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When does your consideration for a subordinate’s or colleague’s feelings, as a trade-off for being honest about their poor performance or behaviour become counter productive? When does tolerance …

What is a leader? Leaders are not people who have authority over others. Leaders are not people who subscribe to the tens or hundreds of leadership models as …

Leaders, it is said, have the responsibility to “do the right things” and managers have the responsibility to “do things right”. In doing the right things leaders make …

Being a genuine leader means balancing optimism and action with high self-awareness. Here’s how the diary of a genuine leader might look. 10/01/2005: Finally got board approval for …

Managing people’s performance is not as difficult as many people think. I find so many people do it poorly not because it is difficult, but because they do …

My wife has a bee in her bonnet. Several actually, but the one that gets her most is the lack of professionalism she comes across in everyday life. …

Motivating people is a myth. People cannot be motivated by others. They are motivated from within. Leaders can however, set up an environment in which people are able …