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The Dynamic Nature of Credibility
When leaders are selected to lead, a reservoir of trust, confidence and credibility is automatically established, similar to an opening balance when one creates a bank account. These balances can be...
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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...
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Emotional 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...
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Legitimacy: 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...
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Professional 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...
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Leaders 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...
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A 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...
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An 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...
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‘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...
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Leaders 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...
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Leaders 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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