In the current economic climate businesses are having to rethink and redefine the role of leadership. Leadership is commonly defined in terms of individual traits rather than institutional ones and as a role reserved for those who were born to lead.
However Leading leadership guru Warren G. Bennis thinks:
“The most dangerous leadership myth is leaders are born–that there is a genetic factor to leadership. This myth asserts people simply either have certain charismatic qualities or not. That’s nonsense; in fact, the opposite is true. Leaders are made rather than born.” Read the rest of "Leadership Skills – Are Great Leaders Born or Made?"
Posted by Heather Buckley in Management & Leadership, New Free Resources, Personal Development on September 24th, 2009| No Comments »
“I just wanted to to thank you for the course (Leadership Skills Training) held yesterday. They have all come back from the day enthusing about both the course and the trainer. They certainly seem to have gained a lot from the day and are confident, motivated and excited about putting the skills they have learned into practice.” Derinne Pargiter – DPAS - Leadership Training course in Brighton, Sussex.
WHAT MAKES A GREAT LEADER?
1. Good Judgement
The ability to evaluate facts to com up with possible courses of action in order to make sound decisions. Sound judgement allows leaders to make suitable decisions in the direction and training employees.
Posted by Heather Buckley in Management & Leadership, New Free Resources, Personal Development on September 24th, 2009| No Comments »
Resolving conflict 5 top Tips.
There is nothing more destructive and unhelpful to a project or working environment than conflict and if not resolved quickly or efficiently it can often get out of hand and make working together very difficult or in some cases impossible. Here are some quick pointers in how to resolve conflict:
Organise a meeting.
Intervene! Don’t just stand by and let the situation get worse, nip it in the bud before it gets out of hand. Arrange a meeting between the two different sides, with you there, so that they can talk out their problems in a measured and responsible way.
Try to understand.
Make sure that you know what the cause of the confrontation is, the more you understand the more you will be able to help and more quickly resolve the problem. Not only this but you will have a far greater chance of making sure it doesn’t recur.
Posted by Heather Buckley in Management & Leadership, New Free Resources, Personal Development on September 17th, 2009| No Comments »
