My retired father wrote a training manual for managers many years ago. He worked in HR for most of his adult life. The company he wrote the manual for no longer exists and my dad gave me permission to use his manual in my posts. I had to translate, break down and make it less …
Effective leader traits
Traits are important. It drives behavior and affect perceptions. But which traits contribute to effective leadership? Traits refers to individual attributes like personality, temperament, values, motives and needs. Some of these traits can be developed, while others are to some extend inherited. The importance of each trait depends on the situation. The characteristics of the leader must …
Managers that derail
What causes some managers to be effective and others to derail even though the looked like they have lots of potential? Researchers at the Centre of Creative learning identified traits associated with success or failure of top executives (McCall & Lombardo, 1983; Lombardo & McCauley, 1988; Van Velsor & Leslie 1995). Relevant traits/skills includes emotional stability, …
Making it Work 