BOOK REVIEW: Leadership by Virtue by Jaro Berce

The internet amazes me at times. I’m meeting incredible people I probably would never have had the chance to meet in person. One of these people is a kindred spirit named Jaro Berce, the author of Leadership by Virtue. One of the great divides in martial arts––and leadership––is that between “hard” and “soft” styles. Hard…

Servant leadership

The servant leadership philosophy and/or a set of leadership practices have been expressed and described in many ways. There is a notion that a servant leadership is an age-old concept, a term loosely used to suggest that a leader’s primary role is to “serve” employees. On the other instances the notion is around the concept…

Loyalty at work

In working environment have you ever wondered about: Does a mutual feeling of trust within the organization increase productivity and commitment to set goals? Why can’t you handle an employee that frequently appears to undermine your authority or sabotage your projects? What is wrong when you entrust to employee and still, because of him, in…

Leadership: More Intelligence or Emotions

Should a leader use mostly intelligence or should the emotions be primary in dealing with people, decision making…? Some of the definitions of intelligence say: Merriam-Webster: the ability to learn or understand things or to deal with new or difficult situations; the ability to learn or understand or to deal with new or trying situations.…

Atypical views on Leadership – 2

An outstanding Leadership for cross cultural team(s) (Continues from Atypical views on Leadership – 1) As the organization grows larger and more complex, management at the top begin to lead and decide less by firsthand experience, but more and more on heavily processed data. From their position they rarely see the business flowing in the…

Atypical views on Leadership – 1

An outstanding Leadership for cross cultural team(s) Have you met a person that was thinking in a completely different way to yours? What kind of impression does it leave on you? Do you dismiss it immediately, or you find it worthy, erroneous  …? For me it is exciting, definitely because my life path is somehow…