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

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

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

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