No one’s perfect and when the average imperfect individual finds him or herself in a leadership position, there are suddenly many more opportunities to mess up. Trouble is, mistakes made by leaders are much more likely to negatively affect others or even the organization at large. Here are some of the common mistakes …
Tag Archive: leaders
Apr 08 2010
Leadership vs. Management: Leaders Manage, Do Managers Lead?
Leadership vs. Management. After many years of debate, one might assume this issue is settled. Apparently not. There are still articles written and books published by authors who want to tell us the difference, and I too have offered my opinions on the subject. I’ve developed the somewhat unpopular opinion that leadership and …
Feb 18 2010
Stress Relief for Leaders
What energizes you? When you’re having one of those days when things aren’t going right and the boss isn’t happy, what do you do? Hopefully, your answer isn’t to find someone to yell at. Leaders seldom make everyone happy but they can count on having bad days. Whether it’s just a bad day …
Feb 16 2010
100 Years of Leadership Training
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America. Originally founded in England by General Sir Robert Baden-Powell, scouting came to America by way of the first organization in Washington D.C. formed in 1910. Since then over 50 million young men have been Boy Scouts. When Cub Scout’s numbers are …
