Leadership Styles

How do we define leadership in the 21st century? One of the first systematic attempts to study leadership was the “trait theory.” Early trait theories were [...]

“This is boring,” Ty muttered as he sat through yet another management training session. “I could be showing my new team member, Jeff, how to do [...]

Let me be so bold as to say that you will never find or be the perfect leader. To be human is to make mistakes. But [...]

On a dark and stormy night… Yeah, I know what you’re thinking. No serious writer would start his article with such a tired old cliché. You [...]

Eliciting excellence in others is the essence of leadership, and one of the most effective means of eliciting excellence is to instill a sense of pride [...]

There is no doubt that for the past couple of years the economy has been a major source of concern, not only for individuals like you [...]

It’s mind boggling, to say the least. If you took all the accumulated knowledge in the history of the world and put it into a pile, [...]

There is tremendous opportunity and satisfaction as a leader in developing others.  By effectively developing the people around us, we elicit excellence in a number of [...]

Very likely the result of my military background, I confess to being very demanding of the leadership structure within a business or organization. Part of this [...]

Author Dr. Blaine Lee is an associate of Stephen R. Covey and vice president of Franklin Covey Company. If you appreciate Dr. Covey’s books including Principle-Centered Leadership or The [...]

One Leader’s Perspective I am fortunate to live in the great state of Ohio. Anyone who has traveled the state or studied geography knows that much [...]

Ed Oakly and Doug Krug provide an understandable and clear definition of what they term “Enlightened Leadership.” This type of leadership approach attempts to deal with real [...]

Author Gary Yukl uses his expertise and credibility to write an outstanding book focusing on managerial leadership rather than social or parliamentary leadership. He attempts to [...]

When we drain power from a car battery it runs down. If we do this long enough, the battery will eventually become totally dead. In physics [...]

 Author Garry Wills has a keen sense of the importance of followers to leadership. In the introduction to the book he states plainly “The leader most [...]

Leadership is a wonderful opportunity.  You have your hands on the controls of your organization.  If you don’t like what is going on, then look in the mirror.  You [...]

Interviewed by Greg Thomas Jim Hatherley has been a manager and leader for a Fortune 150 Company for over 25 years.  His inspiration to write “Daring To [...]

One Leader’s Perspective… If you study the subject of leadership at one of our fine educational institutions or read many books on the subject of leadership, [...]