The following listings provide a good checklist of traits, characteristics, and attributes effect leaders should have or want to develop. Compare your leadership assets and talents with those discussed here to determine how current your leadership skills are. How are your critical thinking skills? Check out the listing devoted to developing and improving critical thinking skills. Also, see if you agree that leading a group is different from managing a group.
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By Ram Charan
- Here is an excerpt of Ram Charan's book 'Know-How: The 8 Skills That Separate People Who Perform From Those Who Don't'. This excerpt lists the qualities successful leaders possess.
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By Susan M. Heathfield
- The word leader can be included in your job title, but it doesn't mean that you do lead and others follow you. Let the tips within this article help to ensure that others will follow as you perform your leadership role.
(Added: 20-Apr-2007 Hits: 108
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By Donald Clark
- Leaders are excellence builders. This a good discussion of traits and attributes that are universal in every great leader.
(Added: 21-Feb-2007 Hits: 148
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By Tom Peters
- "You think the past five years were nuts? You ain't seen nothin' yet! It's only going to get weirder, tougher, and more turbulent. Which means that leadership will be more important than ever -- and more confusing". This article was published in February of 2001 and made some predictions about the roles of leaders in business. Compare these predictions with how you perceive the leadership role currently.
(Added: 12-Mar-2007 Hits: 104
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By n a
- There is an increased emphasis on leadership excellence in the business environment today. Learn how personal boldness and empathy are useful for today's successful leaders.
(Added: 2-Feb-2007 Hits: 89
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By n a
- Take a look at the different personality styles in leadership versus management. Each has different attitudes toward goals, their basic conceptions of what work entails, their relationships with others, and their sense of self (or self-identity) and how it develops. Leading resources and managing resources are vastly different activities.
(Added: 2-Feb-2007 Hits: 80
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By n a
- Find out how to best manage the performance a team member with a bad attitude. Learn how to focus on the behaviors that demonstrate bad attitudes.
(Added: 5-Nov-2007 Hits: 75
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By Christine W. Zust
- Procrastination is NOT a good leadership attribute. Here are some good tips to help you stay on top of your to-do list. Share them with your staff so that good quality work is delivered on time and on budget.
(Added: 12-Mar-2007 Hits: 62
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