High Maintenance Employees If you manage a team, you will at some point have a "high maintenance" employee you will need to deal with. If they contribute to the overall success of the team, your time is well spent. If they do not contribute to the te...

I love watching the show "American Idol". It is amazing to see such an incredible transformation from initial audition, to the finals show where a winner is declared. So how do these average people make this amazing transformation? Simple, they are men...

The question of whether or not it is important for you to be "liked" by your team is an interesting one. You will find that your answer may indicate more about your leadership style than you may think. Taking a look at your leadership style will ultimat...

Employee turnover impacts an organization in a variety of ways, most of which are negative. High turnover generates not only heavy tangible costs, but takes its toll on the current team members as well. So what can you do to reduce the cost of continual...

Effective leadership is a complex combination of skills, knowledge, and other "personality" qualities all rolled into one person or role. Find the right combinations, and your leadership career will prosper. But how important is it as a leader, to build...

Finding the keys to climbing the corporate ladder can be a complicated process. Many times leaders think they are doing what will make them more successful, just to find out later that someone else is passing them by. So the question is, "does your succ...

We often talk about the big debate about whether leaders or born or made. Are we just born with all the skills and traits necessary to inspire others to want to follow us, or is it more of a process of learning these skills? While that debate will go on a...