Leadership Tips from Sue Bethanis

September 2007
“When leaders understand and apply the powerful medium of conversations in the workplace, they not only improve their influence and motivation exponentially, they also generate sustainable change.”

August 2007
“Truly effective leaders vary their mode of communication depending on the situation at hand. It’s critical for leaders to be clear about when to use technology and when to hit the streets.”

July 2007
“Being an effective leader is both an art and a science. Truly effective leaders know how to blend the two in order to ensure their companies remain healthy and wealthy long into the future.”

June 2007
“Everyone has blind spots. Effective leaders, the true sages of their field, not only admit they have leadership blind spots, but also choose to do something about them.”

May 2007
“Wise and effective leaders embrace conflict as an opportunity for change and improvement. The earlier on that you can detect conflict, the easier and more manageable it will be to embrace.”

April 2007
“Leadership smarts come in two flavors: effectiveness and wisdom. Effectiveness is more veritical: it’s a drilling down that comes from lots of practice. Wisdom is more horizontal: it’s seeing the big picture, being emotionally intelligent, and demonstrating a discernment that comes from experience.”

March 2007
“Wise and effecive leaders know that their ability to instill trust and achieve desired results is directly related to their ability to build relationships. As you move up in your organization, networking becomes even more important.”

February 2007
“Authenic conversations stem from curiosity and a willingness to be influenced. What’s your curiosity quotient? And how “influencable” are you?”

January 2007
“Every leader needs to take their best guess at predicting the external and internal drivers that will effect their industry and organization. For example, if we’re currently in an economic upturn, then how do we prepare for the downturn. We don’t want to be surprised…”