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 ...

Discover the Leadership Grid—a model assessing leadership styles across five types. Learn how concern for production and people shapes effective leadership.

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 ...

There are some approaches to managing companies and people, such as micromanaging, that can help create or contribute to crises at organizations. The list of crisis situations includes lawsuits, ...

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 ...

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 ...

As Ray Dalio, founder of the largest hedge fund in the world, writes in his book of management principles: “Even the most benevolent leaders are prone to becoming more autocratic, if for no other ...

One glowing similarity in the varying cultures of today’s fire service is the need for robust leadership. When considering all the obstacles of running a fire department, or any business for that ...

Leadership is key to any successful organization. Leadership is not only responsible for the most critical organizational decisions, but also shaping the culture of the organization. As Peter Drucker ...