Management - Leadership

And demanding longer work hours decreases rather than increases the number of actual hours they work.

Note: The following is an excerpt from the author's new book, When Leadership Improves, Everyone Wins. Realize that as leaders, we are signal senders. What signal does it send to our people when we stay on the executive floor or

If you want to be a successful leader, it's not enough to focus only on work. Learn from these 8 habits of mentally balanced leaders if you want to be successful over the long term.ed

I am one of the millions of people who has recently enjoyed a 24-minute video escape into happiness—also known as Paul McCartney Carpool Karaoke. The video is fun, it is revealing, it is touching, and it stays on your mind for days to come. That’s lovely in and of itself.  But besides Penny Lane, the…

The day started off like a normal day or so it seemed. I awoke to my alarm going off. From there, I got dressed, grabbed a quick bite to eat, and spent a relaxing day with Lok. I also tossed in a quick workout on the elliptical. However, partway through the day, I started to …

What are the attributes of a modern servant leader in business today—someone who puts the interests of others on equal footing with their own? The Ken Blanchard Companies recently completed a three-city tour piloting servant leadership content with leadership, learning, and talent development professionals in Houston, New York, and Ft. Lauderdale.  As a part of…

The workplace is evolving. Learn how managers need to change to keep up.

In the latest edition of Leaders Behaving Badly, the University of Maryland has placed multiple members of the men's football team staff on administrative leave, including head coach DJ Durkin, while the school investigates their role in creating a toxic culture that contributed to the death of offensive lineman Jordan McNair in June after a…

Becoming a disciplined leader is not for the faint of heart. A disciplined leader knows being disciplined is a choice. He also knows being disciplined is more than a choice. Leaders who are truly disciplined in their thoughts, actions, and life go the next step. These disciplined leaders know to be truly disciplined they have …

The most effective leaders are not prone to project their ideas onto the team but listen first to what ideas emerge. The best leaders, also engage with people and are truly present with them, gaining their trust and respect

With summer firmly upon us, the June (Cincinnati) HR Roundtable gathered to discuss a topic that often is misunderstood and glossed over with catch phrases and incentive programs – recognition. If you step back and consider this, companies, and especially

You were promoted to a leadership role and it's the first time you're in charge of people. There's only one problem: You've realized you don't like being a manager. Now what? Do you step down and stomach the pay cut? Or can you make this work for you? Here's the advice you need.

Dear Madeleine, My long-time boss recently left and I finally got a chance to be a manager. But soon after I stepped into the role, upper management informed me I needed to cut at least three people from my team as part of a massive company restructure. I messaged my old boss and she told…

I have a motto when it comes to honesty and transparency at work: Spin belongs in the gym, not the workplace. Spinning the truth is a way of shaping our communications to make our self, the company, or the situation appear better than it is in reality. It's become so commonplace in the corporate world…