How To Encourage Shy Group Or Team Members To Participate (Leading A Team) Question:As a meeting and group leader how can I encourage one extremely shy and sensitive team member to share her excellent ideas during our group meetings? One of the responsibilities of effective leadership is to harness the diverse and different talents and…
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Basics of Leadership – Models, Terms and View From The Bridge
As part of our commitment to leadership development, we’ve created a comprehensive encyclopedia of questions and answers on all aspects of leadership. Starting with basic principles and terminology, and moving into discussion of more complex real world leadership problems, we have identified the most common questions about leadership and effective leaders, and created this knowledgebase. These pages are updated often so make sure to bookmark this page so you can find it again
As a leader how should I handle chronic late comers to meetings?
Handling Employees Often Late To Meetings It may seem trivial but people take their cues about what is and is not appropriate in the workplace by looking at how leaders handle situations and “violations” of either formal or informal rules and expectations. For example, NOT addressing someone how is often late to meetings is likely…
Are you a shy or introverted person in a leadership position?
The Introverted Leader: Is That A Problem? Question: I’m a fairly shy and introverted person who was recently promoted to a management/leadership position, where I’m expected to lead, inspire and motivate others. The trouble is that I’m not comfortable being in the spotlight, and am worried that this will interfere with my success. Do you…
Using Quizzes and Leadership Assessments To Learn About Self As Leader
How Valuable Are Leadership Self-Assessments And Quizzes? Valuable But Keep Perspective The field of leadership has spawned many leadership models, and along with those models have emerged many leadership assessment instruments running the gamut from quick online quizzes, to more formal, detailed, and scientifically validated tests that are administered by testing professionals. The absolutely key…
Your Leadership Development – Your Responsibility
Help From Others Is Great But It Boils Down to You To Improve As A Leader It’s appropriate that we begin this section on self-development of leadership skills and abilities by starting with the issue of responsibility. Who is responsible for your development as a leader? Since leadership entails taking responsibility for one’s actions, it…
What is Charismatic Leadership
Is Charismatic Leadership Essential? Charismatic leadership is leadership based on the leader’s ability to communicate and behave in ways that reach followers on a basic, emotional way, to inspire and motivate. We often speak of some sports and political leaders as charismatic (or not) — an example being John F. Kennedy. It’s difficult to identify…