by Stavros Baroutas | Nov 30, 2011 | Thoughts
People have been talking about leadership since the time of Plato. But in organisations all over the word the same complaint emerges: we don’t have enough leadership. We have to ask ourselves, why are we so obsessed with ...
by Stavros Baroutas | Nov 28, 2011 | Tips
Beware; a leader cannot be just a guru of theory.
by Stavros Baroutas | Nov 28, 2011 | Thoughts
Dare to change! Mastering the fear of change awakens a great sense of strength in you. Life is full of risks. You can spend your time worrying or you might as well devise a scheme of action to combat your fears and reach final success. Do not let fear interfere with...
by Stavros Baroutas | Nov 25, 2011 | Thoughts
Enemies in real life might be market antagonists, colleagues, other companies, or even one’s working team. There may be individuals who seek to undermine you and impede your route to professional success in a more or less obvious manner; someone willing to harm you...
by Stavros Baroutas | Nov 23, 2011 | Thoughts
Training one’s mind should be an essential pursuit in life, among family, friendship, alliances, professional connections, even common things like payments and loans. Intellectual skills include thought/emotion control, self-suggestion, and self-control in general....
by Stavros Baroutas | Nov 22, 2011 | Thoughts
All learning takes place in the human mind and an organisation can learn only by learning from its members or by hiring new members who can contribute to its skills set (Locke and Jain, 1995). It is unrealistic to expect that haphazard or random learning will help an...
by Stavros Baroutas | Nov 21, 2011 | Thoughts
If you use ‘’leadership results’’ (sales, revenue, sports victories, awards, etc.) as a measure of success and do not monitor or analyse the underlying leadership behaviour in terms of whether it is ethical or not, it’s impossible to say which of the two makes the...
by Stavros Baroutas | Nov 14, 2011 | Thoughts
A general theory of ethics in leadership is the understanding that what one culture considers ethical, another will find unethical. The fact that no set of behaviours is unanimously considered ethical and that terms like morality and ethics are often used...
by Stavros Baroutas | Nov 10, 2011 | Thoughts
A typical formula, which sends a clear message to employees: Integrity and understanding should not be taken for granted; they are not part of the job description
by Stavros Baroutas | Nov 8, 2011 | Thoughts
Communication is vital, especially when it comes to the most challenging of all tasks: training organisations to adapt to change and learn ways of working more effectively. Decker Communications Inc. conducted an informal survey at gathering meeting of more than 400...
