SUPERDHY

        It was a rainy, gloomy day when I left home for my first meeting with Tony. Frankly, I was somewhat cynical about whether meeting with Tony would really change things at work. At best, time with Tony would probably make me feel better about how things were going. I guess I really doubted he could do much to change how I managed. After all, I had worked for years for one of the best companies in the world and had been to numerous management development sessions. To no one’s surprise, the impact of these highly-touted training sessions never lasted more than a short time.           I had to keep on reminding myself—if things were great, I would have never called Tony in the first place. The truth was this: I was at a crossroads in my career. Deep down I knew that something was going to have to change, one way or another. “Get with it,” I chided myself. “Executives over the country ask fo...

Good leaders are made not born. If you have the desire and willpower, you can become an effective leader. Good leaders develop through a never-ending process of self-study, education , training , and experience. To enthuse (inspire) your teammates into higher levels of solidarity (teamwork), there are certain things you must know, and, do. These do not come naturally, but are learned through recurrent (continual) work and study. Good leaders are continually working and studying to improve their leadership skills; they are NOT trying to take it easy. Leadership is a process by which a person influences others to accomplish an objective and directs the team in a way that makes it more cohesive (unified) and coherent (logical). Leaders carry out this process by applying their leadership attributes, such as beliefs, values, ethics, temperament (character), knowledge, and skills. Although your position as a manager, supervisor , controller, etc. gives you the authority to accomplish ce...