The second critical tent pole of leadership is the personal capability the leader possesses. These personal capabilities are not skills that would typically be described as leadership skills, yet our research roves that they must be in place for any...

The central tent pole in our leadership metaphor is character. Our research shows that a person who receives low marks on character has absolutely no chance of being perceived as a great leader. It's all about delivering on what you promise, being...

We love to use the metaphor of a large tent, with three dimensional space under the tent representing leadership effectiveness. The poles are the key "strengths" of the individual leader, including character, personal capability, focus on results,...

Too many good leaders feel that being good is "good enough". They don't believe that they are personally capable of achieving superstar levels of performance. The secret is that being extraordinary is within our grasp.

In our research we found conclusive proof that leaders with poor leadership skills generate poor results. Our goal was to examine just how powerful an extraordinary leader's effect could be, specifically on the bottom line.

Leadership characteristics can be developed. You absolutely have the potential to be an extraordinary leader. It is true that some leadership characteristics show up early in life, but it is also true that nearly everyone, with focus and dedication to...

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