50 years of level-headed leadership: A real-life example An unnamed, but real-life, company has managed to be profitable over 50 years in business. In fact, according to its owner, the company’s operation resulted in losses in only two years through those 50 years. The company’s owner and leader set…

Caring leadership: What is it? Wouldn’t it be great for a knowledgeable, skilled, and experienced leader to also care for his or her people? This is the essence of caring leadership, i.e. a leader showing that he or she cares for the people within his or her organization. Caring…

The purpose of servant leadership As its name implies, the purpose of servant leadership is to serve, that is, the needs of people working above, under, or alongside a servant leader. In this context, it may be falsely believed that a servant leader can go to extreme lengths, when…

When a servant leader fails to identify the subordinates’ real needs According to the definition of servant leadership, a servant leader is supposed to serve the needs of his or her subordinates. However, a certain problem seems to arise when attempting to identify those needs. For instance, a servant…

Leaders are not perfect Through the ages, there have been quite a few gifted leaders who benefited both themselves, their followers, and society overall. No matter how gifted these leaders were, however, they were not perfect. Their most ardent followers would agree on the fact that even the most…

The ability to see things differently There is much discussion about a leader’s ability to perceive things as accurately and realistically as possible. However, limited attention is paid to a leader’s ability to see things in an alternative way that is different from what other people think as the…

Addressing the question of whether leaders are born or made is like trying to solve the agelong problem of which came first, the chicken or the egg. Since there always seems to be a shortage of charismatic business leaders, there is no other solution than making them, rather than waiting…

Does leadership become easier or more difficult, when more power is granted to a leader? It would make sense that more power would result in more effective leadership. For example, a leader’s role would be easier, once more power is given to him or her. Does the world need new leaders? Leadership is a commodity that never seems to be in adequate supply.ggkoutzo.medium.com That’s because an increased…

The modern-day workplace is characterized by an increasing level of complexity and versatility. Long past are the days when employees were paid on a piece-rate basis, and, other than that, they did not care much about doing additional tasks during their shift. Nowadays, employees need to be multitaskers, in one…