Louis Carter is CEO and Founder of Best Practice Institute, author of Change Champion's Field Guide and In Great Company (McGraw Hill). As a professional coach and leadership advisor, I have had the ...

New research examines 11 components of leadership. A new research paper published in the journal PLOS-ONE suggests that out of eleven character traits associated with good leadership — accountability, ...

There are many traits leaders must adopt to be more inclusive, but humility, empathy, vulnerability, and resilience are among the most foundational. The Fast Company Executive Board is a private, ...

When a leading research team began tracking results of privately held industry companies, a great deal of data was collected, analyzed, and compared. They began to look for patterns of performance ...

Despite sharing many qualities, every leader is different. They come from different backgrounds and have different life experiences and personalities, too. That said, there are some universal ...

Understanding Ambivert Leadership in Today’s Executive Landscape Xraised had the privilege of speaking with Prof./Dr. Karl ...

Debate surrounds whether leaders are a result of nature or nurture. Rather than debate, let’s look at some agreed-upon areas of leadership traits and characteristics per scholars. I’d also like to ...

In leadership, there are results and opinions. Most people view their own opinions as facts, but they are mostly expressions of their preferences, values, or beliefs. Sadly, people tend to opine on ...

In this Covid crisis, leaders are faced with changing conditions as never before. Social distancing, wearing facial masks, restrictions on frequenting bars, restaurants, gyms, (foreign) travel, and ...

Being a good company officer is no easy task. For that matter, being a leader, period, isn’t an easy task. Just what are the traits that lend themselves to making a good company officer and leader?

Whenever individuals like Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, or Richard Branson speak, we have a tendency to listen because we want to learn from how their achieved that level of success. And, it turns out ...

As a woman and a leader, I feel a palpable weight stemming from the need to constantly justify the presence of women in corporate America. In 2024, why do we still need a reason for being? I find ...