I am your new boss. How can I get our relationship off to a good start? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Nov 16, 2009 - 33 answers

Please recommend conferences dealing with leadership, management, and the like that aren't buzzword-tastic snoozefests. If they exist. [more inside]
posted by hijinx on Nov 5, 2009 - 3 answers

How do you carry out, and encourage, instructions that you really, really disagree with? [more inside]
posted by Melismata on Nov 3, 2009 - 15 answers

I am looking for a leadership tool I used to use back in the late nineties, but can't find anymore. It was a flowchart intended to help a person determine which decisionmaking style to use in a particular set of circumstances. Essentially it takes the D1-D5 framework (where D1 is highly directive and D5 is highly collaborative), and sets up a flowchart process that helps the person determine which to use. So for example it would ask “Will other people be affected by the decision” (yes argues for collaboration) and “Will other people's acceptance of the decision be required for implementation” (yes argues for collaboration). [more inside]
posted by Susan PG on Oct 22, 2009 - 1 answer

How do I become an effective leader? [more inside]
posted by Christ, what an asshole on Oct 20, 2009 - 16 answers

This is a question about politicized business relationships and whether I should remain connected with a company that's doing things differently from industry "best practices" as I understand them. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Oct 15, 2009 - 3 answers

Examples of leadership on film (or tv). [more inside]
posted by oflinkey on Sep 27, 2009 - 22 answers

Can you recommend a good book about leadership and/or communication skills? [more inside]
posted by MorningPerson on Sep 23, 2009 - 9 answers

How do I start a poetry circle at my company? [more inside]
posted by zooropa on Aug 18, 2009 - 7 answers

How do I become more calm, or at least appear to be more calm? [more inside]
posted by thisjax on Jul 29, 2009 - 20 answers

I need your all-time best snippets / excerpts / misc. bits-of-wisdom regarding leadership and management (of people, specifically). [more inside]
posted by allkindsoftime on Apr 29, 2009 - 17 answers

What steps did you take to prepare for and ultimately land your IT leadership position? [more inside]
posted by Silvertree on Feb 2, 2009 - 7 answers

Does anyone know where to get a PDF or Word document of the "Camp Obama" 2-day training session manual?
posted by mwachs on Dec 29, 2008 - 0 answers

How can I tap into my alpha male tendencies? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Oct 27, 2008 - 22 answers

Any suggestions on famous "leadership" speeches ala Patton's Speech or similar? [more inside]
posted by UMDirector on Sep 16, 2008 - 14 answers

I think after 20 years in my post it is almost time for a sabbatical leave. Should my board approve this idea, please help me to think about some fun and educational plans for a year-long sabbatical adventure. I am in the non-profit health sector, an MD executive with a primary focus in community health. I am especially interested in developing my insights and leadership towards the broad determinants of health from practical community based approachs. I think travel out of the US would be of interest to both my family and me.
posted by dougiedd on Jul 5, 2008 - 11 answers

How would something along the lines of Monash University's Ancora Imparo Leadership programme (general) or its Leadership in a Technological Environment programme (engineering-specific) be viewed by prospective employers? [more inside]
posted by PuGZ on Jun 2, 2008 - 2 answers

I'm looking for a fairly recent book about leadership during times of major change written by a female author. [more inside]
posted by salvia on Feb 15, 2008 - 4 answers

How do I fire someone without demoralizing the rest of my team? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Dec 8, 2007 - 38 answers

What are some good books and magazines related to social enterprise, social entrepreneurship, and the Fourth Sector? [more inside]
posted by divabat on Oct 9, 2007 - 4 answers

I need some good books or other learning material about how to effectively lead people, and more importantly, solve disputes. Read anything that would help me? [more inside]
posted by DMan on Sep 19, 2007 - 7 answers

Can anyone recommend a book on small group leadership? [more inside]
posted by jacobean on May 24, 2007 - 2 answers

Who would be popularly considered the top leaders of the anti-war / peace movement in America? [more inside]
posted by extrabox on Jan 7, 2007 - 24 answers

LeadershipFilter: Where are the best Executive Development courses being held in the USA these days? [more inside]
posted by dirtynumbangelboy on Jan 2, 2007 - 8 answers

What other learning programs are out there that are similar to Sauve Scholars? [more inside]
posted by divabat on Dec 26, 2006 - 2 answers

If a political canididate demonstrates that he or she is most definitely not cut out for the job but is running with the political party which you find most inoffensive, what if any options exist? [more inside]
posted by SinisterPurpose on Oct 5, 2006 - 18 answers

Does anyone know of a really good "test your leadership style" or "test your leadership skills" quiz I can give to a group of students? It needs to be on paper or verbal...not an online test.
posted by Jandasmo on Aug 15, 2006 - 2 answers

How would I go about becoming a member of a board of directors of a company?
posted by Izzmeister on Jul 18, 2006 - 9 answers

Nonprofit strategic planning and leadership skills. The groups at the forefront of environmental thinking today (or any cause, really) -- how did they become the visionary leaders? How did they get their power? Why are they considered one of the "big players?" [more inside]
posted by salvia on Apr 21, 2006 - 8 answers

Can anyone suggest some diversity management exercises or activities? [more inside]
posted by Scottk on Apr 3, 2006 - 4 answers

I have been promoted within my company to run customer service. I have worked here for two years and have divided myself between customer service and operations. I am now going to be a leader in a department where I have been a near equal among my coworkers. Any tips on making this transition? Another challenge is that I am 24 and happen to be half as old of the people that I will be leading. Any adivce on how to make my mark as a leader and not allow age to get in the way. I'd like to hear from young leaders as well as anyone who has had experience with a younger boss. Thanks for your input!
posted by ieatwords on Mar 16, 2006 - 13 answers

Did Dwight Eisenhower ever say this about leadership... "I'm not sure how to define it, but I know it when I see it"? [more inside]
posted by peppermint22 on Jan 26, 2006 - 15 answers

Leadership book about a basketball coach who was really into excellence; for instance he made people learn to tie their shoes correctly before he allowed them onto the court. Any ideas? My boss wants a bunch of us to read it but we can't do that if we don't have a title.
posted by pomegranate on Jan 6, 2006 - 4 answers

Why is it "a bad idea to change [leaders] during a time of war"? Is this just political rhetoric, or is there also some historic fact backing it up?
posted by me3dia on Feb 25, 2005 - 17 answers

I'm in a band. We just got our first pressings of our first album in the mail (funded mostly by myself). This is pretty exciting, except for this : I feel that my singer/principle lyric writer has very little time and continues to ask me if he can "Have Thursday Off" (as though I am his boss), my guitarist is very loyal, but ultimatly doesn't really have a drive to practice and improve. How would you, as a person with the vested interest in the band, encourage these other needed band members and not seem like a control freak in the process? I suppose this goes for any type of business relationship you have with friends who don't have the ability to contribute monetarily.
posted by psychotic_venom on Mar 16, 2004 - 14 answers