Editor's Note

As year 2017 ends, it is the perfect time to review your growth and goals achieved in the year. As a leader, it is the time to reflect, take stock of the year past, and plan for the year ahead. As you look at what worked, what didn’t and start planning for the next year, we wish you all success and promise to continue motivating you through Leadership Excellence Essentials.

Forget Balance!: 3 ways leaders can navigate imbalanced lives

“Work-life balance” is a running theme in this hectic world, but also an elusive goal. The phrase is plastered everywhere as people aspire to achieve ideal harmony between family life and professional career.

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Leading Humans: Why leadership today is a service, not an authority

As we increasingly find robots are able to do the robotic tasks that previously humans have been paid to do, we’re realizing that we can now use humans in our organizations to do what they are best at – being human. In an age that requires relentlessly progressive innovation, that’s essential, because humans are amazing at creating, collaborating, connecting and empathizing. All of these are required to truly innovate.

Lukewarm Leadership: 4 ways to combat it

The CEO of a software firm was tasked with a major change initiative after a large and lengthy acquisition. The Board of Directors wanted to see a definitive integration plan that included a timeline, and an organizational management plan that would ensure the merging of cultures and continued growth for the long-term.

Empowering Self Leaders: 3 tools for organizational success

In the old days, managers made all the decisions and oversaw people’s tasks, telling people what, when, and how to do things. But yesterday’s command-and-control model of leadership is ill-suited to today’s workplace, for a number of reasons.

Be Selfish To Become A Better Leader: Tips to help you be more productive

Becoming an exceptional leader starts with taking care of you. Most often we put ourselves last. Our team takes breaks, our kids get to their annual check-ups on time, but I truly believe that effective leadership starts with being a positive, happy, energetic person. In order to make that happen, once in a while, you have to put yourself first!

A Future Without A Gender Pay Gap Is About Your Choices Today

HR professionals are leaders in the world of building culture, recruiting talent, employment equality, and so much more; however, one area where we all need to work together with our respective organizations and HR teams is to address the gender pay gap.

The Future Of Leadership In The Fourth Industrial Revolution

Digitization has an impact on all organizations across various sectors or industries. In each case, the impact is a different one which makes it essential for companies to have a good understanding and view of what they face and how digitization will affect their company: which opportunities can be seized and which threats have to be faced?

Stewardship: When More Data Can Mean Less Certainty: Set principles for action, not reaction

As leaders we’re positioned to help define how the future unfolds. And as a good leader, people look to you for direction to move forward. I’m going to encourage you to embrace this. It is good for you and for your business no matter what your day job might be.