by Louis Carter | Articles, Blog, Leadership
Have you ever been in a team in which someone took charge by communicating a compelling understanding of the purpose of the project, a marked enthusiasm for the job, and a willingness to refresh and energize others in the group? These are some of the qualities that... 
by Louis Carter | Articles, Blog, Leadership
The art and science of helping people accomplish an objective by coordinating and controlling the process is facilitation. Facilitative leaders have the expertise, resources, and experience to formulate ideas, promote effective dialogue, and direct groups to make... 
by Louis Carter | Articles, Blog, Leadership
I have seen many intelligent and hardworking leaders with good intentions become lazy. Such leaders do not shy away from performing their duties but they seldom exhibit the qualities that make a good leader. Moreover, they are generally so stressed and overwhelmed... 
by Louis Carter | Articles, Blog, Leadership
Directive leadership is one of the more common leadership styles, where the leader instructs his followers precisely what to do and how to do it. Although it is one of the most common leadership styles today, directive leadership has somewhat lost its appeal—it... 
by Louis Carter | Articles, Leadership, Performance
As a leader, how often do you find yourself being the smartest person in the room? Is it sometimes, most of the time, or is it never? I often wonder what qualifies someone to be or to consider themselves to be the smartest. I mean, what proof is needed for that? Is it... 
by Louis Carter | Articles, Blog, Leadership
While conventional forms of leadership are all about control, servant leadership places the needs of other people first and looks to transfer some of the power to them. A term coined by Robert K. Greenleaf in an essay published in 1970, ‘servant leadership’ is a... 
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