The Leadership Workout: The Role of Values

Your values can help you determine whether or not you are making a choice that is good for you. In my last blog post I helped you identify and define your three most important personal values. Now that you know what your values are, it is time to focus on how...

The Leadership Workout: Know Your Strengths

I’ve noticed when conducting job interviews that candidates have particular trouble answering questions related to their strengths and weaknesses. One question I ask is extremely straightforward: What feedback has a supervisor recently provided to you (for...

The Leadership Workout: Getting Started

Successful leadership is a result of many different skills, attitudes and behaviors. Since these attributes can be learned, anyone can become more effective as a leader with practice and effort. Just as the muscles in our body grow stronger with exercise, our...