One of the most important aspects of corporate management is learning how to develop your leadership skills. While you may have the qualifications necessary to be a manager, this doesn’t always mean you’re a good boss. Learning how to guide, encourage, support and motivate your employees is something that takes time and effort. For many… Read more »
You probably know that being a great entrepreneur also involves being a great leader. If you are the founder and the visionary behind the company — no one else can or should lead. While it might be difficult to define what makes a good leader effective, there are a number of habits that they tend to… Read more »
It’s not unusual for promising new projects to end badly. At times, the issue seems to be a project manager’s perseverance. The PM running the project persists with a crippled venture when he should have long ago bailed out of their course of action. At other times, it seems that disappointing interim results demolish all hope for… Read more »
Much has been written about different styles of leadership. These writings praise or criticize respective leadership styles and make it seem as though the choice should be made based on the qualities of the person who will do the leading. Either a leader is autocratic or charismatic, serving or inspiring. But is it really a… Read more »
Outstanding leaders pull their businesses to the top and keep them there, bringing in potentially millions in profits and creating brands that stand the test of time. Most of them have their individual preferences and trade secrets, of course, but they excel in their industries primarily because they acknowledge and follow a surprisingly very similar… Read more »
We have already seen the demand for talent in the energy industry rise due to the quick growth our industry is experiencing. The trickle of Baby Boomers retiring has started, and it is predicted that the trickle will turn to a mass exodus in as little as 5 years from now. How will the American Workforce… Read more »
If you want your business to succeed, you must not only recruit the best talent, but also make sure that you keep your employees motivated. Staff who are motivated are far more productive assets for your business. If you’re new to running a company, or have never really considered motivation before, here are five essentials… Read more »
Most organizations invest a great deal of time and resources into their training programs, giving employees the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary for their roles. H owever, many companies focus heavily on training without realizing the advantages of employee development. Understanding the role of development in conjunction with training will greatly increase the chances of… Read more »
Employers often ask a lot of their staff. They expect them to show up to work with smiles on their faces and settle in to enjoy a day of solid, hard work. But many employees are often disengaged with their jobs and, as a result, become less productive. Few employers realize that they can take… Read more »
While technology has advanced by leaps and bounds over the last half century, human evolution has yet to make the necessary adjustments to adapt. Even though we’ve been conducting conference calls since the days of the party line in the 1950s, many subtleties of face-to-face conversations are lost when our conversations go from the boardroom… Read more »
