Insights on 360° feedback and leadership development
Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it. — Dwight Eisenhower All managers and leaders could learn something from those words about the art of delegation. However, it…
The Booth Company (TBC), an international provider of leadership development surveys and survey hosting, announces the launch of its new website, at The redesigned site, created by the TBC in-house design and marketing team, features a new look and…
Betsy dislikes her coworker, Jon. One day in the office, Betsy whispers to another coworker that she thinks Jon is weird and standoffish. Jon overhears the conversation and is surprised to find out Betsy feels that way about him. He…
We talk a lot about feedback, and even call it a ‘gift’ for leaders. After all, feedback is a crucial development tool for leaders to use and improve their performance and interactions with others. Feedback is essential for professional growth.…
Many leaders operate on the belief they know everything there is to know about their role, company, industry, etc. But in many cases the opposite is true. Whether leaders acknowledge their own weaknesses or not, everyone else sees them. Instead…
Lots of employees complain about their bosses. After all, if your company has at least one employee, they are probably going to have a complaint. These complaints about managers can be simple frustrations to full-on discontent. But what if the manager…
Many times when the media interviews a CEO, the article is full of canned responses. So when a leader breaks that trend, it is always an interesting read. Recently the CEO of Blackberry’s maker Research In Motion Mike Lazaridis expressed…
As a society, it appears we are fascinated by public meltdowns of celebrities. This is probably why Charlie Sheen’s twitter account set a new Guinness World record for the fastest person to reach 1 million followers. I’m sure many of…
Do more with less. It’s a popular phrase in the workplace, as the drive for optimal achievement is everywhere. Companies continually call on managers to do more but often with fewer people, less spending, less time. Perhaps due to the…
Michael Jordan. It’s safe to say he’s one of the greatest basketball players of all time, if not the greatest. But that’s not what we are here to discuss – this post is about his career off the court. After…