3 Steps to Influential Leadership: Step 1 – Allowance

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Alan Mikolaj

While there are many ideas and theories about what makes up influential leadership, there are three ingredients that are ‘necessary, but not enough.’  They are necessary for influential leadership, but not sufficient.  Of course, there are many more ingredients to cook up influential leadership, but whatever recipe you are using to help improve your leadership [...]

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I Am Not Responsible for My Employees’ Happiness!

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Alan Mikolaj

A cumulative body of research has clearly established that happy employees equal successful business outcomes.  What role do you play in your employees’ happiness at work?  Are you responsible for your employees’ happiness? The goal is not to create happiness, but to create the conditions for happiness to occur.” ~ Chip Conley quoting the Prime [...]

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Labor Day: Loving One’s Job

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Alan Mikolaj

Most of the research and applications on theories of love center around romantic love.  New research shows that when we are passionate about our work, experience a sense of intimacy with the people at work, and are committed to our organization or work group, we love our job.  And that has huge dividends for leaders. [...]

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