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The November 2011 Leadership Development Carnival

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Welcome to the November 6, 2011 edition of leadership development carnival! posted at Business Wisdom: Words to Manage By , saying, "Part of executive development is recognizing the development that has already occurred.". Turner presents Lewin and Historical Traces to Change Management posted at JohnRTurner_HPT_resource.

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New Study IDs Best Companies for Leadership?, Innovation

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I don't remember seeing innovation highlighted in previous results - were those new questions? Susan : Yes, there was a new set of questions added this year around the theme of innovation, based on what we're hearing and seeing about it's importance. Note: I've paraphrased Susan's responses. Dan : What's new in this year's findings?

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Leaders vs. Managers

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In this second installment, Jim offers his take on the difference between managers and leaders. I've always thought the "leader vs. manager" debate was kind of useless, and I wrote an early post about it here. Note: today, 10/28/2011, is the 4 year anniversary of Great Leadership. Leaders vs. Managers. There's risk.

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Leadership Comes in Many Forms. Helping Business Save the Earth.

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Innovating O ur Way to Sustainability , we assert that to address these challenges requires substantial, disruptive innovation across a wide number of sectors. Such innovation cannot and will not happen without the active involvement of the business community. Innovation is more than invention. And the list goes on.

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Ready, Set, Enable

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For decades, managers have been told to “do more with less,” which they interpret as raising the bar on employee goals and expectations while spending less money. In order to avoid employee burnout, managers must ensure employees have the necessary resources to carry out their roles successfully. The concept needs to be revolutionized.

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5 Big Ideas: What’s Next for Leadership Development?

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So when I came across CCL’s 2011-2012 Annual Report called What’s Next for Leadership? Innovation is important in any profession, and leadership development is no exception. Great leaders need to be creative, solve complex problems, make connections, make decisions, and manage relationships.

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See the Big Picture to Succeed as a CEO

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Robert Katz and Conceptual Skills Robert Katz outlines three levels of management—low, middle and top level management. At each level of management, there is a need for technical skills, human skills and conceptual skills. At the low level management, there is need for more technical skills and less conceptual skills.

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