The more emotionally resilient you are, the more constructively and effectively you can respond to – and overcome – adversity. Having this resilience, this ability to handle adversity is the most overlooked trait of every successful leader.

Contrary to popular belief, courage is a teachable and learnable skill, and most everyone has the capacity to be courageous.

Here's how leaders can hold their teams accountable in a more supportive and meaningful way.

Not only can a stressed leader be bad for business, but it will also often lead to them missing the signs of stress within those they lead. Clearly, both these impacts can lead to a downward spiral of failure, stress, further failure and so on. What can leaders do?

Leaders can play a key role in managing the stress levels of their team. So, what should they be doing to alleviate stress, especially given the increasingly dispersed nature of the workforce?

Accountability in the workplace is all about setting and holding people to a common expectation by clearly defining the company’s mission and values.

Accountability is a common concept, but what does it really mean in the context of your small business?

In a perfect world, your business would never be in a situation where difficult decisions need to be made. However, the reality is, easy choices are rarely the norm, and tough decisions are often needed.

Good behaviors can be hard to enforce — but if you avoid accountability, everything else will become a lot harder, too.

The structure of our society and the way in which people communicate in professional settings, unfortunately, means that you have to fight for yourself if you want people to listen. With that being said, you’ll benefit from employing the following techniques.

One of the core management skills is listening.

An authoritarian method of management, the autocratic leadership style is built upon the concept of having one person in power, making the vast majority of decisions.

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When used effectively, this leadership style can bring many benefits to a workplace. Strength, clarity, and discipline are just a few examples of what you can expect. Here are four key strengths of autocratic leadership.

All leaders do not possess same attitude or same perspective. As discussed earlier, few leaders adopt the carrot approach and a few adopt the stick approach. Thus, all of the leaders do not get the things done in the same manner. Their style varies.

The autocratic leadership style, usually seen in big bureaucratic institutions, is also found in some small and medium sized companies with other organizational structures.

Autocratic leadership leaves little room for delegating, creative problem-solving, or employee input. However, it can be an effective leadership style in environments that require decisive action.

It’s sometimes suggested that this style, and styles like it, are necessary in hard times to make sure everyone digs in and works hard towards the company goals. Whereas, a less authoritative approach is better utilised when a company needs to realise its potential. But why is this and is it even true?

Scholars generally agree that autocratic leadership styles share these three major characteristics in common.

The purpose of the autocratic leadership style is to establish centralized control and use that control to achieve desired results, whether this be for a for-profit corporation or nonprofit organization.