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Legitimacy: The Sole Basis of Leadership
The fundamental essence of leadership is legitimacy, whose substance is based upon authority and validity. While authority is conferred, validity is earned through the development of credibility, trust...
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Professional Credibility Evaluates the Leader’s Professional Abilities
Where personal credibility assesses the leader as a trustworthy individual, professional credibility evaluates the leader’s professional abilities. However, both are closely aligned, as questions or...
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Leaders Possess a Deeply Embedded Sense of Purpose
Many of great leaders universally started their careers as ambitious individuals. They didn’t limit themselves to simply working to sustain themselves. They knew opportunities would present themselves...
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A Leader’s Management Style Sets the Organizational Tone
A leader’s management style is an important factor in determining his or her professional competence. This is due to its overall impact on all key constituencies and the organization’s financial health...
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An Accurate Predictor of Leadership Performance
The use and application of the Legitimacy Principles are an influential standard of leadership performance. A close examination of the key components comprising the Principles reveals that it...
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“Success is the Sum of Details”
The great leaders uniformly paid extraordinary close attention to details. It is an important attribute or aspect of their thinking. It influenced virtually every aspect of their lives, which ranged...
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‘Performance’ is More Than the ‘Bottom Line’
When individuals are elected to run a corporation, most often the only major thing that is taken into account, is whether or not they have the talent to get things done and to deliver on their...
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Does Compassion and Empathy Have a Role in Leadership?
Leaders do have control over the actions, behaviors and decisions that influence and shape their personal credibility. This once again involves self-awareness as well as comprehensive critical thinking...
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Leaders Are Judged By The Actions They Take
First and foremost, leaders are judged by the actions they take. Today’s high profile leaders are prominently visible to all of their key constituencies. Of all the leaders surveyed, the great ones...
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The Mastery of Details is an Integral Part of Leadership
The great leaders intuitively understood the potential for waste within large organizations, and immersed themselves in the details of their businesses to increase efficiencies, drive down costs and...
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Communication Has to Start With Telling the Truth
The great leaders spent the majority of their time traveling and communicating with employees and key constituencies. This allowed them to become personally acquainted and to influence employees on all...
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Be Smart Enough to Surround Yourself With Good People
How great leaders approached identifying and hiring the right employees was as varied as their individual personalities. Ross Perot (EDS) noted, “Over my years in business, I have had a saying when it...
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Leaders Are Judged By The Actions They Take
Leaders are judged by the actions they take. Today’s high profile leaders are prominently visible to all of their key constituencies. They make speeches and presentations to employees, shareholders,...
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“Leaders Should Set a Clear and Decisive Tone at the Top”
There is abundant evidence around us to conclude that morals and ethics are becoming less prevalent in people’s lives. The standards of conduct, which lay deeply buried in accepted though for centuries...
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