Working in high pressure environments has the potential to put strain on your relationships. As a leader you are completely dependent on your followers; in the words of John Maxwell, “A leader without followers, is just an someone taking a…
Working in high pressure environments has the potential to put strain on your relationships. As a leader you are completely dependent on your followers; in the words of John Maxwell, “A leader without followers, is just an someone taking a…
In times growth, the success of an organization is often regarded as a by product of the market place and the organizations strategic position. However, when things aren’t going so well, attention goes to the company’s leadership. Leaders have the…
Businesses work through their ability to establish relationships. Whether that is with consumer, suppliers, distributors, they are all important. One of the most important is the staff that work for your organisation. Having the right individuals on your team can…
I recently read an article from our partner Communispond. It highlights the importance of communication within the medical industry and the medical professionals have multiple segments that they have to interact on a daily basis. However, communication is important within…
By Tim Elmore, Growing Leaders The phrase hung over the doorway of the Pittsburgh Steelers locker room for decades. It has been used over and over again by championship teams from all sports. It’s a mindset. It’s a way of…
Since joining ELAvate, I’ve spent many hours reading through our blog articles. My PhD research focuses on strategic leadership and the material that ELAvate has complied over the years keeps me enthralled for hours. It literally covers all aspects of…
One of the keys to good leadership is communication. It is a fundamental part which is so often over looked. This article by Rachel Harner at Communispond, goes back to the very beginning of the philosophy of public speaking based…
Our last leadership article looked at the three characteristics of a strategic leader. Those being: charismatic, visionary and transformative. How are these characteristics developed though? And how does a strategic leader know when to use each one? Not all individuals…
With the smorgasbord of leadership theories being studied by practitioners and researchers alike, there is one that always stands out for being at the pinnacle of the field; Strategic Leadership. The term strategic leadership often gets thrown about with a…
One of the things that can make us successful in life is our ability to learn new skills. We’ve done it throughout our entire lives. As children; we learnt to walk, we learnt to talk. As we’ve grown, we’ve learnt…
