Improve Your Leadership Skills; Know When to Follow
I know, leading and following sound like oxymorons but followership is an important weapon in a leader’s toolbox and will improve your leadership skills.
Professional Development
This category is about professional development including career advice and leadership development.
How to Boost Leadership Skills – Don’t Forget the Why
Why can be a very powerful word for a leader. It can turn into a great conversation that can lead to a supervisor having a ton more information on employees.
Don’t Put up With a Toxic Work Environment; 9 Tips to Fix It
Are You in a Toxic Work Environment? Toxic work environments can really impact every aspect of your life. They can lead to extra stress, depression, excessive tiredness, and even physical illness. Although most jobs cause some sort of stress, excessive stress is something you should not have to deal with continually. If you really dread …
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9 Tips Grow Your Circle of Influence and Be a Better Leader
The Difference Between a Leader’s and Manager’s Circle of Influence Both managers and leaders have a circle of influence. The difference between a manager’s and a leader’s circle of influence is free will. Managers influence others by instilling fear. Typically subordinates listen to a manager because they fear losing their job or even worse they …
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Every Leader Messes up; 8 Tips to Get Over Mistakes
In leadership, mistakes are unavoidable. Even the best leaders make mistakes. That comes with the territory when you are expected to make the calls even when you don’t always have all the information you want. What sets great leaders apart from poor ones is how they get over mistakes. Tips to Get Past Mistakes Like …
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The Air Force Leader
What is leadership in the Air Force? Leadership is the art, science and ability to motivate, influence, guide, and coach Airmen to accomplish the mission of the Air Force. Anyone of any rank can be a leader. In the book 360 Degree Leader by John Maxwell, he discusses not only leading down but also leading …
Stop Losing MOTIVATION; 6 TIPS TO GET IN THE HABIT of Taking Action
Have you ever had a great idea? Of course you have, but did you take action. What did you do with that idea? If you’re like many people, you failed to act, lost motivation and let the idea fade away. Too often we decide to do something but never get started. We decide to start …
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The Importance of Feedback in the Workplace
The importance of feedback in the workplace can’t be understated. Feedback is one of the best tools a supervisor can use to improve his/her employees. Feedback can be both negative and positive and should occur on a continual basis. In many workplaces employees rarely receive feedback from their bosses. When feedback is given, it’s normally …
The Surprising Difference Between Managing and Leading People
The difference between managing and leading people is greater than most people realize. Managing and leading are different but very important skills to have. The best leaders know how and when to use whichever skillset is appropriate for the occasion. By definition, management is the process of dealing with or controlling things. This could mean …
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