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…
Category: FAQ-Leadership Skills, Actions & Behaviors
We can talk about leadership traits, abilities, values, and personalities, but there’s a bottom line regarding effective leadership. Good leaders have different skills, and act and behave differently than do less effective leaders.
Leaders Getting Their Hands Dirty – Jumping In
Team Leadership: Should A Leader Take Over During Crunch Time? Question: I have recently been promoted to group leader so I am now leading my former co-workers. In spite of being new to the leadership game, things are running smoothly. My question for you is did you think it’s a good idea for me to…
Getting Information From Others – A Leadership Skill
Communication – Key To Leadership Success When most people think about communication linked to effective leadership, they usually think about “sending information” or communication TO others. That’s certainly important, but it’s easy to forget that getting information FROM others is as important, or even more important, than communicating TO others. Below is a brief outline…
Leading The Shy, Quiet and Reticent Team Members
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…
Why should leaders delegate?
Delegation is one of the most important management skills for leaders. The benefits are huge, both for the leader, for staff, and for the organization. We’ve created a short delegation cheatsheet or helpcard where we’ve outlined the purposes, and benefits of delegation in addition to teaching you how to do it properly. Here’s a section…
What is Servant Leadership? (Greenleaf)
Servant Leadership – A Collaborative Approach Servant leadership is an approach to leadership coined and explained by Robert Greenleaf who suggests that effective leadership is not about doing something TO followers, or manipulating people, but involves serving their needs (hence the use of the word servant). That’s not to say the needs and goals of…