In a recent study published in the Journal of Personality, Asselmann and colleagues investigated how leaders-to-be compare with non-leaders, in addition to how they change before and during their ...

A recent experience has given me a lot of hope for future leaders! Last summer, my daughter, Maryn, attended a leadership dynamics camp offered by her high school for incoming freshmen. During this ...

Authority can be a paradox because the very behaviors that lead people to trust you with power are not the traits they prefer in leaders. When researching this book, one senior executive told us, “The ...

This writer has been an observer of leadership styles for over a half-century and has often spoken at such programs as Leadership New Hampshire and Leadership Manchester. Questions asked at all of ...

People tend to think of leaders as assertive, dominant, and unemotional—traits long associated with traditional male stereotypes. But what happens when people are asked to imagine the ideal leader, ...

The most successful leaders aren’t necessarily the loudest, the most visionary, or the ones with all the answers. Instead, they know what drives their actions and what triggers their reactions. They ...

Leaders of companies big and small are always looking for ways to better communicate with their employees. A major question I am often asked is what is the best leadership style for engaging employees ...

“Psychopathy” isn’t exactly a specific mental illness — as it’s not an officially recognized diagnosis. However, a psychopath is typically someone who displays Antisocial Personality Disorder traits.