Learn to be a Leader Blog

Dec 31, Links to other sites

Fri, 31 Dec 2010 17:57:35 GMT

Links to other relevant leadership sites that might interest you.

Nov 6,

Sat, 06 Nov 2010 15:36:26 GMT

Nov 6, Learn to be a Leader - for aspiring Leaders and those who want to be even better

Sat, 06 Nov 2010 15:29:05 GMT

Learn how to be a Leader the easy way. Be recognised and admired by willing followers. Learn with someone who has observed and worked with the best, This site will show you how.

Nov 15, Leadership Ethics - are there ethics in leadership and what are they?

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:03:09 GMT

An overview of leadership ethics - what do followers expect of their leaders?

Nov 15, Scout Law

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:00:27 GMT

The Scout Law - seven values that all leaders could do well to follow

Nov 15, Authentic leadership

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 16:43:30 GMT

A description of authentic leadership, based on Kristin Robertson's seven characteristics

Nov 15, About Tony Harvey - founder of Learn-to-be-a-Leader.com

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 12:52:09 GMT

This will tell you about Tony Harvey, the "I" behind Learn-to-be-a-Leader.com.

Nov 14, Nolan Principles - Seven Principles of Public Life

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:33:42 GMT

A look at the Nolan Principles - the code of ethics for those in public office in the UK.

Nov 14, You can learn ...

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 13:16:38 GMT

What you can learn about being a leader from Learn-to-be-a-Leader.com.

Nov 11, Leadership Development - options in leadership education, training & development

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:18:52 GMT

An easy way through the maze that is leadership development!

Nov 4, Transform or Transact - What is a leader supposed to do?

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:19:45 GMT

Whether to transform or transact. A comparison of transformational leadership and transactional leadership.

Oct 27, Military Leadership. Is it different from civilian leadership?

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:47:46 GMT

I look at military leadership and quote the leadership philosophy and principles of a leading Commanding Officer.

Oct 27, Seven habits of highly effective people

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:20:39 GMT

An overview of Stephen Covey's powerful list of the seven habits that distinguish highly effective people.

Oct 27, SMART goals - a new improved approach

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:14:58 GMT

Why SMART goals don't work and a new definition!

Oct 27, Fifteen Skills Assessment

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:09:55 GMT

A fifteen skills assessment of your leadership potential - on line.

Oct 27, Four steps to being an effective leader

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:07:49 GMT

These four steps are simple, easy to remember and they really work! The best summary of leadership I know.

Oct 26, Public leadership

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:41:51 GMT

What do we mean by public leadership? Can we look up to our leaders in the public eye?

Oct 26, What leaders do - the functions, tasks and actions of effective leaders

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:13:56 GMT

A list of what leaders do - the effective ones, with enaged and motivated followers, anyway!

Oct 26, Situational leadership

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:18:31 GMT

An overview of the classic model of leadership styles, Hersey & Blanchard's situational leadership theory.

Oct 26, Leadership styles. What sort of leader are you?

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:17:12 GMT

Just what are the different leadership styles? I give you an easy to follow overview.

Oct 26, Leadership qualities

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:15:54 GMT

A look at my favourite lists of desirable, good leadership qualities.

Oct 26, Leadership quotes - in their own words.

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:11:19 GMT

My favourite collection of some of the best leadership quotes around.

Oct 26, Transactional leadership - is it a poor relation to transformational leadership

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:01:43 GMT

My summary of what we mean by transactional leadership, and when it might be appropriate

Oct 26, Transformational leadership

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:58:52 GMT

My summary of what is meant by transformational leadership theory and the skills involved.

Oct 26, Leadership Skills. Exactly what are leadership skills?

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:24:07 GMT

My favourite lists of leadership skills, those necessary for effective leadership.

Oct 9, Success Cycle

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:16:50 GMT

Use the Success Cycle to create a strategic leadership plan - for your organisation, your team or yourself!

Oct 4, What is leadership? Define leadership and leadership characteristics.

Sun, 04 Oct 2009 11:45:10 GMT

My favourite definition of what is leadership - and some others! And a look at different types of leadership and some of the implications for leaders.

Oct 4, Leadership versus management. Defining features of leadership and management.

Sun, 04 Oct 2009 11:43:35 GMT

What is the difference between leadership versus management? Are they different roles and functions, or just two names for one thing?

Oct 4, Leadership theories, leadership models and leadership principles.

Sun, 04 Oct 2009 10:11:44 GMT

An overview of the main leadership theories, models and principles, in everyday language. Backed up by more in depth descriptions and references to the original work.

Sep 27, Subscribe to Learn2Lead

Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:27:59 GMT

Subscribe to my e-Zine, Learn2Lead

Sep 24, Leadership Books - to help you learn to be a leader

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:01:37 GMT

A list of great Leadership books - all available online.

Sep 24, My Amazon store for "Learn-to-be-a-Leader"

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:32:21 GMT

My Amazon store contains some of my favourite leadership products - to help you find them easily.

Sep 24, Leadership through the eyes of the media

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:33:58 GMT

Much is being made of President Obama's reconsideration of his Afganistan strategy. How the media pitch this story will influence the world's assessment of Obama's leadership. Will we be told its a u-turn, or will we be told its a more appropriate approach in a fast changing situation? The media aren't likely to accurately portray Obama's vision and strategic goals. They are more likely to focus on plans and actions, missing the point that choosing new plans and actions that better achieve the vision and goals are a sign of flexibility. See my page on The Success Cycle.

Sep 20, Fifteen Skills of Leadership

Sun, 20 Sep 2009 19:44:22 GMT

Fifteen skills of leadership as assessed by www.assessment.com

Sep 20, Eleven Skills of Leadership

Sun, 20 Sep 2009 19:39:58 GMT

A brief outline of the Boy Scouts of America "Eleven Skills of Leadership" framework

Sep 20, Blame culture and leadership

Sun, 20 Sep 2009 19:36:02 GMT

Why a blame culture is counter productive and often reflects poor leadership.

Sep 18, THR consulting

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 19:27:06 GMT

Find out about THR consulting, the corporate twin of Learn-to-be-a-Leader.com

Sep 18, MAPP Assessment

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 19:14:57 GMT

A brief outline of the MAPP Assessment tool and an opportunity to take the test - for free

Sep 13, Jack Aubrey - a Master & Commander - and a Leader

Sun, 13 Sep 2009 15:48:18 GMT

An examination of the leadership action of Captain Jack Aubrey, from the movie "Master & Commander".

Sep 9, Do we trust our leaders?

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 12:54:02 GMT

In a survey of 5,000 UK employees, the ILM and Management Today have found some interesting patterns in the trust we have in our leaders. CEOs are expected to follow principles, show integrity and be honest if they are to be trusted. Line managers are expected to show fairness, openness and understanding. Overall, managers are trusted better than CEOs, scoring 69/100 versus 59/100 for the latter.

Aug 28, MSC - the Management Standards Centre

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:41:26 GMT

The UK's national standards for managers and leaders - these excellent standards from the MSC underpin work in such areas as the recruitment and development of managers and leaders.

Aug 28, Chair of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff challenges the status quo

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 17:12:18 GMT

Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has given a really good example of leadership that challenges the status quo and asks people to do the right thing, or act according to values. Criticising the practice of strategic communication (ie, PR rather than sincerity), Admiral Mullen writes ... To put it simply, we need to worry a lot less about how to communicate our actions and much more about what our actions communicate. I would argue that most strategic communication problems are not communication problems at all. They are policy and execution problems. Each time we fail to live up to our values or dont follow up on a promise, we look more and more like the arrogant Americans the enemy claims we are. I make no comment on the politics, just the leadership. Read my pages on 1- the Success Cycle and 2- Four Steps to Leadership and you will see how he is demonstrating core leadership qualities.

Aug 28, John Adair and Action Centred Leadership

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:34:23 GMT

John Adair's functional model of leadership, "Action Centred Leadership"

Aug 27, Lewin's Styles of Leadership

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:45:15 GMT

A brief overview of Kurt Lewin's leadership styles model.

Aug 27, Was Senator Edward Kennedy a Leader?

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 08:37:01 GMT

President Obama thinks so. He has praised Teddy Kennedy for his impact on many US laws over the last fourty plus years. But Kennedy could never shake off the stigma of the "Chappaquiddick incident" in 1969 in which he left the scene of a road crash in which his young passenger died. Followers expect leaders to "do the right thing" and just never seemed to forgive Teddy. See my page on 4 Steps to Leadership.