Why Good Leaders Make You Feel Safe
Leaders Inspire
Essentials of Leadership - Video Series
Produced by Video Arts for existing managers and aspiring leaders, this Leadership Essentials series discusses some of the more strategic aspects of leading a team and provides tips to support the transition from manager to leader.
Playing Your Part: Keys to a Successful Workplace Environment
- Playing Your Part: Keys to a Successful Workplace Environment2-Part Video Series explores ways in which the workplace can be made more enjoyable for employees, and hence more productive for the business as a whole. Focusing on communication skills and teamwork, the programs use dramatizations to illustrate concepts of sensitivity to diversity, and good coworker relationships. Viewable/printable worksheets are available online. 2-part series, 20–23 minutes each.
Videos on Hiring and Training
Selected e-books on Leadership Skills & Qualities
Open Communication and Teamwork
Talent Management
Babble Hypothesis Shows Key Factor to Becoming a Leader
- Babble hypothesis shows key factor to becoming a leaderResearch shows that those who spend more time speaking tend to emerge as the leaders of groups, regardless of their intelligence.
How Leaders Influence People to Believe | Michael Dowling | Big Think
What does it take to be a leader? For Northwell Health president and CEO Michael Dowling, having an Ivy League degree and a large office is not what makes a leader. Leadership requires something much less tangible: influence. True leaders inspire people to follow and believe in them and the organization's mission by being passionate, having humility, and being a real part of the team. This is especially important in a field like health care, where guidance and teamwork save lives. Authenticity is also key. "Don't pretend, be real," says Dowling. "Accept your vulnerabilities, accept your weaknesses, know where your strengths are, and get people to belong."