If you like to keep up with the latest thinking in leadership, management, sales and sales management, the Internet will never leave you wanting for content. In fact, given our busy work schedules, there's probably too much content out there! So we're going to start to use this space every once in a while to feature the best content that we've come across. Feel free to let us know what you think in the comments section.
Team Conflict? As Long as It's Not Personal, Run With It
By Art Petty of Management Excellence
Art tackles the notion that a team must have "peace and harmony" to be successful. In fact, he says, a team with conflict – when properly managed – might be even more productive! It may feel wrong to some leaders, but he gives five compelling reasons that conflict may be healthy for your team.
5 Ways To Build Trust (Lessons from a Conversation)
By Tanmay Vora of QAspire Blog
Tanmay offers five practical ways for a leader to build trust. Although he created this list specifically for a friend who was entering a new organisation, his suggestions certainly apply to leaders new and old. And as he notes, they also apply to how an organisation in general can develop trust with its customers.
Influencing Creativity and Innovation
By Mary Jo Asmus of Aspire
As a leader, you can't just demand creativity and innovation from your people; you need to be an active advocate of it, and Mary Jo provides some suggestions for how to do that. Two key themes: Give your people the freedom and space to do what they want and be as open as possible.
Learning to Lead Amid Recession
By Garry Kranz of Workforce Management
We've all seen the evidence: Companies that continue to support their training and development initiatives through a recession come out the strongest. This article provides a few more examples of this proven principle, and also addresses how organisations often mistake training as a reactive measure (to fix errors) rather than a proactive one (to support change).
And finally, if you crave more reading on leadership development, be sure to check out this month's Leadership Development Carnival, hosted by Jason Seiden at Fail Spectacularly. You'll find dozens of great articles there from all over the web, including our post on empowering employees.
Hope you enjoy these posts, we'll continue to highlight more in the future.