Sat.Oct 22, 2011 - Fri.Oct 28, 2011

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Why I Wrote Managing (Right) for the First Time

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By Guest Author David C. Baker. As a management consultant , I’ve had the privilege of interviewing more than 10,000 employees across 600+ companies. . Personally, I’ve been managed poorly , and I’ve been managed well. I’ve managed others poorly, certainly. And I like to think that my experiences have made me a better manager of others….though you’ll have to ask some of my old employees to get the full scoop. .

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Reluctant Leadership

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It should come as no surprise that statistically most of us are not born leaders. Though running a business or managing a department, does force the issue, creating unwitting, unprepared and usually poor leaders of many of us. . Being a leader is tantamount to being a risk taker, which is essentially the same thing as being an entrepreneur. Yet, many people become managers because it pays more salary and seems like a better job than what they have been doing only to find as managers, they nee

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Personal Leadership Philosophy

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To create your personal leadership philosophy, you must define your principles or rules of conduct. These principles you will live and work by are called maxims. In the context of the leadership maxims approach, it is a short, personally meaningful, and easily explained statement that reflects one of your assumptions & beliefs about leadership.