Vampires are takers They cause workplace conflict as they smile and wipe the blood from their mouths They go back to their offices or cubes feeling full and satiated wondering why there is mayhem around them...

If you have a higher rank in your office, you are responsible for how your subordinates will perform How you will be able to handle them will have a great impact on their performance and the success of what you are doing in general With a good leader, the employees will know what they need to do in the working area...

Before I tell you what the latest survey on workplace peeves is, take a minute and think about what bothers you the most with your colleagues at work I’ll start with mine I hate, I mean HATE people who talk out of both sides of their mouths...

About Churchill and His Leadership During WWII Winston Churchill was born in 1874 in Oxfordshire, England Churchill is most commonly referred to as the "Indefatigable prime minister of Britain during World War II" Prior to politics, Churchill fought for the English Army in India and Sudan and served as a journalist in South Africa...

The traditional perception of project management looks at projects as goal-oriented systems created by managers and other administrators These systems are often filled with ambiguity, technical complexity, and span many diverse goals that seem to be ever-changing Project leadership attempts to organize this process and succeed in meeting goals...

HR leadership and executive leadership training both take a lot of practice and motivation To become an effective leader, you must develop a plan Whether or not you are ready to complete your own leadership development plan, there are a few tips and pointers that can help...

“Your listeners won’t care how much you know until they know how much you care” - Anonymous One fundamental truth about effective communications is that people will not believe what you say if they don’t believe in you Credibility is the cornerstone of successful communication...

This is a call to action The recent oil spill underlines that we have let our old, outmoded patterns of behavior forge the way Leaders in that mess are so busy playing “CYA” that we are all witness to ugly, dirty, toxic pattern spills along with the oil, all the time every day...

There has always been workplace conflict – well before the recent economic crises, the intensity of information technology, and the coarsening of society had a chance to influence our work environments Depictions of workplace tensions are common in literature – for example, in Shakespeare’s Richard III, Dickens’s A Christmas Carol, and Melville’s Moby-Dick Could it be then, that a deeper human dimension is at play...

In “Don’t Bring It to Work” there are lots of examples of how a system works One of the most interesting comes from nature It is called “The Butterfly Effect...

Did you ever wonder when you “throw something away” where “away” is Follow, in your mind, a cardboard box or a soda can from wastebasket to recycle bin to landfill Does it disintegrate quickly or stay in its original state for long periods of time...

Deadlines Commitments Obligations...

Analog television is no more Stations are now digital broadcasters If you have an analog television you can no longer receive programming without a digital converter box, changing your television, or ordering a paid programming service...

Change is hard It’s hard in the best of times and hard in the worst of times Just ask the company that has made Wedgewood china for generations...

Everyone has the potential to be a leader because leaders are made, they are not necessarily born The people who are just happy to go where they are led by others sometimes complain, but since they cannot do anything or they do not have a choice they just let nature takes its own course rather than take control of things Fortunately, there is a choice...

There are so many aspects of running a business well There are some qualities you absolutely need to have; one of these is a good leadership instinct If you can lead your business through ups and downs alike, it is sure to succeed...

People usually hear “Network Marketing” and they run for their lives Unfortunately, this is due to the gross misconception of the business It is actually a very lucrative system, just as long as you are in a legal one...

Negotiation is an important aspect of managing and leading It can come into play during many different situations throughout your management career Due to this, it’s important to fully understand negotiation and how to work with it successfully...

Teaching is perhaps one of those areas most under appreciated by the population Not because they dismiss the influence teachers and school have on children - no, in fact we're more aware of this today than in previous decades Infact, the under-appreciation comes from the fact that few appreciate how HARD teaching proper is...

Summit Consulting and Training, the UK and Bahrain based leadership and management development company has announced the launch of its specialist executive and high-potential coaching service The new service, which has been painstakingly developed during the past three years, is intended to help key business executives and high-potential managers maximise their effectiveness and enhance employee engagement Scott Watson, Managing Director of Summit is one of the top leadership experts in the UK and has received great acclaim for his book "Win every time - essential lessons for existing and emerging leaders"...