October, 2012

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Playing the Part of Leader

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Posted in Leadership Coaching Leadership Development “Don’t just act like the character. Be the character.” I’ve heard these words from theater directors many times, and so have countless other actors and actresses on stage and screen. The best actors are the ones who cause you to forget that you’re watching a movie or attending a live play, who can convince you [.].

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A Character-Based Leader Leaves a Powerful Legacy

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Posted in Character Based Leader Book Leadership Development When you look back on your career, how will you gauge your leadership success? Being a leader can be a thankless job. Some days, it’s hard to feel like anything positive is being accomplished, isn’t it? It can be tempting to think that nobody notices and that your actions don’t really amount to much.

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The Transparency Debate: How Much Should Leaders Share?

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Posted in Leadership Development As leaders grow in levels of responsibility, scope and scale, the issue of “transparency” becomes more significant. Executives have insights into confidential strategy, complex nuances, and serious situations. They also have large teams and a customer base watching every move. It’s common practice for leaders to pull back more as they rise in the [.].

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Leadership Perspectives: What Is Your Intention?

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Posted in Leadership Development What does it mean to be a character-based leader? Isn’t that a deep and probing question? There are so many avenues we could take in this conversation, and The Lead Change Group has done that in their new book, The Character Based Leader: Instigating a Leadership Revolution….One Person at a Time, written by 21 authors [.].

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6 Things That Make Someone A Great Leader

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Posted in Leadership Development There are a lot of good leaders in business today. But what separates the good from the great leaders? In golf, the difference between making the PGA tour and playing on a mini-tour can be less than a stroke average. The margin is very slim. That’s true of most professions. Those that put in [.].

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Creating Waves of Influence Through 7 Character Based Leadership Attributes

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Posted in Leadership Development Value Creation If one important outcome of effective character-based leadership is to influence and impact others, how do character based leaders attain this outcome? How do you move from being one rock dropped in the water that creates ripples of influence and impacts some individuals, into many leadership rocks that create waves of influence and impacts [.].

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Don’t Let Aristotle Limit Your Leadership!

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Posted in Leadership Development Have You Seen These People? You know her… The manager who expects everyone to do what she said – simply because she said it. “It’s their job…they’re being paid to do it. Why should I have to do any more than that?” She leaves a trail of bitter, frustrated staff in her wake. Her staff [.].