Leadership Styles

Diving deep in the World of the Super Achiever

By Sylvia Lafair | November 14, 2017 |

Lately I’ve been getting lots of questions and frustrated comments about the BIG SHOTS of the world, the super achievers. Many want to know how to get these blowhards to “zip it†and others want to know how to become larger than life like these often very talented (yet often very insecure) individuals. So, here…

3 Ways To Be On Top Of The Frustration Caused by Stress and Conflict At Work

By Sylvia Lafair | October 10, 2017 |

Do you have a stupid boss? Well, maybe not stupid, just indecisive, or slow in answering? Or perhaps you have an incompetent colleague. You know, one who always messes up the report and you must fix everything? And then there is the passive-aggressive direct report.   That’s the one who says “yes†and does “no 

How Leadership Styles Can Help Or Hinder Messy Situations

By Sylvia Lafair | September 26, 2017 |

These days stress can come with a change in the weather. Hurricanes, fires, tornadoes, no place is safe anymore. What was business as usual yesterday could be taking a heroic stance to save a life today. This is a great time to evaluate your leadership style and see what you can do to elevate to…

The Best Leadership Style that Enhances Team Effectiveness (And Some That Don’t)

By Sylvia Lafair | September 12, 2017 |

The main thing that all leaders shudder about is conflict at work. There is a silent hope that conflict will simply resolve itself and teams can get their projects done quickly and easily. Problems seldom simply just disappear… There are four leadership styles that can be used when conflict rears its ugly head. However, there…