Terry Starbucker

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The 7 Failures That Will Make You a Better Leader

Terry Starbucker

Failure to Mediate – Every organization will have conflicts, whether it is person to person, or department to department. Successful leaders learn that stepping into the breach to resolve them, rather than standing back or ignoring them, can avoid even bigger problems down the road, and build influence throughout an organization.

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7 Ways To Lead Without Uttering A Single Word

Terry Starbucker

It’s 2010, sneaking up on 2011 – I’m looking for a HECK of a lot more than eye contact and posture from my leader. and prepared; if you want employees to be organized, then YOU be organized; if you want employees to be nice to one another, then YOU be nice to them, in public and private. Thanks again.

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Can Charisma Be Taught? The 90% Theory And Why That Can Be Enough

Terry Starbucker

The reason charismatic leaders are often chosen in business organizations is because they can influence people or customers. The CEO or the elected official is really only a figurehead or puppet of any organization. They could not be chosen to “lead’ organizations today, even if they were best qualified.

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Ideas Plus Influence

Terry Starbucker

Here is Denise’s post from her perspective as one who has led change from within organizations like Sony during her corporate career and from the outside as a consulting partner, a role she has played for the past 6 years. I need to ensure the organization embraces the great idea — and that takes influence.

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9 Ways Social Media Can Make You A Better Leader

Terry Starbucker

Blogging about leadership organizes and crystallizes your thoughts – When I started writing about leadership on my blog back in 2006, I was surprised at how the act of putting things “on paper&# was so effective at taking the concepts in your head, organizing them, and converting them into quicker action.

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Willy Wonka and the Leadership Idea Factory

Terry Starbucker

Ideas are the lifeblood of any organization, and how they are generated, harvested, and turned into action is critical to continuous improvement. If your mind is closed off to new ideas, or different ways of thinking, the rest of the organization will take your lead. How can a leader build an effective idea factory?

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Those Dreaded Meetings and Why You Should Learn to Love Them

Terry Starbucker

It doesn’t matter if you’re the organizer, or a participant. However, I challenge organizations to be more innovative with the format of their meetings. Or click the “accept” button. And when you are there, don’t turn off – tune into the “ getting on the same page ” frequency. Tailor your interactions accordingly.

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