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Why Donald Trump Doesn’t Lead

March 2025

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Why Donald Trump Doesn’t Lead

Donald Trump has been elected president twice, in large part because many voters feel he possesses business leadership skills that will help lead the country. Evidence indicates the exact opposite may be true.

Not All Leaders Need to (or Should) Manage Others

Gartner reports that one in five managers would prefer not to manage others if they had a choice. Companies can and should allow individual contributors to swerve around management roles and still have an ascending career path.

Steps to Elevate Others

Three tips for helping others excel.

Top Leadership Developers Invest in Building These Skills

Results from the Leadership Development Survey by Training magazine and Wilson Worldwide on what companies feel are the most important leadership skills and how they invest their training dollars in the area of leadership development.

Cultivating Conditions for Transformative Leadership

A sustainable farmer's take on the similarities between leadership and proper practices in growing crops and caring for the land that feeds us.

The Lesson That Changed Everything

A sales trainer shares the story of a young sales professional who overrode some preconceived notions about how to learn and ended up teaching important life-long lessons (before his own life was cut short).

The Most Important Skills for Leadership to Develop

Today’s most effective leaders cultivate a unique blend of interpersonal and adaptive skills to guide their organizations successfully. The most successful leaders continuously refine their negotiation, influencing and communication skills to meet the evolving demands of the workplace.

The 3 Groups Desperate for Leadership Training

Data from a year-long survey reveals a common theme of the three groups within organizations that most need training.

Keys to Successful Leadership Development Training

The Training/Wilson Learning annual Leadership Development Survey identified these six critical elements to ensure leadership development training is successful.

Workarounds for Getting Candid Feedback

Receiving honest feedback from those you manage can be challenging because of the power gap. Tips for managers to get authentic assessments from those they supervise.

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