The best thing about working for a boss is the opportunity to learn from both good and negative examples of leadership. There are five common leadership habits, behaviors and approaches that you will see in a lousy boss. Want to be a terrible boss? Here is your blueprint:
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What Will It Take for Women to Get Ahead in Leadership?
What will it take? What has to happen before women show up in more leadership roles in U.S. businesses? The numbers represent an extremely disturbing trend. Although women make up over half the U.S. population, in addition to being more than 49 percent of the labor force, they still inexplicably absent in leadership in both public andContinue reading “What Will It Take for Women to Get Ahead in Leadership?”
Leadership: It’s the Little Things That Count
How would your employees describe you? Modest? Considerate? Approachable? Frequently, these terms describe some of those at the top of the corporate world—people like Warren Buffett and Amazon’s Jeff Bezos. They are CEOs beloved by their employees and are leaders not only on business, but in the values of their corporations. Most bosses have notContinue reading “Leadership: It’s the Little Things That Count”
Leadership: It's the Little Things That Count
How would your employees describe you? Modest? Considerate? Approachable? Frequently, these terms describe some of those at the top of the corporate world—people like Warren Buffett and Amazon’s Jeff Bezos. They are CEOs beloved by their employees and are leaders not only on business, but in the values of their corporations. Most bosses have notContinue reading “Leadership: It's the Little Things That Count”
Learning from a Bad Boss
Many things (both good and bad) can happen in the workplace. One of worst is working under a bad boss. The way a boss can be bad is as varied as management styles—a bad boss can either disrespectful, incompetent offensive, arrogant or any combination. They could even be a decent person, but have poor leadership skills. Having a lousy boss doesn’tContinue reading “Learning from a Bad Boss”