Tag Archives: Leader

4 Soft Skills Every Leader Needs to Be Effective

Darleen DeRosa — January 23, 2018 Follow @onpoint_llc — January 23, 2018 Many organizations have a laser-like focus on technical skills—knowledge and capabilities specific to a set of business functions and operations. While technical skills such as programming knowledge or being able to use certain types of software may be important for jobs like … Continue reading 4 Soft Skills Every Leader Needs to Be Effective →

Dear Sales Leader: For the Sake of Your People… Read. Digest. Apply.

Sales Guide

Dan Swift — December 29, 2017 Follow @danjswift — December 29, 2017 If empathy is the ability to experience some of the feelings of pain that another person is feeling, then compassion is the ability to translate that feeling into action. Empathy and compassion are two qualities that can fundamentally transform the growth trajectory of … Continue reading Dear Sales Leader: For the Sake of Your People… Read. Digest. Apply. →

Inside The Mind of a Millennial Leader

Leadership

Darleen DeRosa — December 21, 2017 Follow @onpoint_llc — December 21, 2017 Every day, more members of the Baby Boomer generation are leaving the workforce. In fact, according to research by the Pew Research Center, by 2030 “all members of the Baby Boom generation” will have reached the retirement age of 65—with an average of … Continue reading Inside The Mind of a Millennial Leader →

The Scrum Master as the Change Leader

Project Management

Barry Overeem — November 5, 2017 On September 27th I provided a presentation at the Agile Leadership Day (ALD) in Zurich, Switzerland. The topic of my presentation was “The Scrum Master as the Change Leader“. In the weeks before the presentation I already promoted the topic by which I caused quite a few questions/comments. … Continue reading The Scrum Master as the Change Leader →

4 Ways to Give Feedback & Listen to Be a Better Leader

Leadership Engagement

Michael Heller — October 25, 2017 — October 25, 2017 Pexels / Pixabay It’s that time of year again when mid-year reviews are starting to roll out. Now more than ever is the opportune time to focus on leading, providing feedback, and listening to your team. As the need for attention, support, and communication you … Continue reading 4 Ways to Give Feedback & Listen to Be a Better Leader →

DNA of a strategic marketing operations leader: 3 seismic shifts, Part 2

Leadership Lessons

In Part 2 of a series, contributor Debbie Qaqish takes a look at the evolving role today’s successful marketing operations leader plays within an organization. Debbie Qaqish on October 6, 2017 Marketing operations (MO) as a dedicated, funded and strategic capability has exploded across B2B marketing organizations. Driven by traditional marketing’s poor response to changes … Continue reading DNA of a strategic marketing operations leader: 3 seismic shifts, Part 2 →

6 Things You Must Do as a Thought Leader

Leadership Lessons

Miranda Marquit — October 9, 2017 — October 9, 2017 OpenClipart-Vectors / Pixabay We hear a lot about thought leaders these days. They seem to be everywhere. And perhaps you want to become a thought leader. A thought leader provides big ideas for others to follow. As a thought leader, you can be heard and … Continue reading 6 Things You Must Do as a Thought Leader →

When the Leader is the Problem

Leadership Engagement

Errol Allen — October 9, 2017 Follow @consult53 — October 9, 2017 danymena88 / Pixabay As an operations/customer service consultant, I get a first-hand view of the internal workings of multiple companies. I have the privilege to observe the corporate chemistry – how leadership interacts with employees, how employees interact with leadership, how employees interact … Continue reading When the Leader is the Problem →

Rise of the strategic marketing operations leader: Part 1

Leadership Lessons

Contributor Debbie Qaqish believes marketing operations leaders are becoming the new power players in marketing and gives examples of how they’re driving change in their organizations. Debbie Qaqish on September 22, 2017 A funny thing is happening to marketing operations leaders. Suddenly, they are showing up in executive meetings, in board rooms and acting … Continue reading Rise of the strategic marketing operations leader: Part 1 →

7 Ways to Become a Thought Leader Through Social Media

Leadership

Susan Gilbert — September 14, 2017 Follow @SusanGilbert — September 14, 2017 TeroVesalainen / Pixabay Building Your Brand as a Thought Leader with Social Media Would you like to be an influencer who people turn to in your niche? Do you need to become more relatable to your social audience? There are several ways in … Continue reading 7 Ways to Become a Thought Leader Through Social Media →