Is Q4 Leadership Too Soft? People who’ve worked with our Dimensional Model of management behavior have either asked this question or heard others ask it: Is Q4 behavior really tough enough? They may agree that Q4 behavior provides real skills for leading, involving, and motivating others. Yet, they worry that the Q4 collaborative leadership style…
How well do managers listen? How effective are they at gaining commitment—as opposed to compliance? To what extent do they involve the other person in discussion—versus telling them what to do? It’s been said that there are two kinds of leaders: leaders who listen and leaders who don’t listen. We wanted to find out what…
Did you know that there are positive and negative tensions in the workplace? And that if you as a leader regulate it properly, the result is effective tension, which can generate increase productivity? It’s all part of making Common Sense Common Practice. Learn how to achieve effective tension and its benefits in this article. Common Sense…
You have your strategic vision. Now how do you execute it? Or, as Jim Collins put it in Good to Great, how do you get the right people on the bus to carry out your strategy? We’ll lay out a 7 step plan. How Do You Get the Right Person on the Bus As leaders,…
Styles of Leadership Impact Success What makes the difference between the leader who rises steadily through the ranks of an organization versus the derailed executive whose career mysteriously jumps the track, short of expectations? A study by Psychological Associates suggests that a major factor governing executive success is leadership style. A majority of the successful…
This article lays out the importance of having a clear organizational vision–mission, vision, and values. You will learn how to develop this for your company, and how it helps create a high performance culture. Laying the Foundation for High Performance with Mission, Vision & Values “If they can put a man on the moon, we…
Resiliency is a valuable trait in good times, but when crisis strikes it’s vital. But what determines how an individual will react to adversity? Is resiliency a natural-born trait, or a skill that can be developed? And how can leaders model these qualities and support their teams? We address these questions, and more, in The…
Why is Succession Planning Important? One of the most disruptive things that can happen to a company is the sudden need to replace a leader. A CEO Succession Planning Survey from Heidrick & Struggles and Stanford University found that more than half of companies today cannot immediately name a successor to their CEO should the…
“I don’t get any respect” is a mantra heard in offices throughout corporate America. Indeed, the common wisdom is that employees don’t leave their jobs — they leave their bosses. But employee retention might not actually be about simply getting respect from the boss. It might be bosses’ inability to inspire with a blend of energy and charisma. Download…
More than ever, today’s business culture has shifted from the individuals diligently working alone at their desks, to teams working together. Teamwork sounds great, in theory, but anytime you put varying groups of individuals together, there is the potential for conflicting points of view with negative consequences for the group — and the organization. In…
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