Leadership

What Is Executive Presence and How Do You Get It?

July 11, 2019 apucareertips

Executive presence isn’t something you can simply decide to have one day if you don’t have it already. It needs to be cultivated. But I don’t recommend focusing on whether you have it or not as that could come off contrived.

Leadership

Five Ways To Lead A Group To Greatness

July 5, 2019 apucareertips

Leaders who acknowledge failure, look past it without trying to lay blame, and choose to learn from it gain a powerful relationship to failure. As Winston Churchill said, “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.”

Leadership

Not Ready For Prime Time? Tips On Your New Leadership Role

June 25, 2019 apucareertips

Effective leadership requires hard work that’s often exhausting and repetitive. It can stretch your emotional and intellectual dexterity. Then there’s that part about needing to make tough decisions that are sure to upset some of the people you’re trying to lead.

Leadership

The Business Case for Executive Assessment

June 4, 2019 apucareertips

It’s often taken for granted that organizations need to identify and develop their talented employees, but a surprising percentage of them struggle to do so. In the case of executive-level talent, this failure has serious consequences.

Leadership

Avoiding Team Conflict Can Be a Grave Mistake: Four Strategies For Healthy Team Conflict

May 22, 2019 apucareertips

One of the biggest mistakes leaders make is avoiding team conflict. Yes, conflict may feel uncomfortable, but that tension is often a very natural if not necessary part of real progress and team bonding.

Leadership

Top Job Interview Soft Skill is Uncomfortable For 69% of Managers

May 14, 2019 apucareertips

Communication is the key to success in your career, and the soft skill of conversation is on clear display in any job interview. Sir Richard Branson says that ”Communication is the most important skill any leader can possess.” However, if you are uncomfortable with your communication skills, you’re not alone.