Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. William Arruda covers personal branding, leadership, and careers. In our fast-moving, tech-infused, and predictably unpredictable ...

Empower managers with autonomy and big-picture projects to foster leadership thinking. Invest in emotional intelligence and strategic training to build future leaders’ key skills. Model integrity and ...

Leadership credibility comes from action. Here’s how communication differs between thought leaders and change makers and why ...

All members of organizations face decisions about how to allocate time and energy. This is true at all levels within a group hierarchy. Executives make choices about long-term organizational plans, ...

Leaders who use reason over emotion create fair, innovative and transparent environments — which are crucial to the long-term success of a business. The shift from reactive to responsive leadership, ...

There is a clear difference between leaders by virtue of office and leaders by virtue of knowledge, skills, and especially wisdom. For example, holding the most powerful office in a country does not ...

What is power? Some researchers define power as the agent’s ability to influence the target, according to Gary Yukl, J.M. George and Gareth Jones. The agent, target and influenced attributes vary by ...

The world tends toward continuums. We order everything from temperature (cold to hot, with tepid in the middle) to wealth (poor to comfortable to rich). Continuity along a linear line, like the ...