Have you ever experienced this dilemma? You can be acknowledged as being right in your position/opinion and lose the relationship or you can not be acknowledged as being right and keep the relationship. A Right-Fighter tends towards always insisting on… Read More ›
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Graphic Leadership: Emotional Expensiveness
Although the term Emotional Expensiveness might be new, no leader has any problem relating to its meaning. There are consistently some followers (or employees) who could be termed High Maintenance or Emotionally Expensive. The leader knows that first s/he attempts… Read More ›
Graphic Leadership: Give Advice By Asking Questions
As we saw in a previous poster entitled Unsolicited Advice, “Unsolicited advice can be viewed as criticism.” Nevertheless, there are times when we wish to give another peer or even superior advice. What approach does a leader use? If a… Read More ›
Graphic Leadership: Intimidation
We all know the feeling. As you look at this poster, you’ll see that intimidation can have many roots. You might be intimidated by people of wealth, authority, beauty, height, success, age, knowledge, or something not even on the poster…. Read More ›
Graphic Leadership: Unsolicited Advice
In seeking to build and maintain connections with your followers, it’s important to remember that unsolicited advice can often be viewed as criticism. That particular insight causes a leader to stop, think, and process before offering advice for which there… Read More ›