Building successful teams

One of the biggest keys to success in business is collaboration or to use a technical term, the “collaborative process”. With these words alone, you should be able to see why it is so important to have a team who is diverse, who has a common purpose, and who shares trust and commitment. Sharing trust…

Comparing leadership and management.

Leadership theories want to explain how and why certain folks become leaders. Participative leadership theories imply that the perfect leadership style is one which takes the input of others into consideration. As a very first step, it might be useful to understand more on the topic of emotional intelligence. This is a vital quality for…

3 traits that only great leaders have

There are many forms of leadership and I truly believe that a leader can come from any background or have any style, but only great leaders demonstrate these 3 traits. They represent the basics of human understanding and self-discipline necessary to overcome challenges inherent to a competitive environment. Trait #1: Passion for their work /…

Leaders should be more missionaries than mercenaries

A missionary is willing to sacrifice himself in order to help other people usually with the purpose of contributing to an overall well-being. In my view of leadership, a leader should behave more like a missionary because it generates a sustainable future even after the leader has left the organization. Some leaders act more like…

Sitting outside your confort zone

I have started to experiment to leave my office and be closer to my teams. I never really had an office until now… so it feels strange to be “inside a box” – despite being a great office with a great view – I feel apart from everyone else sitting in the open space. It…

Words matter

Try to understand the person that is saying it beyond the obvious culture, social or education tags.