Empirical research suggests that 80 percent of your leadership team isn’t adding value. Why? Because there’s a difference between being in leadership, and being an effective leader. So what makes …
Your Biggest Obstacle to Effective Leadership
Here’s a 2-step social experiment you can try from the comfort of your own office building: 1) As you pass colleagues, ask, “How are you?” 2) Keep a record of …
Fight Chronic Stress to become a More Effective Leader
Nothing inhibits effective leadership more than stress. Daily, chronic stress has a cumulative effect that distracts us from our real work and strains relationships and capacity. Hear how to fight …
We’re Speaking the Same Language, but We Still Need a Translator: Three Ways to Get Clear about Values
Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared on our partner site for the Return on Values research project. Find the full post here. In business, it is easy to speak …
Do You Have the Emotional Intelligence for the Job? How EQ Gets You Hired, and Gets the Job Done
As an operations professional, Charlie (name changed) began his job search with a single organization in mind: a Fortune Best Places to Work company with a sterling reputation for hiring …