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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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Leadership start from home
Abraham Lincoln once said, “The strength of our nation lies in the homes of its people while the strength of the home lies in the moral fabric sewn by the father”. True then, true today, but a permissive society and waning cultural standards have waged [...]
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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 [...]