Archive for December, 2007
The ROI of Emotional Intelligence
A leader’s ability to use the power of emotions is key to his/her success. Research on leadership shows that highly successful leaders have greater emotional competence than their less outstanding peers. Empathy – the ability to know and feel what others experience – is the foundation of emotional intelligence. Companies ranging from health care to high tech are realizing benefits to ... Read more »
The Empowered Workforce
Empowerment is a way to increase your company’s success by involving everyone in the work force as a business partner who is highly invested in achieving outstanding results. Empowerment makes more resources available to the company because it taps the knowledge, skills, experience, motivation and commitment of each person, team and group within the company.
Empowered organizations do not come into ... Read more »
Strategic Planning: Creating the Desired Future
Leaders in a rapidly changing global environment are challenged to guide their organizations towards what seems an unpredictable future. The forces that create that future, however are emerging now and can be discerned. Leaders can avoid being victims of what is to come and instead exert more influence over the future by employing a systematic approach to strategic planning.
There ... Read more »
America Needs More Women in Leadership Roles
A 2007 study by Harvard University concludes that there is a leadership crisis in the United States. In addition the majority of those surveyed believe the country “would be better off if we had more women in leadership roles.”
Consider the following findings from this nation-wide survey:
- Over 75% believe there is a leadership crisis and have little confidence in public and private sector leaders
- 63% believe that today’s leaders are worse than ... Read more »