Inspirational leadership – motivation vs. control

Inspirational leadership – motivation vs. control

The end of the year is usually in the spirit of goal setting. Setting goals alone does not mean so much. To achieve those goals, action is required. And action requires motivation. How to motivate, and is it even possible to encourage employees to achieve...
Why active listening is a valuable leadership skill

Why active listening is a valuable leadership skill

I was asked recently by a person in a managerial position about the right balance between accepting other team members’ ideas and sticking to personal opinions or standpoints in decision-making. The question was to what extent to reflect knowledge as power and...
Inspirational leadership – motivation vs. control

Credibility and why it matters

You can have all the knowledge in the world, but it may not be enough if people do not believe in your decisions. To gain trust that you are a competent person needs time. Time to build credibility. If people trust your decisions, you can be an inspirational leader....
Inspirational leadership – motivation vs. control

A path to yourself – Professional determination

What do I want to be or do in life? This is among the first questions children ask themselves when they become aware of the social world around them. We used to think that the choice of profession or occupation we would make after finishing high school was a decision...
A path to yourself – Building relationships

A path to yourself – Building relationships

A group of porcupines was freezing in the middle of winter. So they got closer to each other to keep warm, but then their spikes began to hurt them, so they had to move away from each other.  They were again freezing and needed the warmth of others, so they started to...