The Importance of Empathy in the Workplace

The Leading Effectively staff at the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL) has written an excellent article titled “The Importance of Empathy in the Workplace”. The authors write that empathy is a vital leadership competency. They define empathetic leadership as “the ability to understand the needs of others, and being aware of their feelings and thoughts”. [...]

The Importance of Empathy in the Workplace2021-07-09T11:09:03-07:00

How to Achieve a State of Stillness – Lessons from Ryan Holiday

Ryan Holiday, author of the brilliant book, Ego is the Enemy, has written another masterpiece, Stillness is the Key. The premise of the book is that, in our fast-changing and chaotic world, a key attribute of achieving contentment and developing as a leader is to achieve stillness. Holiday defines stillness as "To be steady while the world [...]

How to Achieve a State of Stillness – Lessons from Ryan Holiday2020-11-28T13:45:43-08:00

Bring Authenticity Alive in You

Henna Inam, CEO of Transformational Leadership, has written a brilliant book Wired for Authenticity. Inam uses neuroscience to make the case that authenticity is a critical aspect of leadership related to engaging employees, innovating and delivering superior customer service. The author defines authentic leadership as "leading from the core of who we are to inspire each [...]

Bring Authenticity Alive in You2020-10-02T10:54:09-07:00

Daring Leadership

Brené Brown has written a seminal book on leadership, Dare to Lead. Brown defines a leader as "anyone who takes responsibility for finding the potential in people and processes and who has the courage to develop that potential". Brown understands that being a leader requires great courage as it involves being vulnerable and throwing away the [...]

Daring Leadership2019-08-28T13:35:20-07:00
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