There is a fundamental choice that leaders make–consciously or unconsciously–when leading people. You either lean toward orienting around tasks or prioritize supporting people. Understanding how these ...

This post was coauthored by author and speaker, Paul B. Thornton. A key goal of effective leadership is to try to improve the status quo in an effort to help individuals, teams, and organizations ...

Leaders often want to get tasks done themselves to ensure quality and timely completion, but no leader can do it all. Delegating certain tasks to other members of your team frees up time so that you ...

To be more effective at work, start your day by thinking about what kind of leader you want to be, research suggests. “It’s as simple as taking a few moments in the morning while you’re drinking your ...

In a 2014 Gallup survey of 143 Inc. 500 CEOs, those with high delegator talent posted an average three-year growth rate of 1,751 percent—112 percentage points greater than those CEOs with limited or ...

Randy Wolken signed the contract to become president and CEO of MACNY, The Manufacturers Association, between the two World Trade Center towers coming down on Sept. 11, 2001. On his first day on the ...

It’s quintessentially human to do whatever we can to chase away feelings of uncertainty. In its extreme form, it comes out as an obsessive-compulsive disorder. Given this almost-universal aversion to ...

Whether you are a light infantry platoon leader in the U.S. Army, a senior enlisted squad leader in the U.S. Marines, or the fire officer in charge of a four-person fire engine in some medium-sized ...