Jean-Yves Piton Blog

Integrity remains one of the top attributes of a great leader. It is not another business cliché you use in communications or motivational poster you display in the office. You must live it and commit to its golden rule: doing the right thing for the right reason, and regardless ...

To become a leader, one must accept the accountability that goes with the role. And until you take full responsibility, you are not fulfilling your leadership role. Accountability is about accepting full responsibility for the final outcomes, good and bad, expected of you. Effect ...

In order to be successful, the Leader must eliminate the belief that “success” is a destination.  Success is a journey.  A Leader will face many difficulties, obstacles, disagreements, disappointments, and even failures, along the way.  He/she will reach a milestone and must alwa ...

How important is Trust in Leadership? Very! One of the biggest mistakes a Leader can make is to assume that others trust him/her simply by virtue of his/her title/status/rank in the organizational structure. A Leader must also learn to trust himself/herself before trusting others ...

Noticed the living prefix “Co” in the word “Collaboration”? It stands for together, jointly and/or mutually. “Co” teamed-up with “labor” to imply “working together”. Speaking of which, would you rather build your house alone or team-up with others? Which option would lead to buil ...

Would you prefer that they follow your commands or that they follow you?  This is not a trick question.  Leadership is not about rank, titles, power or privileges.  Leadership is not about authority or being in charge.  True leadership is the willingness to place others' needs ab ...

Leadership is the ability to have people follow you, and the best way for that to happen is to listen to them. Theodore Roosevelt said  "No one cares how much you know, until they know how much you care." Regardless of how busy you are, make time to really listen. Thoughts? · "