Category: Leadership

The Charisma Myth: Practical Advice on Becoming More Likable

Posted by Phillip Wilson | Aug 31, 2015 | Leadership

Lifehacker reviews The Charisma Myth which teaches that likability (aka approachability) is a skill you can learn.

Top 10 Ways to Improve Your Communication Skills

Posted by Phillip Wilson | Aug 29, 2015 | Leadership

Today’s installment of Lifehacker’s 10th Anniversary Best Of looks back at some of best things you...

The Unapproachable Mr. Holmes

Posted by Phillip Wilson | Aug 27, 2015 | Leadership

Sherlock Holmes’ detective skills are second to none. His people skills? Not so much. He’s the epitome of a high performing but unapproachable leader.

Get Your Coworkers to Help You More with This Simple Persuasion Method

Posted by Phillip Wilson | Aug 20, 2015 | Leadership

Great organizational citizenship lesson in this Lifehacker article on how to get others to help....

Approachable Leadership Infographic

Posted by Phillip Wilson | Aug 19, 2015 | Leadership

No study has looked at approachability in a comprehensive way. Nobody has looked at these behaviors from beginning (can I tell the approachable leaders from the unapproachable ones?) to the end (do approachable leaders predictably deliver better work outcomes than the unapproachable ones?) Until now.