Motivate: goad, impel, drive, incite, persuade. According to Marketdata Enterprises, Motivational Speakers in the U.S. alone, took home more than $1 billion in 2016. Motivational quotes abound on ...

Small-business owners need to be more than just managers; they also need to be leaders. Leadership is about encouraging and motivating your team members to do their jobs in an effective and efficient ...

Accepting shame as a motivator is a recipe for misery. A top executive I know once received an email in error that called him out as someone who lacked potential for ...

Leadership training is essential to develop managers who can lead your company to success. The wide range of expectations and challenges faced by modern business leaders calls for an equally wide ...

No matter your title at Baker Donelson or how senior you are, you will play the role of leader at times. A leader is anyone who has the capacity to shape mindsets and behavior in furtherance of a ...

Organizations lead people as though it were still the 1950s, minus the job security, while shackling them with 2025 expectations. This may explain why there are two things about leadership with which ...

Previously, I discussed the difference between harmful and helpful types of power. Put simply, hard styles of power can diminish self-determination, decreasing motivation and commitment. In contrast, ...

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Where I live, in western New York state, high school graduates are feted well into August. Tents go up for picnics. Families are convened from afar. Friends and neighbors bring cookies along with ...

Ohio State Football head coach Ryan Day met with the media Thursday afternoon following his team’s first official practice of the 2020 preseason training camp. Among the many topics discussed, Day ...

A funny thing can happen on the way to manufacturer profitability... respect! Leaders who know how to show it will also receive it and organizations will grow and prosper. Good leaders know how to ...