Category: FAQ-Leadership
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
Leadership Errors – Failure To Teach and Develop Others
Training and Development of Subordinates – An Important Leadership Function If you think of a leader as “the boss”, or “the commander”, standing alone at the head of an organization and running things, the training and development of others in…
Should Leaders Admit Their Mistakes?
There is a school of thought that leaders should not admit when they have made mistakes, presumably because there is a belief that by doing so, they lose credibility and power. You can often see this operating in politics, where…
Only A Small Number of People Can Be Effective Leaders – Leadership Myth or Truth?
Truer Than Most People Think If you look at lists of leadership myths often you will find one that suggests that it is inaccurate to suggest that leadership ability is restricted to a small number of people. Like many assumptions…
You Need To Be Popular, or Well-Liked To Be An Effective Leader (Leadership Myths)
Link Between Likeability And Leadership Effectiveness? It’s not surprising we tend to couple popularity with leadership effectiveness, since most of then tend to attribute various positive qualities to those we like. It’s called the halo effect. However, while there may…
Effective Leadership Requires [fill in the blank] – The Over-Riding Myth
The Primary Myth About Effective Leadership If you read about leadership, or attend seminars given by even the great leaders, you’ll often be told that “effective leadership requires [fill in the blank]” where the blank is filled in by some…
Leadership Requires Formal Power and Authority – Myth or Truth?
Leadership Requires Formal Power and Authority OR Leadership Not Restricted To Formal Position? When we think about leaders, we almost always think about people who have or had formal positions of power — politicians, corporate executives, sports coaches, etc, probably because…
