
Are You A Leader Or A Follower?

In his article Are You A Leader Or A Follower?, Travis Bradberry asks some excellent questions which largely help you understand whether you have the profile of a real leader. Like Bradberry says “Leadership and followership are mindsets”, it is true, either you are born a leader or you are not.
So have a look at the article – it is the moment of truth.
The article is posted on Forbes.
Succession Planning and Leadership Development

In your organization, do you have a successor for people having a key role, such as the CEO?
In his article “Who are your street sweepers? Succession planning and leadership development”, published by the Australian Institute of Management, David Reynolds reminds of the importance of including these two perspectives into the overall business strategy of a company.
In addition to develop a leadership program for the company, of utmost importance are the “pivot points”, i.e., persons who play key roles in the success of the organization and whom should be enabled to develop skills that will help them to move forward and ensure – and be a part of – the company’s future.
How Leaders Can Best Manage Conflict Within Their Teams

Conflicts are inevitable in a work place where people spend a lot of time together. Inevitable yes, but as explained by Executive Coaches Joan Bunashe and Lindsay Broder in their article How Leaders Can Best Manage Conflict Within Their Teams, there are simple ways to reduce magnitude and possible damages. Here are some tips:
- Don’t separate the “problem” people from the rest of the group.
- Do this exercise: each team member share his or her view of the situation. They are then encouraged to describe what other persons’ views might be. This helps increasing empathy.
- Make sure that everybody is aware of the value he or she brings to the company.
- As the manager, show respect and appreciation and encourage the team to do the same.
- Don’t allow team members to label each other.
- Turn disagreement into brainstorming sessions to find solutions to the conflict together. Make people realize that another person’s personal view is not an attack and that you all are striving to accomplish the same mission.
Disruptive Ideas

In her article “Disruptive Ideas”, posted on Thinkers50, the author, Professor Vlatka Hlupic, writes about business models and the necessity of progress.
Indeed, disruptive innovation also applies to management, which must evolve to become less rigid, control-based and horizontal, to be more flexible and human. One of today’s major challenges for companies is to see its employees as being part of the team and not as an emotional-lacking asset. Through new ways of thinking – that is to cease focusing on pure financial profit – a company can be more innovative, create more value and improve business performance.
Professor Hlupic states that “the organization is understood as being more like a living organism than a machine”.