Across all sectors of the economy, there is a lot of churn in leadership right now going all the way to the top. The C-suite and its equivalent in many organizations has become a merry-go-round. When ...

Being a great leader means being a great manager too. True leadership blends vision with execution, strategy with teamwork, and asking the right questions. To manage or to lead—that is the question. I ...

Donald Trump continued to deliver a master class in bad leadership this week with his firing of Erika McEntarfer, the commissioner of labor statistics, following the release of a disappointing jobs ...

In an era of complexity, specialization, and rapid change, the most effective leaders are those who exhibit the same attributes as exemplary followers. They excel at listening, learning, and adapting ...

Great leadership is the backbone of any successful business or organization. While some great leaders are born with specific qualities, others must learn over a lifetime. The good news is that while ...

In Aesop’s fable “The North Wind and the Sun,” the two forces of nature argue over who is stronger. To settle the debate, they test their power on a passing traveler by trying to remove his cloak. The ...

I recently did some guest teaching in the graduate program in Organizational Leadership at Indiana Wesleyan University. There was a lot of discussion and Q&A with a very diverse, bright, and ...

Big ideas may inspire teams, but great leadership lies in the edit, refining the vision, simplifying the message and removing what gets in the way of progress. While vision is important, constantly ...

Great leaders know that it’s not always the big things that count. It’s the simple everyday habits that allow you to be great at what you do. Most of the time, you don’t even realize you’re doing ...

There are many theories of good leadership, but the most popular of these is Transformational Leadership. Made prominent by political historian, James MacGregor Burns in his 1978 book, Leadership, the ...

Great leaders aren’t defined by how many decisions they make, but by the discipline to make fewer, better ones. Effective leadership is defined by the quality and impact of decisions, not the number ...