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My Top 10 Leadership Insights For 2015

Tanveer Naseer

In my penultimate article from 2015, I made the point that in answering the question “ where do we go from here? ”, we have to look back on the journey we’ve taken and what lessons and insights we’ve learned that can help us as we move forward. Read more on this leadership insight here: What’s The Truth About Your Leadership?

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Effective Communication is the Key to Building High Performance Teams

Cooperperson

Effective communication requires dynamic people reading, active listening skills and knowing how to provide an on-target response. Led by some of the most powerful woman CEOs, entrepreneurs and professionals in the country, the Women’s Leadership Conference was an event not to be missed.

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Leadership Is a Contact Sport: Listen

Marshall Goldsmith

In her book My Life in Leadership , Frances Hesselbein, former CEO of the Girl Scouts, CEO of The Frances Hesselbein Leadership Institute, and one of the greatest leaders I’ve ever met, wrote one of the best descriptions of listening and leadership I’ve ever read: “Listening is an art. It is active and powerful.

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The Business of Kindness

Strategy Driven

They adopt leadership roles, put in longer hours, and have fewer sick days. Copyright 2007-2015 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. Leadership Inspirations – Communicating Clearly. Consider leaving a comment! This content is intended for personal and non-commercial use only. All rights reserved.

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The Benefits of Taking a Slower Approach to Innovation

Harvard Business Review

Their extended timelines struggle to weather leadership change. We experienced the benefits and challenges of running a “slow innovation” group first hand when we were hired by Univision to head their Center for Innovation and Engagement in 2015. Their scope and pace often run counter to the rhythms of company goals.

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Keeping It Professional When You Work in a Family Business

Harvard Business Review

Actively listen and use a professional tone with one another — that way you don’t make others feel excluded by your closeness or cause unnecessary squabbles when boundaries are breached. . ” Early on, they also attended a weeklong seminar at Harvard University that focused on leadership transitions.