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Making champions

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Today I am going to talk you very briefly about some key points when treating with young people. Those are very simple but simultaneously quite effective. Although I will go through different aspects, all of these points are focused in a primary need which helps developing effective people: principle-centered character. Therefore, it is important to give positive feedback, to encourage interests, to create a family culture and last but not least giving support, resources and feedback. One day I learnt how big the impact from positive feedback can be. How many times did we give or have got feedback in a negative way? Have you ever thought to give the opposite? Praising people for what they have done successfully? Whenever you give feedback, try to do it in a constructive way, whether is positive or negative. A big percentage of the self-esteem is based on receiving nice words from our job. If you want to improve the motivation of people, whether they are your employees, colleague...

Leadership as a liaison to innovation

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Introduction “Leadership is not about the leader, it is about how he or she builds the confidence of everyone else“ [1] . In the global environment where companies are acting, it is considered crucial to innovate to develop competitive advantages. Innovation has an essential role when companies are finding new ideas to survive in the future. Thus, human capital it has to be the forefront of the innovating process. “People must be innovated to innovate”. [2] This paper explains a general idea of how companies can use leaders to develop their human capital in order to reach a higher percentage of different ideas and better understanding of the holistic idea of what innovation involves. This document encompasses an overview of the importance of knowing thyself for leaders to better understand the people who are working in them. It also compiles how creativity can be improved in order to increase the capability of innovation. Know thyself Achieving the real potential of l...