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What Can You Do to Promote Gender Equality at Work?

Posted on September 12, 2017 by Michelle Riklan

In 1911, millions of men and women in Denmark, Switzerland, Austria, and Germany marched on rallies during the first International Woman’s Day. They fought for the right of every woman to work, hold public office, and vote. Today, we have come far in terms of women’s rights, but there’s still so much we can do to close the gap between…

Don’t Accept that Management Job UNTIL You Ask Yourself these Questions

Posted on March 29, 2016 by Editor

For many people, getting a management role seems like the most obvious option in climbing their career ladder. While it’s true that nobody aspires to work at an entry-level job for the rest of their lives, the truth is that a leadership role isn’t for everyone. No, I don’t mean that you have to be born with it. Having a…

Admitting Your Mistakes, Your Highway Ticket to Maturing as a Leader

Posted on December 3, 2015 by Editor

Article originally posted at http://www.leadersinstitute.com/admitting-your-mistakes-your-key-to-maturing-as-a-leader. Would you rather die than admit you made a mistake? It’s midnight and three hours have passed but you’re still tossing and turning on your bed. You know your alarm will ring in a few hours, but you don’t want it to. The thought of admitting, in front of your team, that you made a…

Good Leadership Change Whiners and Pessimists into Top Performers

Posted on December 3, 2015 by Editor

Article originally posted at http://www.leadersinstitute.com/good-leadership-change-whiners-and-pessimists-into-top-performers. A pessimist can bring down a whole team without trying. But that doesn’t mean you should ignore the pessimists in your team completely. In some cases, these people can add a touch of realism into an overly optimistic team. As a leader, you have two options here: convert the pessimists and whiners into cautious top…

Bosses Beware: Are You Exhibiting Symptoms of Bad Leadership?

Posted on December 3, 2015 by Editor

Article originally posted at http://www.leadersinstitute.com/bosses-beware-are-you-exhibiting-symptoms-of-bad-leadership. Do you sometimes think your team hates you? Do you sometimes feel that they question your decisions behind your back? Does your team lack faith in your ability to lead them? Do you resent them for feeling this way? Or are you curious to know why they’re like that in the first place? As the…

How to Have More Big Wins by Pushing Your Team through Small Wins

Posted on December 3, 2015 by Editor

Article originally posted at http://www.leadersinstitute.com/create-more-big-wins-by-celebrating-your-teams-small-wins. About 65% of employees don’t feel valued by their boss, according to a study by CareerBuilder. You might think it’s time consuming or expensive to celebrate if the accomplishment is just a small progress in an ongoing project, or an otherwise unnoticeable upward movement in a long term goal. It’s not like your team was…

5 Signs Your Team Needs a Teambuilding Event

Posted on December 2, 2015 by Editor

Article originally posted at http://www.leadersinstitute.com/5-signs-team-needs-teambuilding-event. The word “Teambuilding” alone is enough to get some rolling their eyes and checking their calendar for a scheduling conflict. And while many of our first thoughts of teambuilding go to a comical episode of The Office or a YouTube video of an exercise gone wrong, the process of teambuilding, in whatever form it takes,…

5 Leadership lessons we can Learn from Iron Man 3

Posted on November 5, 2015 by Editor

We can all learn something from what’s going on around us; the kids running around, your family and even from the movies you watch. Without further ado, I present to you the lessons I learned from Iron Man: Scene 1: When Tony and Killian met for the first time, Killian was a limping, over-enthusiastic guy with a brilliant idea. Tony…

A Leader’s Guide to Profiling the 5 Common Trouble Makers in the Office

Posted on November 5, 2015 by Editor

Article originally posted at http://www.leadersinstitute.com/a-leaders-guide-to-profiling-the-5-common-trouble-makers-in-the-office. There will always be difficult employees in any organization; even Fortune 500 companies have rotten tomatoes in them. Sun Tzu said in Art of War, “It is said that if you know your enemies and know yourself, you will not be imperiled in a hundred battles; if you do not know your enemies but do…

Be the Boss or Face the Consequences of Undermanagement

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Michelle Riklan

What do you get when you put together employees with diverse personalities, work backgrounds, different temperaments, habits, and varying levels of weirdness? Chaos. But nowadays, that’s what most managers call a “team,” and the difficulty of handling such team doesn’t stop with aforementioned differences. In fact, that’s just the start. Add a dash of disregard for authority, laziness, lack of…

What is President’s Day?

Posted on February 17, 2013 by Michelle Riklan

For some, Presidents’ Day is intended to honor all the American presidents, but most significantly George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. Both considered important leaders of the United States and remembered for their unique contributions for shaping The Nation. Whether you are in job search mode or simply keeping your career materials up-to-date, I recommend that you ask yourself the following…

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Don’t Accept that Management Job UNTIL You Ask Yourself these Questions

Admitting Your Mistakes, Your Highway Ticket to Maturing as a Leader

Good Leadership Change Whiners and Pessimists into Top Performers

Bosses Beware: Are You Exhibiting Symptoms of Bad Leadership?

How to Have More Big Wins by Pushing Your Team through Small Wins

5 Signs Your Team Needs a Teambuilding Event

5 Leadership lessons we can Learn from Iron Man 3

A Leader’s Guide to Profiling the 5 Common Trouble Makers in the Office

Be the Boss or Face the Consequences of Undermanagement

What is President’s Day?

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