Montana Leadership

What’s one sure way to become a better leader and improve the morale of your staff? Become a better listener.

Ethical lapses in society are prompting universities to try to turn out students who are more socially responsible.

"A receptionist is a corporate concierge. They will talk to more important people in a day — suppliers, customers, even CEOs — than you will talk to all year."

“I met students from all over Montana,” Riordan said. “We attended helpful seminars and workshops regarding the leadership process. This year when I returned, we had the same core group from 2006. We had already bonded and had the experience of leading the seminars. It was a wonderful experience in learning leadership skills.

While some believe that leaders are "born, not made," research shows that great leaders are, in fact, made.

"With so many kids getting killed, Blackfeet Manpower wanted to help…try to do something for the youth and teach leadership so they’ll be out in the community more and involved."

Are there enough seasoned leaders to guide the many companies that are being formed?

Leadership Montana, a statewide collaboration of higher education, civic and business leaders, has selected the Class of 2008. This is the fourth class of Leadership Montana.

Five steps to developing a strategy to excel in increasing productivity, retaining talent and recruiting those who will be a good fit.

"Leadership is being propagated as a task not unlike dieting or cooking," Smith told me in a recent interview. "We’ve come to the point where we want everyone to be a leader. But just because we may want that, it doesn’t mean it can happen."