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7 Leadership Lessons from Yoda

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Yoda (896 BBY - 4 ABY). Perhaps the most iconic mentoring leader on the silver screen, Yoda is an excellent example of great leadership. Here are 7 leadership lessons from the great servant leader , Yoda: 1. You are not the hero, but your Padawan may be. Yes, Yoda is cool. However, he’s not the popular hero of the series. Instead, he is the driving force behind the heroes, Luke Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi.

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3 Studies Prove Servant Leadership Good for Business

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Opponents of servant leadership argue that the concept sounds good, but it just does not work in business. “Show me one study,” they say, “that proves Servant Leadership works for business.” I’ll do them two better. Here are three studies that prove Servant Leadership is good for business: Good Company Index. In the book “ Good Company “, an extensive study culminating in the “ Good Company Index “, reveals how organizations that are: 1.

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Judge Yourself by Your Actions, Not Intentions

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We judge ourselves by our intentions, others by their actions. – Unknown. Why is it that we judge others by actions but ourselves by our intentions? I suspect it is simply a matter of ease. For example, we know what someone else does but we cannot read their mind. In contrast, it is very easy to know our own intentions, but we justify conflicting actions by pointing at excuses.

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Leadership Lessons from The Last Dragon

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One of the greatest movies of all time (or at least of the time between March 21st and March 23, 1985), The Last Dragon , has some insightful tips for leaders from the 1980′s to the present. About The Last Dragon. Wikipedia summarizes the movie well: “The Last Dragon is a 1985 martial arts musical film… (that) was a critical disappointment but a financial success, The Last Dragon is now considered a cult classic.” In The Last Dragon, Leroy Green (aka “Bruce Leroy

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15 Questions Employees Will Not Ask But You Should Still Answer

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Most are serious, a few are lighthearted. All touch on potentially sensitive areas. Over time, your team may feel comfortable enough to ask these questions. In the early days though, if you don’t answer these questions, they will not ask. Therefore, it is up to you to answer these questions, even when not asked, if you don’t want to leave them guessing… 15 Questions Employees Will Not Ask… But You Should Still Answer. 1.

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Common Objections and Misconceptions of SERVANT Leadership

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Many executives wrestle with the term SERVANT Leadership. The term servant, itself, disturbs many people otherwise advocating these principles. For example, in the landmark work “ Good to Great ” Jim Collins explained his team almost used the term “Servant Leader” instead of “Level 5 Leader” but feared it would be misinterpreted.

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If You’re Not Serving, You’re not Leading

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The leader who serves self-interest leads no one. The leader who serves others leads them. “He that thinketh he leadeth and hath no one following him is only taking a walk.” ? John C. Maxwell. As Maxwell points out – those with no followers are not leading. The saying can be easily extended to those that are controlled or manipulated followers. For example, if someone is obligated to follow you for compensation, security or other reasons they deem beyond their control, they are not truly followi

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