The Capacity to Face Reality
Intellectual honesty is strongly interrelated to management style. It is framed by the capacity to face the realities confronting leaders, their willingness to have their thinking challenged by...
View ArticleEmotional Bonds are a Reflection of a Leader’s Effectiveness
While emotional bonds are a reflection of a leader’s effectiveness, they also are the underpinnings of credibility, trust, validity and legitimacy. This is a cyclical relationship since these...
View ArticleLegitimacy: The Sole Basis of Leadership
The fundamental essence of leadership is legitimacy, whose substance is based upon authority and validity. While authority is conferred, validity is earned through the development of credibility, trust...
View ArticleProfessional Credibility Evaluates the Leader’s Professional Abilities
Where personal credibility assesses the leader as a trustworthy individual, professional credibility evaluates the leader’s professional abilities. However, both are closely aligned, as questions or...
View ArticleLeaders Possess a Deeply Embedded Sense of Purpose
Many of great leaders universally started their careers as ambitious individuals. They didn’t limit themselves to simply working to sustain themselves. They knew opportunities would present themselves...
View ArticleA Leader’s Management Style Sets the Organizational Tone
A leader’s management style is an important factor in determining his or her professional competence. This is due to its overall impact on all key constituencies and the organization’s financial health...
View ArticleAn Accurate Predictor of Leadership Performance
The use and application of the Legitimacy Principles are an influential standard of leadership performance. A close examination of the key components comprising the Principles reveals that it...
View Article‘Performance’ is More Than the ‘Bottom Line’
When individuals are elected to run a corporation, most often the only major thing that is taken into account, is whether or not they have the talent to get things done and to deliver on their...
View ArticleLeaders Are Judged By The Actions They Take
First and foremost, leaders are judged by the actions they take. Today’s high profile leaders are prominently visible to all of their key constituencies. Of all the leaders surveyed, the great ones...
View ArticleLeaders Are Judged By The Actions They Take
Leaders are judged by the actions they take. Today’s high profile leaders are prominently visible to all of their key constituencies. They make speeches and presentations to employees, shareholders,...
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