Archive for March, 2007

Toxic Leaders

Posted by Ricki Sharpe on March 31, 2007 
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One healthy development in the recent study of leadership is a new appreciation for the lessons taught by bad leadership. Two academics have both recently taken on the task of what makes bad leaders tick.

Your Qualities as a Leader - A New Party Game

Posted by Ricki Sharpe on March 30, 2007 
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An interesting game of Tag is doing the rounds of HR sites in which participants are asked to list five or more qualities we do not know about you that help you be a leader. After listing their qualities, the participant then nominates another victim. Some of the more interesting lists are:

Maximise Assets, Minimise Limitations

Posted by Ricki Sharpe on March 24, 2007 
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In a recent survey, workers from five nations indicated that improving their weakest job skills would increase their job performance. What they should be working on is improving their strengths instead.

Damned if You Do, Damned if You Don’t

Posted by Ricki Sharpe on March 23, 2007 
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Prior work in the area of leadership and assertiveness has implied that a linear effect exists between these two variables, i.e., more assertiveness results in less effectiveness.

The Worst Mistake is Not Telling the Boss

Posted by Ricki Sharpe on March 22, 2007 
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We all make mistakes in the workplace. But when and how do we disclose these problems we’ve created? Not telling the boss might result in digging ourselves deeper.

Seven Keys to Successful Selection

Posted by Ricki Sharpe on March 21, 2007 
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Stephen Moulton’s article at Action Insight.com called 7 Keys to Successful Employment Selection Decisions is a good reminder that successful interviewing is a process, not an event. Based on objective research evidence, he summarises the processes that contribute to successful selection decisions.