[Tweet “It’s time to throw out the rule book when it comes to leading the workforce of the future, says Craig Nathanson”] Generation Y – those born between 1983 and 1995 – is on a mission; a mission to shake up the status quo. Many of today’s younger...
Call to mind a great coach you admire. What does this coach do right? Perhaps, he or she is good at teaching the rules of the game or at determining which roles each person must play on the team. Maybe this coach is great at facilitating all team members to get along...
I remember in the late 1990s meeting with Jeff Bezos at his Amazon headquarters in Seattle. In those days, people were skeptical how far he could take his little online bookstore. While we met and discussed some partnership ideas with his staff, Bezos had an opinion...
By definition, leaders are individuals who direct or command a group or organization, while managers are responsible for controlling or administering organizations or groups. But these definitions do not accurately highlight the contrast between the two roles. I...
Some of the most successful business leaders across the world possess similar qualities – they excel at leading, managing and coaching, and have visionary, operational and people-orientated skills. We often refer to these individuals as humanistic leaders – those who...