The transformational leadership style draws on assorted capabilities and approaches to leadership, creating distinct advantages for the organization. A leader using this approach possesses integrity.

A few years ago, a new manager was appointed to oversee the refinery of a multinational petroleum company. In an earlier life, "Joe" had been a behavioral safety observer who recognized the benefits ...

The topic of leadership has been thoroughly researched and examined throughout history. Researchers have studied the relationship between leadership and a variety of factors, attempting to draw ...

Good leadership in this century may or may not be transformational but it is important to start with the Hippocratic oath: first, do no harm. Foreign policy played almost no role in the 2000 election, ...

The Total Quality Management approach focuses your business on doing its best work. This kind of business environment requires explicit criteria for measuring the quality of products, along with ...

Traditional command-based leadership models are losing effectiveness, and law enforcement agencies must shift toward transparency, empathy and community engagement to meet modern expectations.

In one of my recent leadership classes, we were asked to watch a movie and consider the leadership style exhibited in the movie and what made it work which was aligned with the reading we were doing ...

Niccolò Machiavelli, a 16th-century political philosopher, wrote The Prince several centuries ago. In this book, he is often interpreted as saying that the end justifies the means. This ruthless use ...