As a small-business manager, your role is to guide and motivate employees into getting the job done. Therefore, leadership and motivation go hand in hand. Over the years, researchers have developed a ...

Of all the leadership theories available, transformational leadership is a uniquely effective way for leaders to inspire followers to perform better and work harder. Introduced in 1978 by James Burns, ...

A few years ago, a new manager was appointed to oversee the refinery of a multinational petroleum company. In an earlier life, "Joe" had been a behavioral safety observer who recognized the benefits ...

There are many theories of exemplary leadership. Clearly, the most popular of these theories is transformational leadership. The concept of transformational leadership became prominent in a 1978 book ...

All leadership is not created equal. While some individuals are simply concerned with ensuring that those under them follow basic rules and accomplish set goals, others are eager to inspire as they ...

An old Chinese proverb says, "If you want five years of prosperity, grow grain. If you want 10 years of prosperity, grow trees. If you want 100 years of prosperity, grow people." I believe some people ...

Managers, take note: your excessive rah-rah leadership may be harming your team in the long run, making them sicker and more prone to absences, a new workplace study suggests. Study after study has ...

Abstract: This article compares the leadership and motivational practices of Fav and Vic, two middle-level managers at two of the foremost industries in Nigeria, oil and gas, and fast-moving consumer ...