Leadership versus Management

Leadership is more than just having the authority of a management or supervisory position. Authority (or position power) gets you compliance. Leadership (or influence power) gets you commitment... More

"When you influence others to follow, they do so because they like you, admire you, stand in awe of you (referent power). Or because they believe you have special expertise to support their efforts (expert power)," ~ Brian O'Neil Leadership-Management Synergy To maximize your long-term success you should strive to be both a manager and a leader and to synergize their functions. → Leadership-Management Synergy  Merely possessing management skills is no longer sufficient for success as an executive in today's business world. You need to understand the differences between managing and leading and know how to integrate the two roles to achieve organizational success... More

Energizing Employees

"What energizes people is the broader horizon, the excitement of new challenges and big opportunities. When their leaders offer this excitement, people come alive," says Peter A. Topping.⁵... More

Building Sustainable Competitive Advantage

You must focus your firms resources on what it does best and what creates sustainable competitive advantage. Continuously assess, redefine, and then secure core competencies that your firm must have to compete. The following are three main characteristics of your core competencies:

1. They should make a disproportional contribution to stakeholder value

2. They should open the door to other opportunities

3. They should represent such a unique blend of tacit and explicit knowledge that it cannot be copied by others