Author Archives: Larry Janis

8 Qualities That Make Leaders Memorable

by Glenn Llopis

 

 

 

Memorable-LeadershipLeaders that strive to be significant seek to create the greatest impact and influence. These are the types of leaders that we value the most; inspired by their courage and resiliency, we seek to emulate them. They are the most respected.  Leaders that are self-aware, are clear about their identity and expectations, have the backs of others and can be trusted – they are the ones we instinctively gravitate towards. These are the leaders that are rare to find and will not soon be forgotten by their colleagues and the organizations they serve. These are the leaders that can get the most out of very little, are grateful for the opportunity to lead, and always treat others like family. (more…)

Motivating People to Perform at Their Peak

80-art-markman  by Art Markman

 

Almost all decisions, big and small, are choices between exploring new possibilities and exploiting old ones. When you explore, you select an option that’s unknown—or reexamine one that wasn’t optimal in the past to get new information about it. When you exploit, you choose something that’s yielded good results before, believing it will do so again.

Of course, the known course is safer. But if the newer, riskier one works out, chances are it will also pay off more handsomely. (more…)

7 Things You Should Expect From Your Leaders In 2014

Glenn Llopisby Glenn Llopis

Employees expect a lot from their leaders and when they don’t get what they expect they begin to lose trust and respect for their leader.   As the workplace continues to transition from a knowledge to a wisdom-based environment, the requirements for great leadership are changing.  For example, leaders must have greater emotional intelligence so they can connect more intuitively with their employees.   They must become better listeners, opportunity enablers and exceptional coaches.  Because employees are in search for high-trust relationships, leaders must be more instinctually connected with their employees and this requires them to be more self-aware about how their overall behavior and the example they set impacts the performance of others. (more…)