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Monday, January 11, 2010

M&A Skills Honed as Athletes

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Kraft Foods Inc. Chief Executive Officer Irene Rosenfeld and Cadbury Plc CEO Todd Stitzer disagree on the merits of merging their companies...

A Test of Character

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J F Roxburgh, the first headmaster of Stowe School, said he wanted to turn out young men who would be "acceptable at a dance and inval...

Dealing with Tough Days

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Even the most dedicated and experienced of leaders will admit that there are more than a few days when they wonder whether it might not be ...
Sunday, January 10, 2010

How do You Define “Ethical Leadership”?

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The Positive Leadership definition of 'ethical leadership' has three elements: (1) Perspective- Working hard to see reality clea...
Saturday, January 09, 2010

Why Integrity and Values Matter in Business

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Rosabeth Moss Kanter is a professor at Harvard Business School, where she specialises in strategy, innovation, and leadership for change. H...

New Leadership Styles Emerging from the Economic Crisis

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Since September 2008, the leadership and management practices of financial institutions have been widely discredited. This has precipitated...

Building Your Own Business

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Building a business involves a lot of strategic planning, financial planning, and goal setting if you are going to be successful. What a lo...
Friday, January 08, 2010

Leadership Traits

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In 2006, the Minneapolis Police Department undertook some research looking at Leadership Traits in their officers. This data was analysed a...

Leadership Challenges Facing the Military

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Facing a rising number of suicides in its ranks, the U.S. Army recently published new guidance for improving the mental health of soldiers ...
Thursday, January 07, 2010

Driving Positive Leadership

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Bob Kidder is the newly appointed chairman of Chrysler. Here are his thoughts on what drives positive leadership: Think big picture “...
Wednesday, January 06, 2010

Avoiding the Unforced Error

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We all make them. Ethics breaches and scandals and performance-related turnover are increasingly found in today’s headlines. As in tennis,...

Leadership Lessons for the New Year

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Always focus on the mission. To be a great leader, you have to be intensely focused on the core mission of your organisation: know it, u...
Tuesday, January 05, 2010

Leadership Lessons for the New Year

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Act with integrity. The actions of great leaders are consistent with their words. Saying the right thing doesn’t mean much. Doing the rig...

Treating People with Respect

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In this New York Times interview, Gordon M. Bethune, the former chief executive of Continental Airlines, says that “being good at your job...
Monday, January 04, 2010

Discovering Your Strengths

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What are the best ways for people to discover their strengths? It’s ironic that your strengths can be so easy to overlook, because they’r...
Sunday, January 03, 2010

Who Would You Rather Follow?

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Admired for her beauty, Jennie Jerome (Winston Churchill's mother) glided through the loftiest social circles. Once, on consecutive nig...
Saturday, January 02, 2010

Characteristics of Greatness

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Sixteen Consistent Characteristics of Greatness, courtesy of Don Yaeger ( http://www.donyaeger.com/ ): How great athletes think: 1. It...
Friday, January 01, 2010

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Thursday, December 31, 2009

Moving from 'Survive to Thrive' in 2010

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Here in December many organisations are closing out a challenging year. While the stock market has bounced back off its low for the year,...

Leadership Resolutions for 2010

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As we approach the end of the year, we all think about New Year’s resolutions. Here is a 12 point checklist on leadership: Motivating you...
Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Focus on Leadership in 2010

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2009 has definitely been a tough year. We suggest that 2010 is the year you focus on leadership. Solid business results that stand the te...

From the Court to the Boardroom

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When asked for his advice on business, Coach John Wooden guides entrepreneurs to the top of the pyramid, where "patience" and ...

Coaching: How the Best Leaders Teach

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Its not easy to teach people how to think, yet this skill is a must for effective leadership. It requires patience and foresight...and tim...
Tuesday, December 29, 2009

The Impact of Positive Leaders Within an Organisation

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The litmus test of a Positive Leader is the esprit de corps he creates with his troops. Positive Leaders deliberately increase the flow o...