Credibility

Push and pull to get others to follow

Strong leaders muscle their way forward. But strength alone isn’t enough. You need to know when to push and when to pull to win over followers. Here’s how.

Convey core values with your actions

You can trumpet your organization’s core values and unshakable ethics. But your actions will influence what em­­ployees think far more than your words.

Rethinking leadership development

After so many corporate-leadership scandals and the public’s shrinking confidence in their leaders, should we be rethinking the way leadership is taught? The way leadership has been taught doesn’t seem to be paying off, asserts author Barbara Kellerman.

Not so rosy at the top anymore

Top executives are less powerful than they used to be. Two decades ago, American CEOs struck heroic poses on the covers of business magazines and appointed buddies to their boards. Since the Enron debacle in 2001, change has come in several ways:

The anatomy of deception

Why Leaders Lie, a slim volume that tells the truth about lying, offers basic definitions of deception, which is designed to prevent others from knowing the truth. Deception includes lying, spinning and concealment ...

Arm yourself for reputation warfare

In today’s fast-paced world of social ­media, here’s one new rule: Avoid any show of force that could be perceived as grossly disproportionate. People view the world’s big guys as ­being in a better position than its little guys, and that places the onus on you to behave reasonably and justly, even when defending yourself.

A credibility lesson from Yogi Berra

When Yogi Berra says, “He hits from both sides of the plate; he’s amphibious,” it’s funny. When you use the wrong word in your communication, it can cripple your credibility. Here are four common wording errors to avoid:

If you call them, will they come?

Robert Bruner, dean of the University of Virginia’s business school, offers these answers on what it takes for leaders to draw followers: moral authority, a credible plan—and the loudest megaphone.

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