Before he hit eighteen, Fred Swaniker had lived in Ghana, Gambia, Botswana and Zimbabwe. What he learned from a childhood across Africa was that while good leaders can't make much of a difference in societies with strong institutions, in...

How much should business leaders speak out about threats to democracy? It's a question many corporations are wrestling with these days. Business and democracy leader Daniella Ballou-Aares shows why companies have both the ability and the...

South Africa transitioned to democracy in the 1990s with a visionary constitution, but the promises of that constitution are largely unfulfilled to this day. Public leader Lindiwe Mazibuko explores how poor leadership failed to deliver a...

Companies are counting on their future leaders to manage with more speed, flexibility and trust than ever before. But how can middle managers climb the corporate ladder while also challenging the way things have always been done?...

What makes a great leader? Management theorist Simon Sinek suggests, it’s someone who makes their employees feel secure, who draws staffers into a circle of trust. But creating trust and safety — especially in an uneven economy — means...

The world is full of leadership programs, but the best way to learn how to lead might be right under your nose. In this clear, candid talk, Roselinde Torres describes 25 years observing truly great leaders at work, and shares the three...

Work that's dictated by a fixed schedule, place and job description doesn't make sense anymore, says leadership expert Debbie Lovich. In light of the cultural shift towards remote work sparked by the pandemic, Lovich gives three...

How to speak like a leader. Leadership communication skills often boil down to four key differences when compared to the average person.

How leaders communic

ate:

1. Leaders speak concisely. They figure out what...

Leader-Member Exchange Theory is deeply problematic. In fact, I don’t like it. But it may be a model you want to adopt. It is certainly a theory you need to understand, so you can avoid its Dark Side.

If you want to become a leader, Avoid These 8 Behaviors. These are the deal-breaker behaviors the people around you will see and mentally disqualify you from being a leader.

Leaders communicate the vision, the inspiration for an organization while managers are there to establish, monitor and measure procedures and their rollout. With a results-focused culture, leaders should communicate compellingly any case...

These 3 key behaviors will make you come across as the leader in the room. And once you see these 3 skills, you'll be able to notice that most effective leaders demonstrate them. This video will help you reverse-engineer those skills.

Effective Groups and Leaders explores the qualities and characteristics of effective groups and leaders.

Learn how to emerge as a leader in four key ways. You don't have to wait for a position to become available before you begin to display leadership skills.

In this video, Peter Wallbridge discusses the qualities of a brilliant leader. He highlights three key factors: a track record of results, setting a compelling vision, and engaging people in activities that lead to achieving goals. Peter...

This video is about proactive leadership and the traits of a proactive leader. It highlights the importance of effective planning, time management, teamwork, and maintaining a humble attitude. It also emphasizes the qualities of a...

What do Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Hitler have in common? They were all obsessively studied by Jim Jones, the cult leader who convinced and coerced more than 900 members of his "People's Temple" to commit suicide in the...

What is Leader Decision Making? How does leader decision making fit into behavioral leadership study?

The leader–member exchange theory is a relationship-based approach to leadership that focuses on the two-way relationship between leaders and followers.

What is Leader Decision Making? How does leader decision making fit into behavioral leadership study?

The wild ride of 2020 continued this week with the news that the leader of North Korea, Kim Jong Un was in a critical condition and that his continued leadership of the nation was not necessarily guaranteed. This has, of course,...

In his book, The New Leaders, Daniel Goleman and his co-authors set out 6 leadership styles for team leaders.

This leadership theory looks at the specific ways leaders and followers develop high-quality relationships. The relative quality-level of these relationships direclty influences both employees' productivity and satifaction as well as the...

Dr. Jacek Polubiec is an educational leader who spent over twenty years teaching and supervising urban schools. He holds Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from City College of New York, Masters of Arts degree from Queens College, Master of...