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We live in a world of such phenomenal opportunity. Never before has there been so much opportunity for those brave enough to open their minds and grab what is available.
In today’s workplace, good leadership is make or break.
As a leader, which do you consider more important: The wellbeing of your team, or the effective achievement of company objectives?
There are times when managers fall into the dark side of leadership - a common type of incompetent leader who, according to Harvard Businesses Review, can be summarised by their characteristics such as diminished communication and reluctance to stand up for their team.
As leaders the only thing we are really in control of are the choices we make in the moment. I love story that Stephen Covey shared in his well-known work, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.
Before I begin, we should first look at what this question actually means...
As we have discussed in a recent article about Autocratic Leadership, it’s not always clear what these kinds of leadership styles look like and, because of this obscurity, it can be hard for some to see how they might work in a business setting.
Many leaders fall into the trap of focussing on the deliverables/task before building the relationships and focussing on the people in the team.