Given the importance of leadership, many organizations substantially invest in developing their current and future leaders. They have thoughtful and effective leadership development programs that combine training, practice, and cultivation--all intended to professionally grow and nurture leaders. Like many organizations, the Unites [...]
The COVID-19 pandemic has made virtual teams a reality in almost every organization. Having proven effective, convenient and cost-effective, virtual represents a new team dynamic that is here to stay. New team dynamics require new leadership skills. With team members [...]
The advantages of being an unethical leader tend to be few and short-lived. A quick profit, a deceptive use of resources, an illusory promise may gain an easy advantage, but those deceived are not likely let it happen a second [...]
In times of uncertainty, stress is inevitable. Lacking a reasonable level of confidence in future events and their outcomes possess significant challenges to devising strategies, making decisions, and taking decisive action--particularly when the risks are great. Taking no action at [...]
In these tumultuous times, it is not 'business as usual' and it likely will never be what it once was. So, what do we do? Specifically, what can leaders do to successfully navigate their organization thorough uncertainty and crisis? [...]
In this time of COVED-19 induced locked downs and shut-ins, working remotely has become a new normal. With remote workers comes the need for virtual leadership. The majority of research on remote leadership effectiveness is not encouraging. But one study [...]
According to Forbes (2017), “when a company has an innovative culture, it'll grow easily, despite the fact that the creative process isn't always simple.” An innovative culture requires innovators. But how do we identify them, and once identified, how do [...]
According to business expert Peter Drucker, "Wherever you see a successful business, someone once made a courageous decision." And courageous decisions are never needed more than during times of crisis. All crises have distinct features: they are time-sensitive, pose significant risks [...]
We all make mistakes. No matter the level of preparation, effort or experience, mistakes are going to happen. The differentiator between success and failure, however, isn’t necessarily the mistakes made as much as it is in how we deal [...]
With a raging global pandemic, a barrage of natural disasters and incendiary social issues boiling all around us, leaders today face unprecedented challenges. Those tied too closely to traditional ways of operating will be hampered in their search for success [...]
The search for the psychological factors contributing to our success, or failure, has been a lengthy pursuit stretching from the dawn of time. We want to embrace what will help us succeed and discard the baggage impeding progress. One of [...]
With the explosive growth of virtual teams, the question arises: ‘what can leaders do to maximize the performance of their virtual teams?’ A recently published study provides some helpful answers (Mysirlaki & Paraskeva, 2019). Data analysis from a survey [...]
With a pandemic running rampant and political turmoil at every turn, these are indeed difficult and uncertain times. The future is an unsettling unknown. Interestingly, research reveals that it in times like these people become either pessimistic or optimistic (Rigotti, [...]
The ability to make high-stakes decisions in times of crisis is a critical leadership skill. A research study examined the decision-making processes of successful crisis leaders to identify their decision-making traits (Oroszi, 2018). As any leader who has experienced a [...]
We studied experts’ perceptual capacities to identify factors they attend to in order to dominate their domains of expertise (Schempp & Woorons, 2018). Interestingly, we found little difference in the number of factors perceived between the novices and experts. Experts, [...]
