Are You Totally Present As A Leader?

Multitasking is an essential skill in life today, but it does have side effects. Learn about what they are and how you can avoid them.

Effective Leadership In An Organization

Out of the various qualities required to ensure the performance, workability and results, leadership quality is always on the top.

The Essentials Of Decision Making

Decision-making is something that happens throughout our day but with different degrees of importance, urgency and consequential outcomes. Success comes from the quality of the decision itself as well as the robustness of implementation or application.

Who Should Be Involved In The Induction Process

A common mistake in induction schemes is to leave it all to one person to organise. This puts a lot of pressure on that individual and may reduce the effectiveness of the programme. It is advisable to involve as many people as you can in the process, by splitting the responsibility and making it more interesting.

Why Learning is a Leader's Most Important Skill

When considering skills that describe effective leaders does learning make the top of your list? There are at least four reasons why committing to life-long learning is a critical underlying choice for all leaders to make.

Leadership: A Historical Perspective - Nu Leadership Series

Explore leadership through history and cultures. Nu Leadership is a column that explores the changing workforce and social environment as it relates to leadership development.

Discovery of Leadership Thought - Nu Leadership Series

To explore the concepts of leadership throughout the ages. Nu Leadership is a column that explores the changing workforce and social environment as it relates to leadership development.

Leading with Trust - Nu Leadership Series

Examine how trust becomes a critical factor for leadership. Nu Leadership is a column that explores the changing workforce and social environment as it relates to leadership development.

The Selection Interview And It's Aims

In spite of widespread and growing criticism of the personal interview as a selection procedure, it is still by far the most common method. It is flexible, relatively inexpensive and acceptable to the candidate and management. The selection interview has other advantages. It has been discovered that certain areas of information can be assessed more accurately by interview than by other methods i.e. the candidates interpersonal behaviour and the likelihood of them adjusting to the social aspects of the job situation and also the candidates motivation to work

Trust: a Leadership Value - Nu Leadership Series

Examine how to defeat cynicism in today’s workplace and foster trust. Nu Leadership is a column that explores the changing workforce and social environment as it relates to leadership development.

Safety Leadership Training

Safety is a prime concern in many organizations, especially those involved in manufacturing and production. A lot of accidents, mishandling, and unfortunate incidents in the factory occur almost every day, but they could have been averted if proper safety measures had been taken. It is for this reason that safety leadership training is given to managers and leaders of such organizations so that they can drive the message of optimum safety down to the lowest possible levels of the organization.

Leadership - Being a Leader and Taking Control

There are two schools concerning leadership, with age old arguments, with both sides citing history as their proof. One school says leaders are born and the other says leaders are products of the environment. Which school is correct? Does it matter if you find yourself suddenly in a leadership role? Here is what to do if you do.

Is There An Increasing Need For Leadership, Or Is It Just Hype? 5 Pointers for Potential Leaders

What does leadership mean today? Should it be left to those who have the formal responsibility for leading, or is there a role for everyone? This article suggests some practical ways in which leadership can be developed and implemented on a day to day basis

How To Become A Leader

Even if you don't think of yourself as a natural leader, you can probably think of a time when circumstances demanded you demonstrate some leadership skills. Learn how to go on to assume a leadership role in college and beyond.