The Fast Company Executive Board is a private, fee-based network of influential leaders, experts, executives, and entrepreneurs who share their insights with our audience. Years ago, I was ...

Effective leadership starts with acknowledging that different situations call for different leadership styles. The practice of “leadership”—influencing behavior to achieve a desired result—encompasses ...

Within companies, leaders are responsible for setting the course for others. Ultimately, a leader is someone who motivates others toward a goal or commands people to action. Leaders include those with ...

If you think a single leadership style suits all circumstances, you would be wrong. Moreover, adapting the wrong leadership style at the wrong time can seriously damage an organization’s culture, ...

Be curious. Be intentional. These two traits will have a lasting impression on your team and a direct impact on your organization’s culture. There’s a reason “lead by example” is such a common piece ...

More recently, in a meta-analysis of 23 studies on the impact of leadership styles on productivity, democratic leadership was found to be more effective (compared to autocratic leadership) on ...

Like many organizations, the fire service is significantly transforming its leadership styles and approaches. Historically, leadership within the fire service was rooted in an aggressive and ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. When you hear the word “values,” you probably think of some personal examples, such as discipline or perseverance. Go one step further ...

If you haven’t read the book The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman, you’re probably at least familiar with the idea behind it: that people give and receive care in different ways. Some value words, ...