If you're not doing the work alongside your teams, the mental model you have of what your company does all day is quietly ...

Experienced leaders have learned something that doesn't show up in most leadership development programs: Observation is data.

One expert maintains we often believe that the best leaders are those who “generate the most noise and sensational activity ...

It can be tough out there for leaders. It’s challenging to drive results, ensure you’re supporting employees’ well-being, and maintain your own motivation as well. So how can you be a good leader, and ...

If you’re familiar with Gallup data about employee engagement, they have been playing one of their Top 40 hits for decades now. It’s a classic we’ve all heard. The tune? “People don’t quit companies; ...

Promoting the wrong leaders can have significant consequences. When employers reward visibility over capability, they risk ...

More and more senior executives are stepping out of high-powered roles and opting to work for multiple companies on an access pay-as-you-go basis as fractional leaders. This raises the question: Why ...

People are fascinated with leadership, and rightly so. After all, most of the “big things” that happen in the world (both good and bad) can be directly traced to decisions, behaviors, or choices of ...

Leadership Johnson County members work on an collective activity designed to teach leadership skills during one of their class days this year. Groups from the county-wide program are working on a ...

Today’s work environment is tough, and being an effective leader takes more than just managing people or hitting targets. Leaders need personal strength, emotional intelligence, and a real focus on ...

I recently did some guest teaching in the graduate program in Organizational Leadership at Indiana Wesleyan University. There was a lot of discussion and Q&A with a very diverse, bright, and ...

Key points Not everyone is a leader in the traditional way—i.e., being in charge of a group of people in an organization. But many of us lead at times. One 2020 research report found that every ...