It can be addictive to be the smartest person in the room and the one with the most power. But when you’re someone others have to follow, it’s easy to forget about trying to be someone others choose to follow. Here are some measures a CEO or senior executive can take to avoid common pitfalls.  READ MORE

The only way to grow as a leader is to keep learning — and if you aren’t learning and growing, you’re just wasting away. READ MORE

The Ken Blanchard Companies^®, global leader in management training and coaching, announced that its board of directors has named Scott Blanchard as the new president. READ MORE

Learning how to be a great leader starts with learning how to accept and move on from failure. READ MORE

To meet the challenges of today’s complex working environment, more organizations are employing teams, not solo practitioners, to get the job done. READ MORE

Without proper leadership from their manager, most employees end up achieving only a moderate level of performance on key tasks. READ MORE

No one wants to be known as a “never there” leader — or worse, a micromanager. As a result, most managers tend to adopt a “middle of the road” leadership style that focuses a little bit on direction and a little bit on support. That might seem like a good idea on the surface, but in reality, that style only matches a team member’s needs 25% of the time. READ MORE

In their academic paper “Identifying Primary Characteristics of Servant Leadership,” researchers Adam Focht and Michael Ponton share the results of a Delphi study they conducted with scholars in the field of servant leadership. READ MORE

A well-designed learning journey takes great content and structures it in a way that provides a fun, engaging, and culturally relevant experience for participants. READ MORE

Craig Weber, author of Influence in Action: How to Build Your Conversational Capacity, Do Meaningful Work, and Make a Powerful Difference, explores the meaning and importance of conversational capacity for strong leaders. READ MORE