Do We Need Leaders Who Are Left-Brained, Right-Brained Or Something In Between?

I have always known that the very best sales professionals are predominantly right-brained: I also suspected the Finance Directors and Technical Directors were predominantly left-brained - so where does that leave CEO's and Managing Directors?

Standing in the Gap

What can leaders learn from an eleven-year-old girl? Sometimes the test of leadership can be painful but reap lasting results.

Secret of Leadership - The Two Part Leader

Every great leader has two parts to them. Learn what these are and how you can use them to become the best leader that you can be.

Leadership - How To Become A Pioneering Leader

Leaders are a dime a dozen. Learn how to be a leader that actually makes an impact in the world around you.

Are Women Better Leaders Than Men?

Women are said by some to be better leaders than men because they are more collaborative. Men are too competitive, hence undermining collaboration. But leadership is not just about how you relate to your team members, it is also about being sufficiently competitive to win, at least in the private sector. So, we really need a balance of both masculine competitiveness and feminine collaboration skills.

Morphing Ourselves into Leaders

If being a leader means that you have the ability to inspire others to follow you, then the next logical question is how do you become a leader? To become a leader you need a foundation of skills that include...

5 Strategies to Embracing Change and Staying Effective and Organized

Change is inevitable. At home, at work, and in the world, people and organizations are constantly evolving and changing. No one can stop change, as it is the only constant in life. All living things are constantly changing and moving. Here are a few forms of change and strategies to help you navigate better through the different types of change that occur throughout life.

How To Deal With Negative People

You may have a friend or relative who is always complaining about something or the other. Such complainers are usually negative people who look for fault in everything and everybody. If you just listen to them silently go on with their complaints, it can affect your thinking also. If you try to stop them, they may take offense. Even trying to reason with them may not help much. So what can you do if you run into such people?

To Be A Leader

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 you will get to see in this article.

Overcome Your Fear Of Public Speaking

Are you one of the many people who quake and quiver at the thought of giving a speech. If so, this article will give you ten tips to alleviate that fear and increase your self-confidence.

The Psychology Of Leadership

Leadership is NOT about changing the mindset of the group but in the cultivation of an environment that brings out the best (inspires) the individuals in that group- each individual has various environments that bring out different facets from their own Identity, and each facet is driven by emotionally charged perceptions within each environment.

Control Your Success, Control Your Mind

Who Controls Your Success? Your Mind Does. The vast majority of people don't have control over their mind ask themselves poor questions, consequently never achieve the heights of success they desire. Use these tips to take Control and Attract Even More Success into Your Life

How To Be An Effective Leader In The Workplace - Part 4

This article talks about the fundamentals of leadership in the workplace, with focus on work ethics and core values as well as shares real-life experiences.

Chris the Cookie Cruncher, I Love It!

Often our past defines who we are and even the nicknames people give us or those things we associate in our past seem to give perspective to what shapes our personalities in the future. In high-school the called me; Whipping Winslow after an article in our High School year book of the Freshman class labeled me as one of the influential freshmen? Big deal right? Wrong. They called me Whipping Winslow for the next three years.