Leaders make tough business decisions every day that vary in importance and size. Due to the Coronavirus, many leaders are being forced into making critical decisions with less time; one of those is, where to invest in order to be better-positioned as they emerge.
Serving others is always crucial for leaders, but it’s especially important during challenging times and Covid-19 is the epitome of challenging times. People are concerned about their health, finances, and their future more than any time in recent history.
Building your confidence muscle is a pathway to success.
Pressure is a key element of uncertainty. Turns out how effective leaders understanding pressure and how to handle it.
While we’ve been taught that fear is bad, that isn’t all true. Fear is simply an emotion of the mind and it’s triggered by the perception of danger, whether that danger is real or imagined.
The late Jack Welch said generosity is the single most important attribute of leadership. Which means it’s worth getting better at.
The current business world makes it hard to be optimistic. I don’t know if it’s the amount of negative information we receive, the speed in which judgments are cast, the sheer amount of people doing work they hate, or some combination of the three. BUt the best leader maintain optimism in adverse situations.
Sure there are many possible factors that can cause a team to underperform. These are just a few: lack of talent, talented people not meeting their potential, changes in the market, or a lack of resources. Still, ultimately, one person is responsible, the leader.
It’s impossible to be a highly effective leader without being a great communicator.
Through our research studying teams and leaders, we identified the 5 most common types of conflict in the workplace between bosses and their direct reports.
