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Your Leaders, Hubris or Humility?

Michael Lee Stallard

Published by Michael Lee Stallard on May 7, 2010 06:26 am under E Pluribus Partners , connection culture , employee engagement , intentional connectors At the Chick-fil-A Leadercast, Jim Collins just pointed out that great leaders in his research had the character strength of humility and those who fall could be described as having hubris.

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The Pride Paradox

Michael Lee Stallard

Some leaders who do this fail to develop what is arguably the most important character value: humility. Humility is not easily developed when you have wealth, power and/or status. It’s especially difficult to develop humility without the help of others. Humility develops in several ways. Herein lies the paradox.

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The Fallacy of No | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

In fact, there are some very bright people who believe you cannot become a good leader without developing a mastery for using the word no as evidenced by the following quote from Tony Blair: “The art of leadership is saying no , not saying yes.” Great leaders help people get to a yes - in other words, they teach them how not to receive a no.

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Leadership & Influence Summit | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

link] Dan Collins Mike, I would particularly like someone to address the popularity of "politically correct" leadership. link] ATIG Mike, authenticity and transparency for better and ETHICAL business. Let me expand. Would Churchill, Patton or their ilk have flourished in leadership today? Thanks for the suggestion Dan.

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Has SAS's Jim Goodnight Cracked the Code On Corporate Culture?

Michael Lee Stallard

Published by Michael Lee Stallard on May 10, 2010 07:24 am under E Pluribus Partners , Uncategorized , connection culture , employee engagement On Friday, I was granted a private interview with Dr. Jim Goodnight, co-founder and CEO of SAS. The firm was named number 1 on Fortune’s “Best Places to Work” list for 2010.

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