Social media can be confusing and even threatening because of its newness and visibility. Employees have been fired over posting photos, expressing their opinions, and posting a status message on Facebook. Upon reading these tales, you’ll find that some of these stories are fair while others are unfortunate. You’ll [...]

In response to previous posts on introverts, there have been some comments about the need for a more balanced view.  This is a good point. I think the reason that so many articles address introversion is because North American culture is so rewarding of extraverted-type behaviors. But just because one is extraverted does [...]

To lead a team effectively, you must use power effectively. One common leadership mistake that is all too easy to make is to fail to find your own unique balance of power.  The balance is important because you can overuse or underuse power.

Extraversion is one of the major personality traits. Our personality stays relatively stable throughout our lives. Personality traits exist on a spectrum, so we can be low, moderate, or high on the extraversion trait. If you are low in extraversion, it is referred to as being high in introversion.

There are many great lists about how to be a great leader, what the essentials are for a high performance team, to-do lists for new managers, and books on management principles. But equally important is the What Not to Do list. Despite our best intentions, there are quite a few leadership mistakes [...]

Self-awareness is the first step to better leadership. If you don’t know what you don’t know, you cannot improve on your weaknesses. If you are unaware of your strengths, you won’t reach your potential. A lack of knowledge about who you are and how you operate can lead you to overemphasize your strengths, to the [...]

A few months ago, I attended a Leadership Development Program with mostly Gen Xers and Boomers. I believe I was the sole Gen Y attendee there. On the third day of the five-day program, we practiced coaching behaviors. The woman I was paired with had a dilemma at work where there were communication [...]

Leaders who inspire have an ability to articulate a vision in a way that appeals to us and motivates us to act. They provide purpose and meaning for the task at hand. The result of inspirational leadership is that we are willing to invest more effort, we are more encouraged, we are more confident, and [...]