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How Character Erodes

Leading Blog

In a October 2002 Fast Company article— The Secret Life of the CEO: Is the Economy Just Built to Flip? Jim Collins, explains how character erodes: These were the people who, in the presence of an opportunity to behave differently, got drawn into it, one step after another.

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Debbie Laskey On Social Media, Brand Audits And Leadership Books

Eric Jacobson

She developed her marketing expertise while working in the high-tech industry, the Consumer Marketing Department at Disneyland Paris in France, the non-profit arena, and the insurance industry. Her expertise includes brand marketing , social media , employee engagement , leadership development , and customer experience marketing.

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SERVANT Leaders are Needful – Acronym Model

Modern Servant Leader

A servant leader makes clear their intent to listen to new ideas, encourage the development of others’ ideas and set clear expectations for execution of the best plans. These include the following from Spears and others, Frick & Sipe as well as Russell & Stone (2002). Invites Feedback (Frick & Sipe). Sipe, James W. &

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Book Review: “Great by Choice: Uncertainty, Chaos, and Luck – Why Some Thrive Despite Them All”

The Practical Leader

This is a very timely, inspiring, and practical book for leading in turbulent times. The book is structured around the main finding of the research. They channel their fear and worry into action, preparing, developing contingency plans, building buffers, and maintaining large margins of safety." Sounding familiar?

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“How to Be Exceptional” is Destined to be a Landmark Leadership Book

The Practical Leader

I read thousands of books, papers, articles, and blogs on the topic. I’ve also written seven books, hundreds of articles and blogs, facilitated over a thousand retreats and workshops, and delivered hundreds of keynotes on personal, team, and organizational leadership. Leadership has been a lifelong passion for me.

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Love is at the Heart of Strong Leadership

The Practical Leader

In his book, Lovemarks: The Future Beyond Brands , Kevin Roberts, CEO of the global advertising agency, Saatchi & Saatchi, explains that fads attract but without love it’s a passing infatuation. In their new book, Great by Choice , Jim Collins and Morten Hansen, feature Southwest in their extensive research on “10X companies.”

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The Best Leaders Are Insatiable Learners

Harvard Business Review

Gardner, who died in 2002 at the age of 89, was a legendary public intellectual and civic reformer — a celebrated Stanford professor, an architect of the Great Society under Lyndon Johnson, founder of Common Cause and Independent Sector. What did Spence learn from Collins?

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