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Wednesday, December 02, 2009

Practice Positive Leadership

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“Positive Leadership” doesn’t simply mean the absence of overt negativity. It means remaining purposeful in the face of adversity. While i...

What Leadership Looks Like: Bill Walsh

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When most people in the USA - sports fans, at least - think about the late Bill Walsh, they generally think about two things: (1) his creat...

All Leaders Have a Brand

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All leaders have a brand. Whether that term is used or not, leaders have an identifiable persona that is a reflection of what they do and h...
Tuesday, December 01, 2009

Charisma vs Character: Style vs Substance : What Kind of Leaders Do We Need in 2010?

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The stock market seems slowly on its way to recovering from the financial crisis, but a deep scar from the recession remains. In the USA,...

Integrity

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In the main the issues behind the more spectacular and well known falls from grace of leaders in the public eye could be grouped under a la...

Make the Impossible Possible

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Make the Impossible Possible: One Man's Crusade to Inspire Others to Dream Bigger and Achieve the Extraordinary This is a very specia...
Monday, November 30, 2009

Why Every Leader Needs a Coach

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In the world of sports there is a natural tendency to respect those who have succeeded on their own. These are the Olympians who have climb...

Why Connectors are the New Influencers

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Here is some fascinating insight from Havard Professor, Rosabeth Moss Kanter on how social networking is changing the concept of leadership...
Sunday, November 29, 2009

What It Takes to Be a Remarkable Leader

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If you want to uderstand the success of Silicon Valley and the leadership that Valley VC's provide to the world of technology, please wa...

How a Leader's Emotions Affect Workplace Performance

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What if you could change the behaviour of your team or workgroup just by changing how you feel during the day? How about if as a leader, yo...
Saturday, November 28, 2009

Why Ants Are Great Team Players

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“Ants don’t worry, they operate like a fantastic team, they accept obstacles and deal with them in a positive manner, they don’t complain a...

Making Tough Decisions

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Leaders often need to make hard decisions. As one client said “by the time something reaches my desk, that means it’s really hard. Becaus...
Friday, November 27, 2009

Are Leaders Made or Born: Hard Work vs Talent

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What do M&S and Chelsea Have in Common?

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What do M&S and Chelsea have in common? Jeff Randall gives you the answer in his piece in today's Daily Telegraph - http://ww...

Building a 'Leaderful' Team

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Dr. Richard Ian "Ric" Charlesworth, M.D., was on the Australian hockey team for five Olympic Games, two of them as captain. He wa...

Links Between the Lack of Positive Leadership and Stress in the Workplace

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A recent study (2009) into 'The Impact of Managerial Leadership on Stress and Health Amongst Employees' by Anna Nyberg of the Karol...
Thursday, November 26, 2009

Thanksgiving Thank You's

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In the spirit of Thanksgiving, we would like to share with you the benefits and power of two simple words. THANK YOU. They are two words ...

Expressing Gratitude for Your Colleagues

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“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.” John Fitzgera...
Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Leadership Lessons from the past 18 months

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The economic crisis and the entanglement of so many trusted financial-services firms have shaken our confidence in business leadership. The...
Tuesday, November 24, 2009

New Leadership Study Focuses on People-Led Economy

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The demands of our new economy and opportunities to succeed will be much greater for business leaders who understand and foster a "pe...

5 Ways to Manage Like a CEO

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1.Focus on critical, trouble areas and leave everything else alone. Successful CEOs have learned to rapidly determine when a direct report...
Monday, November 23, 2009

Leadership Lessons from the Military - For Women

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1.Lead as you are. Some women think they have to act macho or talk in a deep voice. Forget it. The troops will appreciate it more if you b...

So Whatever Happened to Command-and-Control Leadership?

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One former RBS employee said the previous ceo had 'created a culture of fear.' New ceo Stephen Hester has a different and clear vis...
Sunday, November 22, 2009

68 Rules? No, Just 3 Are Enough

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William D. Green, chairman and ceo of Accenture explains: 'I once sat through a three-day training session in our company, and this w...