Paul B. Thornton

Paul Thornton

Paul Thornton taught college courses in management and leadership for more than 25 years. His three most popular e-books include: "Leadership Styles," "The Leadership Process" and "Is Your Organization Aligned?" He has produced 28 short YouTube videos on various management and leadership topics. Email him.

Articles by Paul Thornton

CommunicationLeadership

Communicate like a leader

By Paul Thornton 03/06/25

CultureLeadership

Driving effective change

By Paul Thornton 02/06/25

DevelopmentLeadership

Becoming a 3D leader

By Paul Thornton 01/16/25

InspirationLeadership

How do you influence and inspire people?

By Paul Thornton 12/12/24

DevelopmentLeadership

What are the 3 Cs of effective leadership?

By Paul Thornton 11/15/24

DevelopmentLeadership

The leadership process and what can go wrong

By Paul Thornton 09/04/24

LeadershipWorkforce

Taking disciplinary action

By Paul Thornton 08/15/24

LeadershipWorkforce

Help these team members perform at their best

By Paul Thornton 07/19/24

CommunicationLeadership

How do you make your message stick?  

By Paul Thornton 06/27/24

CommunicationLeadership

Upgrade your next presentation

By Paul Thornton 05/30/24

LeadershipProductivity

How much time do you spend in collaboration?

By Paul Thornton 04/08/24

DevelopmentLeadership

Silencing your inner critic

By Paul Thornton 03/11/24

DevelopmentLeadership

Are you using the most appropriate leadership style? 

By Paul Thornton 02/23/24

InspirationLeadership

14 rallying cries that can keep motivation high 

By Paul Thornton 01/26/24

InspirationLeadership

Do you have a rallying cry for 2024?

By Paul Thornton 01/03/24

LeadershipManagement

Are you a highly valued team member?

By Paul Thornton 12/14/23

LeadershipStrategy

Is your organization aligned?

By Paul Thornton 11/17/23

LeadershipManagement

Do you have the skills to be an effective team leader?

By Paul Thornton 10/26/23

LeadershipManagement

The formula you need to manage stress

By Paul Thornton 07/06/23

LeadershipWorkforce

3 strategies to facilitate team success

By Paul Thornton 05/31/23

CommunicationLeadership

8 ways to improve your written communications

By Paul Thornton 04/28/23

LeadershipManagement

3 leadership styles to engage and motivate

By Paul Thornton 03/10/23

InspirationLeadership

Use this checklist to improve personal development

By Paul Thornton 03/03/23

InspirationLeadership

Are you able to influence people? 

By Paul Thornton 02/03/23

LeadershipManagement

Are you an effective coach?

By Paul Thornton 01/19/23

LeadershipProductivity

How to use your time effectively and efficiently

By Paul Thornton 05/09/22

LeadershipStrategy

Why the 7S model could help your organization align

By Paul Thornton 04/19/22

LeadershipManagement

Are you proficient at each step in the leadership process?

By Paul Thornton 02/15/22

Inspiration

Will you speak up or will you remain silent?

By Paul Thornton 11/19/21

Communication

Leaders: Clarify your ideas before communicating them

By Paul Thornton 10/22/21