'Leadership' tagged blog posts in My Story

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Leadership with Character!!

Sweta Shivratan Gupta
April 22 2010


These days I have been working with my mentor to identify my leadership style. He familiarized me with a style that he uses, "Character-based leadership". Character-based leaders operate with integrity and with a heart to help others. He said that, "it is a common misconception that leaders with character are a doormat for employees to trample".

He continued and said that "Leaders with character lead with a genuine concern for the greater...
 
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Leadership in BRIC driven economy

Sweta Shivratan Gupta
April 14 2010


In 2003, Jim O'Neil chief economist at Goldman Sach coined a term called "BRIC countries," an acronym that referes to the related economies and political sphere of Brazil, Russia, Indian and China. As per an article published by SiemensWorld "These markets (BRIC countries), combinded with the Middle East, will generate about half of the world's economic growth by 2014.

Global leaders of tomorrow need to have more than the traditional...
 
 
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Communicate to Save time

Sweta Shivratan Gupta
March 18 2010


Are you aware that how you communicate can have a direct impact on your time? Clear communication is often the first step in ensuring that activities are finished correctly and on time. Additionally, communication can drain you of time or energy, or it can move you forward toward mutual goals.


State is Clearly - Recently I had sent an email to my colleague in Germany requesting some information on a project. His...
 
 
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Importance and Steps for Effective Feedback

Sweta Shivratan Gupta
March 16 2010


In the last few weeks, I have interviewed few accomplished leaders in their field.They shared their success, challenges and work-life balance philosophy. One thing that was key to their success and personal growth was "Feedback" throughout their professional career.

Feedback is an essential part of keeping a company or organization running efficiently, as it is one of the ways management and its employees communicate. Providing feedback is an important aspect of...
 
 
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Delegation- The new Leadership Style

Sweta Shivratan Gupta
March 10 2010


In recent decade, more companies are focused on fostering an environment where employees are empowered to make strategic decisions and actions that affect the organization. Companies are embracing this new culture because it is the first step to become a customer-oriented company. This culture has made employees more competent and committed to their work. This has lead managers and leaders change their leadership style to "Delegating".

This style not only...