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Authentic Leadership

By Kevin Cashman - Presents the basic principles underlying authentic leadership and the five touchstones. ^pop (Added: 17-Jul-2007 Hits: 3314 )

101 Sample Write-Ups for Documenting Employee Performance Problems

By Paul Falcone - There's no escaping problem employees. But with 101 pre- written disciplinary write-ups at a manager's fingertips, there is a way to escape the headaches, anxiety ^pop (Added: 8-Feb-2002 Hits: 2269 )

Leadership Motivation Assessment

By Mind Tools - Do you really want to lead? This short self-assessment available online can help you clarify your thinking about whether your motivation to be a leader is strong or weak. ^pop (Added: 19-Feb-2007 Hits: 2845 )

Leadership Quiz

By Mindtools - A food for thought non-scientific quiz to help you reflect upon your leadership ability. Here's what they say: "Have you got what it takes to get to the top? Do you have the management skills employers are looking for? Or do your talents lie in being a team player rather than a leader? Take our quiz to find out." ^pop (Added: 5-Mar-2007 Hits: 3530 )

How Do You Influence Others Assessment

By Matt M. Starcevich - Influencing others may be one of the core leadership skills that makes or breaks a leader. Here's a quick self-assessment to help you look at how you influence others. ^pop (Added: 5-Mar-2007 Hits: 3056 )

10 Ways to Reduce the Stress of Being Leader

By David Weiman - Can you say if you are stressed out as a leader? Read this article to help you determine if you are, as a leader stressed out. Then see how you can reduce the stress of being a leader. ^pop (Added: 12-Mar-2007 Hits: 2166 )

Leadership Questionnaire (Task versus People Orientation)

By Don Clark - Here's an online leadership assessment instrument you can use to self-assess (or use in groups). It categorizes uses a two factor model (task versus people orientation, and yields scores related to country club, team leader, empoverished and authoritarian ^pop (Added: 20-Mar-2007 Hits: 3416 )

Leadership Assessment Instrument | NRCS Social Sciences Team

By NRCS - The purpose of this Leadership Self-Assessment is to provide a leadership profile based on the competencies necessary for strong, superior leadership. The data that you provide will enable you to construct a profile, complete with areas of strength and areas for future development. A more researched instrument developed in cooperation with Warren Bennis. ^pop (Added: 20-Mar-2007 Hits: 3786 )

21st Century Leadership Quizz

By na - Today’s managers face rapidly changing conditions--flatter organizations, virtual teams, doing more with less, temporary structures, employees with different values and life-work style preferences. How effective these managers manage spells the difference between the profitable and the also ran organizations. Are you or your managers making the adjustment and transition to this new role, these new demands or, are you stuck in the past? Although not exhaustive, this quiz tests eleven important skills for contemporary managers by assessing the degree to which you practice these skills. The more honest you are in this self evaluation the more valuable the results for your growth and development or, the growth and development of the managers in your organization. ^pop (Added: 20-Mar-2007 Hits: 4052 )

Are you an emotionally intelligent leader? (Quiz)

By na - Quick quiz to help you assess whether you are an emotionally intelligent leader. Non-scientific. Use for reflection and learning about self. ^pop (Added: 5-Apr-2007 Hits: 3333 )

Leadership Skills and Style Test

By na - An extensive 100 item test (quiz) to help you think about your leadership style and leadership skills. ^pop (Added: 4-Jun-2007 Hits: 2288 )

25 Rules for Leaders

By n a - Here are 25 quotations from business leaders that will serve you well in your quest for self-development as an effective leader. "Prevent Erosion of Human Assets" is one of the rules. The other twenty four are also worth reading and studying. ^pop (Added: 16-Feb-2007 Hits: 2325 )

20 Ways To Become A Leader

By Ellen Ostrow - This article is aimed at women lawyers. As well as providing women with some tips for becoming leaders, this article can help with changing current ideas about leadership ideals. ^pop (Added: 12-Mar-2007 Hits: 2301 )

Leadership styles - Using the right one for your situation

By na - If you are looking for a quick overview of the following leadership styles, this is a great place to start: Autocratic leadership, Bureaucratic leadership, Charismatic leadership, Democratic leadership or Participative leadership, Laissez-faire leadership, People-oriented leadership or Relations-Oriented leadership, Servant leadership, Task-oriented leadership, Transactional leadership, Transformational leadership ^pop (Added: 5-Mar-2007 Hits: 2347 )

Leadership Styles

By Don Clark - A nice overview of leadership styles including an explanation of paternalism and authoritarian vs democratic, free reign versus delegative. ^pop (Added: 31-May-2007 Hits: 3175 )

6 Leadership Styles

By Marios Alexandrou - Most successful leaders have strengths in several emotional intelligence competencies including self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy, and social skill. Furthermore, there are six basic styles of leadership with each making use of the key components of emotional intelligence in different combinations. Finally, the best leaders are familiar with not just one style of leadership, but rather they make use of several and have the flexibility to switch between styles as the circumstances dictate. ^pop (Added: 31-May-2007 Hits: 4746 )

Leadership Styles Assessment Test - Your Leadership Legacy

By Robert M. Galford and Regina Fazio Maruca - Here's a free online web based leadership styles assessment tool to help you reflect on your natural leadership strengths and preferences. ^pop (Added: 31-May-2007 Hits: 2755 )

Free Theory X, Theory Y Assessement Tool

By Alan Chapman - A free downloadable assessement tool to determine whether you (or another manager) is theory x or theory y. As with all such instruments don't take the results too seriously. ^pop (Added: 25-Sep-2006 Hits: 3303 )

12 Rules for Self-Leadership

By na - The concept of leading oneself in order to leader others boiled down into 12 simple rules to follow. ^pop (Added: 18-Jun-2007 Hits: 3433 )

Effective Leadership And Team Building Exercises

By n a - As a leader, you would like to develop your team into an excellent cohesive group all striving for the same goals. Check out these two team building exercises designed to increase profits and to help your team deal with adversity in a positive way. ^pop (Added: 5-Feb-2007 Hits: 2576 )

Transformational Leadership

By Colonel Mark A. Homrig - Written by a military man, this analysis and explanation of transformational leadership explains the history of the concept, the point of it, and includes references. Excellent, and recommended. ^pop (Added: 19-Feb-2007 Hits: 2706 )

Transformational Leadership - An Overview

By na - Short, to the point overview of the transformational leadership model that includes assumptions, associated leadership styles, and strengths and weaknesses. ^pop (Added: 28-Feb-2007 Hits: 2564 )

Bass' Transformational Leadership Theory

By na - A look at B.M. Bass and his perspective on transformational leadership. Short overview with additional references for those interested. ^pop (Added: 28-Feb-2007 Hits: 5275 )

TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP

By David M. Boje - A comprehensive analysis of leadership approaches including history, and names associated. Presents several different views of transformational leadership and contrasts with transactional model. Summarizes Weber, Burns, Bennis, Schein ^pop (Added: 28-Feb-2007 Hits: 3724 )

Ethical values of transactional and transformational leaders Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences

By Rabindra N Kanungo - A research/academic paper that examines the ethical values of transactional versus transformational leaders. Complete with numerous references and journal article citations ^pop (Added: 5-Mar-2007 Hits: 2855 )

Leadership of Stability and Leadership of volatility: Transactional and Transformational Leaderships Compared

By Iain Hay Ph.D. - This review paper compares and contrasts transactional and transformational leadership. It characterizes the former as leadership of stability and exchange; the latter as leadership of values and volatility. The paper concludes by pointing to the growing orthodoxy that positions transactional and transformational leadership as linked, complementary and related styles enacted by all leaders to different extents in different contexts. ^pop (Added: 5-Mar-2007 Hits: 6297 )