One cannot develop leadership by only focusing on the leader and which of their skills need development or improvement. Using Leader-Member Exchange (LMX) Theory, you can understand that leadership development is best done by developing and/or improving the skills of both the leader and those they lead. This approach leads to shared understanding that allows
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March 31, 2023
March 29, 2023
Right Fit Leading: Trustworthiness
- By Doc Brown
- Blog, Leadership, Right Fit Leading
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Trustworthiness is the quality of a person, or a thing, that inspires reliability. When trustworthiness exists, it is shown through several qualities. These include being respectful, honest, consistent, positive, and selfless. Leaders who can admit mistakes, acknowledge weakness, applaud strength, and help each other should do well. Also, those who can promote those qualities in
March 17, 2023
The Right Fit Leading Process
- By Doc Brown
- 3D COACHING, Blog, Leadership, Motivation, Right Fit Leading
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The Right Fit Leading Process is not new. What is new is the way that new research in the areas of emotional intelligence, empathy, trust, team development. That means a host of other leadership considerations have come together for me. It is now clearer than ever that the way to build successful organizations is to
February 17, 2023
Right Fit Leading: Let’s Talk Trust!
- By Doc Brown
- Blog, Leadership, Right Fit Leading
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Trust is important. It is a key consideration as companies and employees engage in understanding and addressing their work-life relationship. When they engage, they often discuss work location: onsite versus hybrid versus remote work. Several experts in these areas have joined in analyzing how trust is a major issue in these deliberations. These experts are
February 16, 2023
Right Fit Leading: Telework Has a Bad Reputation
- By Doc Brown
- Blog, IGI Global, Right Fit Leading, Telework
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Telework has a bad reputation. This can be caused when employers and employees fail to understand it. Companies may fail to see the ability for the employee to be as productive whether in the the office or working remotely. Remote employees may fail to be accountable for 8 or so productive hours of tangible work
January 29, 2023
Right Fit Leading: Leadership Is
- By Doc Brown
- Blog, Leadership, Right Fit Leading
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Leadership is not based solely on position. True leadership is saying what needs to be said at the time it needs to be said. True leadership is doing what needs to be done at the time it needs to be done. That’s leadership. That’s engagement.
November 29, 2022
Book Excerpt: New Age Communications
- By Doc Brown
- Blog, Human Communication, IGI Global, Right Fit Leading
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This time I’m sharing about new age communications. You can purchase relevant chapters by selecting the link “Access This Chapter” at the bottom. Book Excerpt, Chapter 11, Page 210 Communication is about relationships and information sharing. When communicating, senders and receivers should agree on the purpose of the messaging activity and commit to an open
November 17, 2022
Book Excerpt: Motivationally Intelligent Leadership
- By Doc Brown
- Blog, IGI Global, Motivation, Right Fit Leading
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This excerpt is from my work on motivationally intelligent leadership. You can purchase relevant chapters by selecting the link “Access This Chapter” at the bottom. Book Excerpt, Chapter 3, Page 34 The leader’s emotional intelligence can be viewed in terms of six leadership styles. They are coercive, authoritative, affiliative, democratic, pacesetting, and coaching (Goleman, Boyatzis
November 7, 2022
Seeking Journal Reviewers
- By Doc Brown
- Blog, IGI Global
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In addition to continuing the research for my latest IGI Global book on telework, I am seeking reviewers for the International Journal of Responsible Leadership and Ethical Decision Making (IJRLEDM). I am the interim editor-in-chief. IJRLEDM focuses on the role of science to help improve leadership within business and to include traditional and emerging future
October 25, 2022
Book Excerpt: Predictors of social networking
- By Doc Brown
- Blog, IGI Global
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Predictors: I am sharing excerpts from some of my works. You can purchase relevant chapters by selecting the link “Access This Chapter” at the bottom. Chapter 8, Predictors of Social Networking and Individual Performance, Michael A. Brown (Old Dominion University, USA) and Mohamad Alkadry (Florida International University, USA) Book Excerpt, Chapter 8, Page 129 Public