Here are four tips that can help you hone your leadership listening skills.

What differentiates an average manager from a great leader? The answer often encompasses soft skills — such as active listening — which facilitate a leader’s ability to connect with employees.

Listening is the most important skill a leader can master. It is the basis of so many other skills and traits that make up a leader.

Leaders who don’t practice effective listening fail to utilise the most important tool in their toolbox.

Learning about human psychology is something that many leaders inadvertently do.

The success of a business lies in the hands of its leaders. The culture of a business is first established in the workplace, and leaders set the tone.

Why do we need to learn speaking with confidence?

A large part of effective communication comes down to personality and preferred working styles.

To be more effective as a leader, consult the classics.

Think outside of the box. If you’re a leader, you’ve probably said those words many times. And, someone’s probably said the same thing to you. But, do you ever explain how to think outside of the box?

Words have power. Before you open your mouth, learn to master the key elements of creating a cohesive culture at work.

Learning to navigate change makes it easier to be flexible and see a future full of opportunities rather than threats to our current plans.

One of the keys to a successful Recovery is to learn to accept the uncertainty of life. If you’re able to do this, you will feel more positive as you continue on in the process.

Have you ever wondered how much of an influence you have on others?

Many workers are doing double duty these days because employers either can't afford to hire more staff or are reluctant to do so in this still shaky economy. That makes it increasingly important to provide incentives -- or risk losing your most valued employees.

Why taking a moment to truly hear what employees are saying can be the best use of your time.

The social behaviors that will increase employee engagement.

Working from home takes a lot of pressure off your team as a whole.

There’s a view out there — call it the “superhero” theory of leadership — in which the individual vision, charisma, and brilliance of a CEO makes or breaks a company. That view is dangerous — not so much because CEOs don’t matter or that smarts and vision don’t help.

Leadership is not a position or a title, and it is action and example.