by Maurine Patten
Relationship management becomes more important as you assume more professional responsibility. You need skills to build bonds, inspire, influence and develop others. At the same time, you need to be open to change, …

by Laurie Weiss
A manager who coaches others needs to provide feedback that keeps them focused and on track. Feedback is also a critical element for working out relationships with coworkers, friends and family members. Unfortunately, …

by Marcia Granger
Leadership is process; it is continually in motion. Management is the product of that process, as well as its saviour. Left to itself, movement would travel on into infinity, there would be no …

by Robin and Jo Ellen
There is no right way, nor is there only one way to influence others. Everything, but everything, is a factor when influencing people. And we are, all of us, influenced by …

by Randy Siegel
Years ago, the Carnegie Institute of Technology analyzed the records of ten thousand people and concluded that while fifteen percent of success is due to training, intelligence, and skill, eighty-five percent of success …

by Rick Hubbard
“What we have here is a failure to communicate.” ~ from the movie Cool Hand Luke.
You are the leader the next door and you have to give a speech, make a presentation, …

by J. Alex Sherrer
Though we often use the term team as a catch-all for any group of people, there is a distinction between a work group and a team, and there are conditions when …

by Hemant Karandikar
Leadership is vital for any organization’s sustained success. A great leader at top makes a big difference to his or her organization. Everyone will concur with these statements. Experts in human resources field …

by Jacqueline Moore
As a business leader, one of the most important leadership skills you’ll ever demonstrate is knowing how to communicate. When you think about it, most business leadership consists of communication of one sort …

by Allan Mackintosh
I am passionate about team development and have written several articles on the subject. I am totally convinced that teams who are developed properly result not only in the overall team being developed …