Leaders: How Do You Look at Seniority?

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Andy Uskavitch

Have you heard this statement before? It is: “I have seniority.” So what do you mean exactly by “seniority? And why does this matter? sen·ior·i·ty    [seen-yawr-i-tee, -yor-] noun 1. the state of being senior;  priority of birth; superior age. 2. priority, precedence, or status obtained as the result of a person’s length of service, as in a profession, trade,company, or union. Barring unionized workforces, I just don’t believe this statement has as much meaning as it used to.  I remember, at the time I was coming into [...]

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Forming Influential Alliances with Colleagues

Posted on August 21, 2011 by Aryanne Oade

As a leader in your organisation, you work in a role where it is difficult to get things done alone. You cannot act unilaterally.  You need to work productively with others if you really want to get things done! More Than Just Getting Along In order to accomplish things worthwhile, you need to find ways [...]

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Gaining Influence as a Leader

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Aryanne Oade

So, you decide that you want to build additional influence at work. What’s one to do? Maybe you want to gain greater influence with a particular group of people, such as your peer group or your team members, or even a group of more senior leaders.  Or maybe you want to exert greater influence over [...]

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The Leadership Element in Management

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Tom Atema

Recently I was doing a Q & A session with a wonderful ministry in South Africa called Living Hope. There were a number of great questions, but one in particular seemed to start a longer discussion. It had been awhile since I had heard this question, but it is a question that needs to be [...]

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Finding the Leader Within

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Tom Cocklereece, DMin, LBCT

A friend of mine is a successful businessman and entrepreneur who also serves as a board member of a non-profit community organization. On the board, Rob (not his real name) often offers insightful comments and good advice that matches his good business sense. Yet when asked to serve as a board officer, Rob quotes the [...]

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Check-the-Box Leadership

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Delana Mckinsley

Does your leadership style sometimes end up blurting out on you? blurt (blûrt) tr.v. blurt·ed, blurt·ing, blurts To utter suddenly and impulsively Check The Box ~ You went to the courses. ~ You learned about yourself and others. ~ You even brought it back to the team and taught a lunch-and-learn. Voila. All done. Check the box. [...]

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Leadership: Idealism vs. Realism

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Eleanor Biddulph

Balancing the emotional, psychological, and empirical aspects of what it takes to be a strong leader is always at play in the minds of those who study leadership. For me, I recently took a journey through the aspects of what it means to balance idealism and realism. In his newest book, “Poke The Box,” Seth Godin shares [...]

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