by Rick Lepsinger March 23, 2016 Follow @onpoint_llcMarch 23, 2016 To say that leadership is important for the success of a company does not mean that a chief executive can single-handedly determine the fate of the company, as suggested by some journalists and leadership gurus. By now we are so used to seeing corporate leaders … Continue reading What Leaders Are Not: Flexible Leadership Fundamentals
by Jim Haudan March 22, 2016 Follow @jhaudanMarch 22, 2016 Are you a good storyteller? If not, it could be holding you back at work. Anyone with aspirations of being a great leader, someone who inspires others to work together and give their all to a joint mission, needs to be able to tell a … Continue reading Leaders Aren’t Telling the Stories Their People Care About
by Rick Lepsinger March 4, 2016 Follow @onpoint_llcMarch 4, 2016 It’s time to put an end to a decades-long debate. For years, leadership consultants have discussed the differences between leadership and management and which approach is more effective. Some contend managing and leading are mutually exclusive roles that require different values and traits. This conventional … Continue reading Flexible Leadership: Learning to Lead and Manage
by Linda Burtch February 20, 2016 Follow @BurtchWorksFebruary 20, 2016 From the phenomenal increase in the number of calls that analytics professionals are getting from recruiters, to the fact that so many quantitative teams are hiring, it is overwhelmingly clear that there has never been a better time to be a Quant. Occasionally, you may … Continue reading Why Quantitative Pros are Destined for Leadership
by Jim Haudan February 14, 2016 Follow @jhaudanFebruary 14, 2016 Decisions. We make them all day long. What time to wake up? Which route to take to work to avoid the most traffic? Who to invite to the 2016 planning meeting? With literally thousands, if not millions, of decisions under your belt, you probably feel … Continue reading Taming the Decision-Making Beast
by Peter Stark January 27, 2016 Follow @peterbstarkJanuary 27, 2016 Why do you lead? This is the single most important question you can ask yourself as a leader, and your answer has everything to do with your success or failure. Will your employees choose to follow you because you are successful, rich, or have a … Continue reading Why Do You Lead?
by Cary Paul January 18, 2016 Follow @gothamCultureJanuary 18, 2016 Last year, Deloitte released some startling statistics about leadership development in their 2015 Human Capital Trends Report. According to their global survey, 50 percent of respondents rated their leadership shortfalls as “very important.” Yet only 6 percent of organizations believe their leadership pipeline is “very … Continue reading How To Find Positive Return On Leadership Development
by Joel Goldstein January 14, 2016 Follow @joelgoldsteinJanuary 14, 2016 What is a participative leader? These unique leaders tend to involve employees in the decision-making process and lead the office as if it were a democracy, soliciting feedback and viewpoints from employees on a regular basis. Many believe this leadership style helps companies retain more … Continue reading 5 Ways to Become A Participative Leader
by Kathi Miller-Miller January 6, 2016 Follow @KathimilleJanuary 6, 2016 There’s no doubt about it, middle management is hard. Chances are you find yourself wearing all kinds of hats. In fact, any given week may find you completing tasks ranging from candidate screening to refereeing, mentoring and yes sometimes even producing final deliverables yourself to … Continue reading 8 “Must Do’s” for Great Leadership
by Denise O’Berry December 29, 2015 Follow @deniseoberryDecember 29, 2015 Just because your title begins with a C – as in CIO or CTO – it doesn’t necessarily mean you have full access to the rest of the C-Suite. And without that access, it may be tough to get the true lowdown on company strategy. … Continue reading If Your C-Suite Doesn’t Include IT, Alignment Will Be a Challenge
