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With persistence, you can be an exceptional leader.
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The old-fashioned view of leadership is that leaders are marked out for leadership from early on in their lives; and that if you are not a born leader, there's little you can do to become one.
That's not the way we see it now. The modern view is that through patience, persistence and hard work, you can be a truly effective leader, just as long as you make the effort needed.
The 30+ articles in this section help you develop your leadership skills, so that you can become an exceptional leader.
Start by taking our short leadership quiz to test your leadership skills. Then firm up on the leadership basics, explore the different approaches to leadership that you can use, and find out why emotional intelligence is so important in leadership.
The Browse by Category box will help you target specific leadership skills, while you can look through the list below to find interesting topics. Enjoy these articles!
Core Leadership Theories
Learning the Foundations of Leadership
The Leadership Motivation Assessment
How Motivated Are YOU to Lead?
Leadership Motivation Tools
Increase Your Motivation to Lead
Authentic Leadership
Being a Leader That People Want to Follow
Ethical Leadership
Doing the Right Thing
Dunham and Pierce's Leadership Process Model
Taking an Intelligent, Long-Term Approach to Leadership
French and Raven's Five Forms of Power
Understanding Where Power Comes From in the Workplace.
Building Expert Power
Lead From the Front
The Hersey-Blanchard Situational Leadership® Theory
Choosing the Right Style for the Right People
"Laissez Faire" Versus Micromanagement
Getting the Balance Right
Leadership Styles
Choosing the Right Style for the Situation
The Seven Transformations of Leadership
Developing Your Leadership Style
The Tannenbaum-Schmidt Leadership Continuum
Balancing Control with Your Team's Need for Freedom
The Blake Mouton Managerial Grid
Balancing Task- and People-Oriented Leadership
Action Centered Leadership™
Balancing Task-, Team- and Individual-Focus
Fiedler's Contingency Model
Matching Leadership Style to a Situation
Path-Goal Theory
Discovering the Best Leadership Style
Six Emotional Leadership Styles
Choosing the Right Style for the Situation
Emotional Intelligence in Leadership
Learning How to Be More Aware
Developing Self-Awareness
Learning "Mindfulness"
Optimism: The Hidden Asset
By Bruna Martinuzzi
Humility
The Most Beautiful Word in the English Language
The Talisman of Leadership
Authenticity
I Swear by Apollo
Leading Yourself
Leading by Example
Making Sure You "Walk the Talk"
A Leader's Mood
The Dimmer Switch of Performance
A Bit of Perfume
Giving Praise
Degrees of Giving
Being a Generous Leader
The Green-Eyed Monster
Keeping Envy Out of the Workplace
10 Common Leadership and Management Mistakes
Avoiding Universal Pitfalls
Leading Equals
Motivating People Effectively, Without Authority
Now You're the Boss...
Learning How to Manage Former Peers
What a Real Leader Knows
Developing Fundamental Leadership Skills
Level 5 Leadership
Achieving "Greatness" as a Leader
The Four Factor Theory of Leadership
A Foundation of Good Leadership
Leadership by the New Generation
Bridging the Gap between Young and Old
Building Tomorrow's Leaders
Identifying and Developing Leaders in Your Organization
The Leadership Pipeline Model
Developing Your Organization's Future Leaders
Crisis Planning
Preparing Your Best Response to the Unexpected
Contingency Planning
Developing a Good 'Plan B'
Leadership In Hard Times
Leading – and Succeeding – in a Downturn
Jennings' Seven Signs of Ethical Collapse
Spotting Moral Downfalls
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