Authentic leadership is much more than competent management. Managers who attain the level of authentic leadership are those who are the vision holders for the organization. They possess five key qualities that guide them in the workplace: 1. Trustworthiness–Great leaders are honest, reliable, and stand by their beliefs, even when it is difficult to do [...]

The Master of Business Administration (MBA or M.B.A.) is a master’s degree in business administration, which attracts people from a wide range of academic disciplines. The MBA is not essential for a leadership role in business—plenty of top executives got where they are by moving up through the ranks—but business school can be a great [...]

Being skilled at handling expectations is one of the most important competencies that a person must have in order to manage a transition successfully. It is surprising then that such an important event as filling a leadership role is most often the time when expectations are not clearly spelled out. If anything is explained to [...]

Giving feedback means providing an interpretation of an experience without being critical. The eight steps of bold feedback coincide with the four bold principles. I call it The Art of Feedback Principle 1: Assume Innocence 1. Make your feedback sincere. Feedback must come from a desire to improve performance. 2. Make your feedback timely. Offer [...]

When following the ten steps of team building, managers should know that each step is important and no step can be skipped. The ten steps of team building are used for building a new team, but the steps also may be reviewed when inheriting an existing team. The first four steps are intended for the [...]