Author: Robert Bacal

Site owner, author, management consultant, trainer, specializing in dealing with difficult, angry, and hostile people.

Do leaders need to be liked in order to be successful?

This is an important question, and one that trips up relatively inexperience leaders, or those that may not be able to become effective leaders. We all want to be liked, and the desire to be liked can cause inexperienced leaders…

Leadership Credibility – Why is it SO Important

Importance Of Credibility For Leadership Success First, if there is one defining characteristic of leaders who are effective over long periods of time, it’s that they behave in ways that cause people to see them as credible. That means that…

Where does trust fit in terms of effective leadership?

Without Trust, Can There Be Effective Leadership? Trust is one of the most critical elements in the leading-following equation. People who are in leadership roles in any organization cannot succeed over the long term unless there is some sense of…

Is leadership about using the right “techniques”?

Technique, Yes, But There’s More Involved With Leading If leadership was ONLY about using the right techniques to plan, or inspire, or communicate, our world would probably be much better off, since it would be fairly easy to create great…

How do beliefs and values affect leadership behavior?

Implicit Beliefs, Articulated Beliefs and Beliefs In Action The effects of values and beliefs on leadership behavior is an interesting field. And it’s a bit more complicated then one would think at first glance. The link between links and values…

Is it possible to be an effective leader without being a great manager?

Leadership Success Without Management Expertise? The answer is yes. It is possible to be successful as a leader without being a great manager or possessing excellent management skills, because while the skills necessary for leadership and management overlap considerably, there…