Bad leaders

Leadership

Time to Hire or Time to Fire? How to Rank Employees to Identify Low and High Performers

Employee ranking identifies high and low performers to properly allocate work, compensation and development. However, ranking requires considering multiple factors over time to ensure fairness and avoid demoralization.

Leadership

Manipulation in the C-Suite: Why Fake and Overconfident Leaders Are Corroding Our Teams — And What We Can Do About It

Dark personalities are rampant in the C-suite. Overconfidence and manipulation supercharge political skills. But political skill is different than effectively leading teams. How can organizations protect themselves from people who are good at politics but bad at leadership?

Thought Leaders

How to Avoid the Double-Edged Sword of Ego in Entrepreneurship

When ego takes hold in a self-absorbed and prideful way, it can destroy your business.

Leadership

How to Avoid Becoming a Villain — 6 Leadership Traits You Must Avoid

Learn essential leadership traits you must avoid to be an effective and successful leader and avoid the six most damaging traits that can lead you down the path of becoming a villain.