It’s a leadership misinterpretation I see frequently. Executives rise through the ranks of their company, but when reaching the top or moving to a new company, they sometimes fail to adapt to the new ...

Of all the leadership theories available, transformational leadership is a uniquely effective way for leaders to inspire followers to perform better and work harder. Introduced in 1978 by James Burns, ...

When facing persistent, resistant challenges, leaders often surrender to poor results or invest in change efforts that waste time and resources. And yet it’s possible to influence behavior with ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Defining the team’s direction as propounded by the leader is a crucial success factor and helps maximize effectiveness and make a ...

Ego and pride have caused the downfall of many great civilizations, organizations and leaders throughout history. While ego is necessary to motivate progress and achievement, uncontrolled ego ...

In our last post, we referenced the need for a framework of ethical leadership. Here we will discuss ethical influence. There are many ways of defining leadership. Professor Peter Northouse defines it ...

One thing, however, has become undeniably clear to me throughout my career: Influence might be the most crucial leadership trait that separates the good from the truly exceptional. Influence is a real ...

As a company officer in the twilight of my career, I have seen so many good and bad examples of leadership. I was exposed to some incredible leaders, both formal and informal, during my four years of ...

When my sister Inbal and I, along with our late colleague Julie Greene and with John Kinyon, founded BayNVC in 2002, one of our top priorities was to create ongoing generations of leaders. This was ...