Whitepapers

Congratulations!  You have just been promoted to a leadership role in your company. You have aspired to be a manager and leader throughout your career, and you have finally achieved it.  Now, here’s the bad news. Research conducted by CEB shows that 60 percent of all new managers fail within the first 24 months of their new position. And the main reason they fail…

Know your strengths and discover your potential   All too often in life we are encouraged to work on our weaknesses and close our gaps. What if we looked at our natural abilities instead and focused on turning our talents into strengths? When we focus on our strengths we can lead more satisfying and fulfilled lives. What are Strengths? Strengths are a combination of our natural…

Self-awareness seems to have become the latest management buzzword — and for good reason. Research suggests that when we see ourselves clearly, we are more confident and more creative. We make sounder decisions, build stronger relationships, and communicate more effectively. We’re less likely to lie, cheat, and steal. We are better workers who…

Are you a person of her word? Are you the guy who can be counted on to keep his promises? Do your client, peers, and partners trust you to be dependable? In business, we work hard to demonstrate our integrity and reliability, putting others’ needs ahead of our own. As servant leaders, we prioritize those we manage, to whom we report, or who pay our bills. As anyone who’s ever been disappointed…

“Can you get that to me by the end of the day?” isn’t a request many employees like to hear. But for many people, having shorter deadlines instead of longer ones — “Do you think you can do that by the end of the week?” — might actually help them complete a task and see their work as being less difficult. In a recent study published in the Journal of…