The Best Bosses Follow These 5 Rules
Amazing bosses try to make work meaningful and enjoyable for employees. They’re most successful when they adhere to a few best practices: Manage individuals, not just teams. When you’re under pressure, you can forget that employees have... Read More
Featured Leadership Posts
Women in Leadership – Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu aka Mother Teresa
Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu – aka Mother Teresa Men are not the only people who have stepped forward to lead during pivotal historic times. Famous women have led with leadership styles that are as diverse as... Read More
Today’s Leadership News from around the World
5 Leadership Resolutions for 2016 – Forbes Wed, 30 Dec 2015 10:00:12 GMT Forbes5 Leadership Resolutions for 2016ForbesIt’s no longer a matter of learning leadership at school or from a book. By the time you’ve finished... Read More
Library of Leadership Posts
“If you Consume Oxygen, you are a Leader”
By Robin Sharma Read More
How Indiegogo enables new Leaders
Developing Leaders through “The World’s Funding Engine” Indiegogo calls itself “the world’s funding engine”, and whilst there are other crowd-funding engines in the same or similar markets, Indiegogo seems to have got it right, for... Read More
How To Re-Program Your Mind For Success
Forbes – Leadership Source: How To Re-Program Your Mind For Success Way too many people have already decided that a job is a way to pay the bills and nothing more. They reached that... Read More
Nelson Mandela Inspires a Rugby World Cup Victory by the Springbok Rugby Team 1995
This is my short ode to Nelson Mandela and Francois Pienaar on their meeting of minds in 1995. Leading Ways We lead, Leading is our way, We lead in all sorts of ways, We lead... Read More
Top 50 Leadership and Management Experts 2014
So who are the top 50 Leadership and Management Experts in 2014? Who makes the list? More important, whom should you be listening to? Well, according to Jurgen Appelo, a creative networker, speaker, and author,... Read More
Entrepreneur Raises $15.5 Million But Investor More Interested In Commenting On Her Looks
There are many reasons to compliment entrepreneur Jodie Fox. Four months ago, she raised $15.5 million in Series B funding from venture capital investors and Nordstrom, for the company she co-founded. Shoes of Prey lets customers custom-design women’s shoes online,... Read More
Warren Buffett’s Top 10 rules for success
Thanks to Evan Carmichael for this excellent video. Warren Buffet’s Top 10 Tips for Success Find your passion Hire well Don’t care what others think Read, read, read Have a margin of safety... Read More
Six Keys to Leading Positive Change
By Elisabeth Moss Kanter Read More
7 Ways to Powerfully Lead through Problems
Reluctance to deal with problems makes you look ineffective, weak, and self-protective. Read the full post here. Read More
Why Values (Not Perks) Define Your Startup Culture
Forbes – Leadership Entrepreneurship has exploded in the U.S. market in recent years. According to a recent Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) report, there are now over twenty-four million entrepreneurs in the U.S., making up 14% of... Read More
The Wright brothers – the first engine-powered aircraft
Mankind has always wanted to fly like a bird. In fact the term aviation, coined in 1863 by the French aviation pioneer Guillaume Joseph Gabriel de La Landelle, stems from the Latin word avis, meaning... Read More
Why Motherhood And Management Mesh (And 4 ‘Mom-Savvy’ Leadership Tips)
We came across this great article by Cheryl Conner who writes on Forbes about communications, business and the ways the two intersect. Cheryl argues that for many years, motherhood has been regarded as a lifestyle... Read More
7 Factors that Make or Break Every Board of Directors or Top Team
These 7 critical factors either make or break the success of every board of directors or top team: board leadership; how the board considers and takes decisions; how these decisions are communicated, disseminated, actioned, and... Read More
The One Mistake Leaders Make That Kills Employee Engagement
Employee Engagement in the United States is on the rise! According to Gallup, U.S. Employee Engagement Reaches New High In March. “The percentage of U.S. workers whom Gallup considers “engaged” in their jobs averaged 34.1%... Read More
Today’s Leadership News from around the World
5 Leadership Resolutions for 2016 – Forbes Wed, 30 Dec 2015 10:00:12 GMT Forbes5 Leadership Resolutions for 2016ForbesIt’s no longer a matter of learning leadership at school or from a book. By the time you’ve finished... Read More
What does it take to be a Leader?
Some people appear to be born leaders. They are confident, clever, and excel at communication. Even if these skills do not come easily to you, these tips can help you become an expert at leadership.... Read More
Unbelievable! This guy is Surfing a Motorbike!
I just watched ROBBIE MADDISON’s Pipe Dream, again! I remain overwhelmed. This guy is surfing waves of imagination! Watch it or lose out: ... Read More
Going Beyond – Sir Ranulph Fiennes – Zeitgeist 2012
By Sir Ranulph Fiennes Read More
Read Leadership Expert Magazine Free on Flipboard!
“Leadership Expert on Flipboard” is available free to read in a browser or in the Flipboard App on iOS or Android and Windows Phone. Source: Leadership Expert on Flipboard Read More
BELIEVE by Mateusz M – Motivational Video – Inspiration – Motivation
If you do nothing else today, give yourself a gift, reward yourself with some recognition of what you are, what you’ve done, what you could still do – watch this extraordinary video. The transcript is... Read More
Suddenly I feel Light
“All great leaders understand their place” That is – their place in the world, their place in their work, their place in the home, and their place in time. From time-to-time, take a look around... Read More
The Difference between Leadership and Management
Seth Godin on the Difference between Leadership and Management Leadership and management are terms we use in every day life and in all sorts of different circumstances. Usually, we hear these words used to describe... Read More
Sir Robin Knox-Johnston
World War II Born near the beginning of World War II, young Robin would grow up understanding the importance of Britain’s ships. Teenage boys often left their families to join the Merchant Navy, and Robin... Read More
Mandela (Madiba, Tata) – All Things to All Men
Who was Nelson Mandela? The late President of South Africa, Nelson Mandela, was a revolutionary, a freedom fighter, a politician, an adversary, an ally, a hero, and an icon; and that’s just what he was... Read More
Great Leaders – Tony Dungy
In 2006, Tony Dungy led the Indianapolis Colts to their first Superbowl Championship in over thirty years. His leadership qualities combined with the skill of the players are given credit for that success. Dungy has... Read More
Top 100 Leadership Experts to Follow on Twitter – May 2015
An Open Letter to Evan Carmichael Once again, I am indebted to you, Evan, for your astonishingly flattering work on leadership experts. Evan, you are a remarkable leader yourself, you work tirelessly... Read More
Global Leadership News Roundup
The very latest leadership news from around the globe You have to see some of this for yourself to believe it! 6 Things Great Leaders Do Differently – Forbes http://news.google.com Wed, 13 Jan 2016... Read More
Maggie Kuhn – Leader of the Gray Panthers
Most people look to retirement as a time of leisure and relaxation. Not so for Maggie Kuhn, who led a new venture called the Gray Panthers beginning at age 65. In 1970, after a forced... Read More
Leadership Expert Featured Leader – Alison Vidotto
Women in Leadership As part of my Women in Leadership series, I am absolutely delighted to have the opportunity to feature a champion in every sense, Alison Vidotto, CEO Vidotto Group, Founder, Australian Charity for the Children... Read More
Personal Value in Leadership
Of wealth, people, place, and purpose So what is Personal Value? In a century where innovation and technological progress is so prevalent and so fast that yesterday’s mobile phone is tomorrow’s recycling, it is easy... Read More
Leadership – Men who have Taken the Lead
Leadership A study of leadership styles would be incomplete without real life examples of great men who have led people through difficult times. Few men fit the bill like Martin Luther King, Jr, Winston Churchill,... Read More
Leadership of Margaret Sanger
Margaret Sanger is a historical figure who is no less controversial now than she was 100 years ago when she began her work to make birth control and abortion readily available to American women. While... Read More
What Great Leaders Actually Do
By Brendon Burchard Read More
Naomi Klein – “We tried it your way and we don’t have another decade to waste”
The climate-change movement is making little headway against corporate vested interests, says the author of Shock Doctrine. But how does she think her new book, This Changes Everything, will help galvanise people? Naomi Klein is... Read More
The Joy of…
Leading and following should be joyous! A leader sets an example for their team or employees. They set the tone for how the group interacts and communicates. Since they are a role model, they must... Read More
Effective Leaders
Effective leaders generally hold some of the same key skills which enable them to effectively motivate and inspire people while earning their respect. Organisation Though we tend to picture leaders as business executives, people hold... Read More
Irene Becker
Described by clients as a “transformational catalyst,” Irene has helped executives, senior managers, professionals, entrepreneurs, writers, human resource professionals, speakers, trainers, coaches, teachers optimise communication, leadership and performance in high stress, high change environments. One... Read More
The Leadership of Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi The leadership of Mahatma Gandhi has a foundation in self-development. To lead by example, one must first become the type of person that you would like your followers to be. This is achieved... Read More
Jane Goodall – A pioneer and leader in the field of primatology
Jane Goodall is a pioneer in the field of primatology who has led the fight for better understanding of animals for over half a century. When Goodall set out in 1960 to study chimpanzees in... Read More
The Leadership of Sir Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill Winston Churchill is often held up as the epitome of strong leadership, the kind that was required as countries across the globe struggled through the Second World War. His image is recognizable, even... Read More
Some more Excellent Leadership Articles from around the World
5 Leadership Resolutions for 2016 – Forbes http://news.google.com Wed, 30 Dec 2015 10:00:12 GMT Forbes5 Leadership Resolutions for 2016ForbesIt’s no longer a matter of learning leadership at school or from a book. By the time... Read More
The Leadership of Seth Godin
Seth Godin As the author of 18 books on leadership, marketing, and changes in the business world, Seth Godin certainly qualifies as an expert on leadership. He is highly demanded as a public speaker and... Read More
So, you are a Leader, Right? Says who?
Leaders are Leaders, Right? Now look, leaders are leaders, aren’t they? So, they go over there, and we go with them, that is, we follow… Right? Nope, that is a shepherd. What leaders do,... Read More
Women in Leadership – Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu aka Mother Teresa
Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu – aka Mother Teresa Men are not the only people who have stepped forward to lead during pivotal historic times. Famous women have led with leadership styles that are as diverse as... Read More
When You Fall, Never Give Up, Pick Yourself Up And Keep Running!
Inspirational Athlete! Read More
Embracing Controversy: How This Bikini Startup Went Viral On LinkedIn In All The Right Ways
Every startup wants to “go viral” at some point. After all, who wouldn’t want free widespread publicity? The problem, however, is that viral marketing is easier said than done. Viral marketing is a finicky beast... Read More
Powerful Learning from This Scene in Invictus: What is Your Philosophy on Leadership?
From the movie Invictus – Nelson Mandela and Francois Pienaar Read More
Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value – Albert Einstein
Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value. –Albert Einstein Tweet This Now! Read More
Meet Noreena Hertz – One of the most Iconoclastic female Leaders of our Time
NOREENA HERTZ is a decision-making guru, bestselling author and strategist who advises some of the world’s top CEOs and Presidents on economic, geopolitical and business decisions. She graduated from university at the age of 19.... Read More
The Leadership of John Quincy Adams
John Quincy Adams is famously quoted as saying, “Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.” This could be said of his own role in leadership of the young... Read More
ROBBIE MADDISON’s Pipe Dream – This guy is Surfing Waves of Innovation we can only Marvel At
Eureka! I just watched ROBBIE MADDISON’s Pipe Dream, again! I remain overwhelmed. This guy is surfing waves of imagination I can only marvel at. Watch it or lose out: And now for the theory… of ROBBIE MADDISON’s... Read More
Archbishop Desmond Tutu on Leadership
South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu is famous for his positivity, faith, and example of leading the world to a better place. He has won innumerable awards for his work, including a Nobel Peace Prize. His... Read More
For Leaders – Entrepreneur’s 10 Most Popular Leadership Stories of 2014
Everyone has a unique management style, but this year, the writers and contributors at Entrepreneur found that the most effective leaders have an ability to discover unexpected opportunities, share ideas in a way that gets... Read More
Unbelievable, 13 Seconds Left, Michael Jordan
Michael Jordan on Success Did you watch Michael Jordan on Leading Ways? Michael Jordan’s Top 10 Hints Keep working hard Ignite the fire Be different Fail your way to success Have high expectations... Read More
Great Leaders – Condoleezza Rice
Condoleezza Rice has been named one of the most powerful women in the world by Forbes magazine. As a close advisor to several former US presidents, having held various positions including Secretary of State, it... Read More
Now “Leadership Expert” ranks 18 out of Top 100 Global Leadership Experts to Follow on Twitter!
By Evan Carmichael I feel so privileged first to be featured by Evan Carmichael as a “Leadership Expert to follow on Twitter”. I had no idea my work was growing in influence to this extent,... Read More
We live in a world awash with information, but we seem to face a growing scarcity of wisdom
Wisdom in the Age of Information and the Importance of Storytelling in Making Sense of the World: An Animated Essay by Maria Popova Thoughts on navigating the open sea of knowledge. “For my part in... Read More
Naomi Klein – This Changes Everything – Capitalism vs the Climate
In her recently released book, This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate, Naomi Klein calls upon us – all of us – to stand up and lead. She makes a strong case for ordinary people... Read More
The Best Bosses Follow These 5 Rules
Amazing bosses try to make work meaningful and enjoyable for employees. They’re most successful when they adhere to a few best practices: Manage individuals, not just teams. When you’re under pressure, you can forget that employees have... Read More