• Leadership in the eye of Management

    What is the difference between management and leadership? It is a question that has been asked more than once and also answered in different ways. The biggest difference between managers and leaders is the way they motivate the people who work or follow them, and this sets the tone for most other aspects of what [...]

  • Women Leadership

    Women don’t have a problem developing an effective leadership style. What they do struggle with more than men, however, is claiming the authority to lead, according to Hannah Riley Bowles and Kathleen L. McGinn. The gender gap in leadership is the focus of “Claiming Authority: Negotiating Challenges for Women Leaders,” a chapter in the forthcoming [...]

  • Leadership Development Program

    In any kind of organization, leadership is an essential factor. Leaders are your motivators and your key to success. If you are the owner of a company, you need to have the leadership qualities to successfully run your business. If you are unable to show your leadership qualities you should take advantage of a leadership [...]

  • Asian and American Leadership – part 2

    The “New Asian Leader”? There are three prototypes:
    1) Li Ka-shing of Hutchison Whampoa-Cheung Kong: old Chinese leadership in transition like Li Ka-shing. Rags-to-riches in one generation; handing over his business empire to his two sons who are Western-trained. There are many such examples in Asia. Li Ka-shing is in different areas of business—telecommunications, security, and [...]

  • Asian and American Leadership

    Political connections and family control are more common in Asian businesses than in the United States. In addition, says HBS professor D. Quinn Mills, American CEOs tend to use one of five leadership styles: directive, participative, empowering, charismatic, or celebrity. Which styles have Asian business leaders adopted already, and which styles are likely to be [...]