Management - Leadership

Imagine you’ve just proposed to the love of your life. You’ve gone up to the bar to order drinks. Then you hear gunfire. Terrorists have stormed the beach. They’re gunning down anyone and everyone that moves. Including your new fiance. This is how American Assassin starts. Mitch Rapp (Dylan O’Brien) thus begins his journey for […]

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Heading into leadership, you’re starry eyed and hopeful. You have great ambition. And you know you’re going to get things done. Then reality hits. Leadership is hard. Harder than you expected at least. When you entered leadership, you didn’t know everything. You still don’t. But there are some key things every leader must know. I […]

The amount of direction and support people receive from their manager directly impacts the efficiency and quality of their work. Without it, people are left to their own devices, have to fake it until they make it, and learn primarily through trial and error. Eventually people get there—but it comes with a cost, says Ann…

Effective leaders don’t have to be charismatic, but a certain mind-set is required.

The Hitman’s Bodyguard contains Samuel L. Jackson (who played Nick Fury in the Avengers) and Ryan Reynolds (the man behind Deadpool). These two bring a fun air to the irreverent yet enjoyable new movie The Hitman’s Bodyguard. Ryan Reynold’s character Michael Bryce is tasked with protecting the successful hitman Darius Kincaid (played by Samuel L. […]

Do your employees come to work just to collect paychecks? Want them to become brand evangelists? Then, place “fun” on the top of your HR strategy. Seriously. The competitive marketplace for top talent is ruthless. Being a bland, vanilla, or,

No one like a Debbie Downer leader. By being negative, you’re bringing down everyone else. You don’t want this. It’s not only bad for morale, it’s bad for you. You lose your authority. You lose respect. And you lose the right to hold people accountable when THEY complain (how dare they, right?!?). That’s why we […]

In 1986, Stephen King released the terrifying horror novel It. Then came the TV mini-series It in 1990 with Tim Curry as the evil clown Pennywise. Now, Stephen King’s It is released to the big screen. Starring Bill Skarsgård as Pennywise the clown and a cast of young up and coming actors, It brings thrills, chills, and […]

Confidence is a belief in one’s ability to succeed. It comes from within and must be nurtured. A healthy level of confidence leads to the capacity to overcome fear, which can result in growth and accomplishment. A low confidence level can come from something as simple as a lack of experience and expertise in a…

Successful leaders are intensely curious. Instead of giving quick answers, they ask great questions.

It's not about a position or title. It's about the actions you take.

When I began diving deep into the personal development world, I was fed a lie. I was told not to do this one specific activity. Years later I regret buying into the lie. Successful people don’t do this. Successful people run fast and far from this. And successful people don’t partake in this activity at […]

People often avoid difficult situations or confrontation, but leaders should leverage healthy conflict to get the most out of teams.

Leadership is such a complicated idea. One we try to boil down to trite quotes and phrases. We’ve all heard “Leadership is influence. Plain and simple.” or “Leadership is the impact you on another person’s life.” or maybe “Leadership is doing the right thing.” These leadership quotes are great. They give us an idea of […]

The battle for talent is as fierce as it has been in nearly a decade, prompting business leaders to reexamine people strategies and practices in order to be competitive. It’s also underscoring the importance of employee recognition – and for good reason.

Maybe in your particular vision of the future of work, you imagine factories full of robots, automating commonplace tasks, while human beings orchestrate the work’s ultimate goals and intent. Perhaps you think of the working population’s shifting demographics, with the

One of my favorite podcasters Pat Flynn’s, of Smart Passive Income and Ask Pat, favorite movie is Back To The Future. So, I figured why not use Back To The Future as the first “flashback” Reel Leadership article. Leadership lessons from @PatFlynn’s favorite movie #BackToTheFuture Click To Tweet The year was 1985 when Steven Spielberg […]