Accurate representation is essential when you’re of a certain stature. For the rest of us, leadership is that equally essential component. How do you pick the best, and what does who you pick say about you as an individual?
Weekend Reading: Guest Posts 7/9 – 7/13
Each week, I contribute dozens of management articles to a variety of Web properties. Here are some of my favorite posts from this week. [Read more...]
TED Talk Tuesday: Simon Sinek on How Great Leaders Inspire Action
“If you hire people just because they can do a job, they’ll work for your money,” says Simon Sinek in this TED Talk. “But if you hire people who believe what you believe, they’ll work for you with blood and sweat and tears.” [Read more...]
5 Business Lessons From the NBA
From the NBA draft to the playoffs, basketball has always been great entertainment, but today’s must-reads illustrate business lessons we can learn from the NBA. [Read more...]
Monday Must-Reads: Movie-Inspired Leadership Lessons
You might think that movies are just for entertainment, but today’s must-reads prove that there are plenty of leadership lessons to be learned from famous films. [Read more...]
28 Ridiculously Efficient-Approved Leadership Quotes

Not my frosting or candles, but a preview of tonight's sweet celebration. (CC) The Delicious Life/Flickr
It’s my birthday, and to celebrate ringing in 28 right, I’ve compiled a list of Ridiculously Efficient-approved leadership quotes from some of my favorite leaders. [Read more...]
Management Style and Employee Morale: Positivity Trumps Negativity [STUDY]
We know that bad management can hinder employee morale and job performance, but new research indicates that poor leaders can even mess with their subordinates’ overall well-being. [Read more...]
5 Monday Must-Reads on Jeremy Lin and Leadership
Former Harvard guard Jeremy Lin has lit up the New York Knicks and the NBA at large with his dynamic play over the past two weeks. [Read more...]
5 Must-Reads on Personal Leadership
Business blogs and managers frequently discuss leadership in the context of others, but today’s must-reads center on personal leadership. [Read more...]
5 Collaborative Leadership Strategies
Collaborative leadership enables productivity organically; accordingly, today’s must-reads focus on the various qualities such change agents have. [Read more...]
5 New Year’s Resolutions for Leaders
Today’s must-reads help managers, entrepreneurs and leaders make more effective New Year’s resolutions. [Read more...]
3 Radical Second Life Management Strategies
Forbes contributor Peter Cohan recently interviewed Second Life founder Philip Rosedale and uncovered three radical management strategies he uses to improve company culture. [Read more...]
Ineffective Leadership Costs Your Business 7 Percent of Annual Sales
Ineffective leadership costs the average business the equivalent of 7 percent of its annual sales, according to recent figures from the Ken Blanchard Companies. [Read more...]
5 Leadership Must-Reads
Developing your skills as a leader should be an ongoing pursuit; accordingly, today’s Monday Must-Reads focus on leadership. [Read more...]
















