Yourself. MORE >>

At one point in my career, the CEO of Nabisco wanted me to be president of the sales organization. For the better part of my career at Campbell Soup, I had a driver for my two-hour commute each way to work. The Myers-Briggs test doesn't lie. Conant says it takes honesty, discipline, and necessary alone time for him to lead. MORE >>

To create your personal leadership philosophy, you must define your principles or rules of conduct.  In the context of the leadership maxims approach, it is a short, personally meaningful, and easily explained statement that reflects one of your assumptions & beliefs about leadership. Theory is nice.  Add to Cart. MORE >>

The executive wove-in many of the essential threads of the leadership fabric but seemed to fall short of spinning the whole cloth. My work on leadership development in the U.S. have also become convinced that with leadership, as with much else, brevity is the soul of wit. By Michael Useem, Author of The Leader's Checklist. MORE >>