The late civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. encouraged his followers not to judge people by their appearance, but by the content of their character. A person's character, good or bad, can ...

Do business leaders have strong enough character? That’s a critical and often overlooked question as organizations face continuing challenges to compete and excel. Having the right competencies is ...

Organizations often fall into the trap of prioritizing competencies over character when hiring or promoting leaders, according to Gerard Seijts of Ivey Business School’s Ian O. Ihnatowycz Institute ...

Exceptional organizations know that people are their most valued resource; they motivate employees and recognize excellence. The U.S. Coast Guard, in which I served for 36 years, is an organization ...

A big paycheck and a corner office do not necessarily translate into effective leadership. The character of good leaders typically shows in the ways they interact with employees and how effectively ...

Boys & Girls Clubs of America is helping prepare the next generation of leaders through year-round character and leadership experiences that empower millions of young people across the country with ...

“Character, in the long run, is the decisive factor in the life of an individual and of nations alike.” –Theodore Roosevelt Lack of strong leadership has become a bane in our country, Nigeria.

What causes companies and organizations to fail? In a word, leadership. One of the worst fire officers I ever worked for was a captain who would routinely say, “It ain’t personal.” He would say this ...

Leadership research has long wrestled with a paradox. Many leaders who achieve rapid results rely on dark-side behaviors—executives who bully teams to hit quarterly numbers, founders who silence ...

As part of efforts to train Nigerian youths on leadership and character development, discipline, vocational skills, teamwork and personal development, which will prepare them for future leadership ...