Author Archives: David Mills

Leading in the 21st-Century

Shell’s Ann Pickard on distributed leadership – After building a career in Africa, Australia and now the Arctic, Royal Dutch Shell executive vice president Ann Pickard has developed core leadership principles to employees and the environment. “Every single person is … Continue reading

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DISC Assessment Overview

DISC is a quadrant behavioral model based on the work of Dr. William Moulton Marston.

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Employee Motivation, Reward, Retention, and Recognition

Bob Nelson, Keynote Speaker – Every employee wants to be magnificent – People work for people, not organizations – The best motivators are manager-initiated – The best motivators cost little or nothing – The best motivators today are based on … Continue reading

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What is TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP?

Leadership expert James McGregor Burns introduced the concept of transformational leadership in his 1978 book, “Leadership.” He defined transformational leadership as a process where “leaders and their followers raise one another to higher levels of morality and motivation.” – http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/transformational-leadership.htm

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