Leadership

How to Become a Better Leader   Introduction Everyone can be a leader, yet only a select few can become a great leader. Regardless if have worked your way up the corporate ladder or just started your own business, the route to leadership is never an easy one. Good Leader ·          Learning how to be a good leader can greatly impact the success of your team, your organization and yourself. ·          To be an effective leader, you must understand your own motivations, strengths and weaknesses. ·          Great leaders connect with their team by facilitating open communication, encouraging employee growth and development, and giving and receiving feedback. Anyone can sit in a corner office and delegate tasks, but there is more to effective leadership than that. Effective leaders have maj...

Transformational  leadership model The concept of transformational leadership started with James V. Downton in 1973 and was expanded by James Burns in 1978. In 1985, researcher Bernard M. Bass further expanded the concept to include ways for measuring the success of transformational leadership. This model encourages leaders to demonstrate authentic, strong leadership with the idea that employees will be inspired to follow suit. While Bass’ model dates to the ’70s, it’s still an effective leadership style practiced today — this style of authentic leadership never changes, just the environments it’s used in. It’s applicable across every industry, but it’s especially vital to the fast-paced tech industry where innovation and agility can make or break a company.  (White, 2018) Model for motivating innovation Transformational managers’ are innovators. They usually believe change and growth is the only way to stay ahead of the curve, so they push their employe...

Leadership Skills   Leadership Leadership is the ability of an individual or a group of individuals to influence and guide followers or other members of an organization. Leadership involves making sound and sometimes difficult decisions, creating and articulating a clear vision, establishing achievable goals and providing followers with the knowledge and tools necessary to achieve those goals. Whether one is an office manager or a project leader, all good leaders require a number of soft skills to help them positively interact with employees or team members. Effective leaders have the ability to communicate well, motivate their team, handle and delegate responsibilities, listen to feedback, and have the flexibility to solve problems in an ever-changing workplace.  (Doyle, 2018) Source :  (skillsyouneed, 2018) Skills Good Leaders Need There are a number of broad skill areas that are particularly important for leaders. These...