Tag: leadership skills

  • Performance Appraisal – the Pros and Cons of 360 degree Evaluations

    Using 3600 for evaluative purposes can be caustic and has the potential to deconstruct an otherwise great workplace culture.

  • The Defining Characteristics of Servant Leadership

    by Refresh Leadership on August 28, 2018 in Emerging Leaders, Inspiration and Motivation Think back to the best boss you’ve ever had. What qualities set them apart from the rest? Did they show confidence in their decisions and consideration for how they affected others? Did they strive to gain understanding about difficult situations rather than simply reacting? Did they put a…

  • Servant Leadership – How Meeting the Needs of Your Team Can Make You a More Effective Leader

    A good objective of leadership is to help those who are doing poorly to do well and to help those who are doing well to do even better.– Jim Rohn, American entrepreneur. By the Mind Tools Content Team Why Servant Leadership? Through servant leadership, your team learns to trust you,  knowing that you are  “there for them.” …

  • 10 Things “Best Bosses” Do  

    Excerpt from book “Good Boss, Bad Boss” by Robert Sutton,PhD To be a great boss, you’ve got to think and act as if it is all about you; your success depends on being fixated on yourself. Develop and Sustain Self-Awareness This ought to be at the top of the list for every boss. David Dunning,…

  • 5 Steps to Avoid Leadership Pitfalls

    Avoid Leadership Pitfalls: Direction Vs Speed: On a fast train to the wrong destination? Posted on 10-01-2017, by: Elizabeth McCormick   Have you ever had a day where your wheels spin a bit slower?  Have you noticed your team not putting the usual miles in at the office? Could it be burnout?  The need for a…