In the study “Leaders Lack Influence,” conducted by VitalSmarts, more than 2,300 respondents were surveyed about how leader influence may determine employee behavior. The study found that only six percent of leaders influence bad employee behaviors in a way that lasts. When poor behavior persists, it can affect everything from employee satisfaction and productivity to the quality of work produced. So...  LearnMore

A guest post from Doug Lipp, author of Disney U: This last week, The Walt Disney Company reported a 53 percent surge in operating income at Parks and Resorts. What is the “magic” of Disney Parks and Resorts?  How can they thrive while others founder?  Although there are many answers, here is one secret that...  LearnMore

Thousands of leaders around the world will attend leadership training to glean insights into how to lead better. At the end of the training, most of these leaders will resolve to use their new insights to become more effective. Unfortunately, few of them will act on these good intentions. To change this, the RBL Group...  LearnMore

Guest post by Dave Ulrich and Norm Smallwood, co authors of Leadership Sustainability. Most good leaders try to become better. Around the world today, and every day of the year, thousands of leaders will attend leadership training to glean insights into how to lead better. Thousands will receive performance reviews with individual development plans on...  LearnMore

A guest post from Becky Shambaugh, President and CEO of SHAMBAUGH: The recent firestorm of controversy surrounding Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg in advance of her forthcoming book, Lean In, has me completely baffled. Somehow, what started as a productive discussion about a critical problem in our country and the world – the lack of women...  LearnMore