Essential Leadership Skills for any leader or manager. Contains articles and block writings on leadership, leadership skills, management skills for both new and seasoned leaders and managers.
Leadership lessons – What leaders and managers actually do? · We have been talking lately a lot about leadership skills and abilities. I think it is time to spend a little time on what leaders and managers actually do in their work, so we have a bit of a clearer target to start aiming at …
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Essential Leadership Skills: Say “No” – even to your boss · To be a high performer at your work and advance quickly on your career, you have to be able to focus on things that matter. This means that you have to be able to focus on your high priority topics and have to be …
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How to become a leader – 12 Most important leadership skills · “What are the most important leadership skills and abilities?” “How can I become a leader?” “What leadership skills should I learn to become a leader or manager?” “What leadership skills and qualities should a good leader have?” I hear these questions quite often and …
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What are good (business) leaders made of? · There is a reason why good business leaders are relatively rare, sought after and well-paid. Being a truly competent, confident, credible, and strong leader goes much deeper and wider than learning a few leadership and management skills. It requires a complete package of identity, traits, character, mindset, …
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Leadership Lessons: False beliefs and misconceptions about leaders and management careers · There are many misconceptions about leaders, leadership, and building management careers. These misconceptions are very limiting and prevent too many people from even thinking about starting a management career or becoming a leader. I have listed and broken down the most common misconceptions …
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Pursuing a leadership career – why should you lead? · A bit more philosophical article today, as I am pondering the reasons for pursuing a leadership career despite all the challenges it brings to our lives. This article is all about your reasons to become a leader and why should you lead. Leadership and leading …
Essential Leadership Skills: Leading up · The skill of leading up is important for efficient and smooth cooperation with your manager and upper management. In the article series of essential leadership skills, we now have a look at leading up, why it is important and how to do it. If you feel that your manager or …
Leadership lessons: Your identity – you are not your title and position · When you ask people who they are, their answers are often something like project manager, developer, engineer, director, vice president, CEO etc., even outside the work environment. While your work and title are a part of your identity, you should not let …
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Essential Leadership Skills: How to Lead Remotely · Current situation with COVID-19 and lockdowns have changed how we work (at least for a now), as many of us haven’t probably trained or even thought about long-time remote work and leading completely remote teams before. While many of us are already used to home office days …
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Essential Leadership skills: Act like a leader, talk like a leader, become a leader · Once you start to act like a leader and talk like a leader, you are well on your way to becoming one. Here are just a few simple mindsets and patterns of behaviour that will set you on the right …
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