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The May, 2012 Leadership Development Carnival

Great Leadership By Dan

No matter the arena, business, political, religious or role models in general, the operative question these days is ‘What were he/she/they thinking’. Lynn Dessert from Elephants at Work presents Why does executive coaching take so long? The urgency to get it done quickly often produces poor coaching results.

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On Being a Leader of Integrity: 4 ways to build personal and organizational integrity

N2Growth Blog

For example, in a 2012 study of the Character Strength of Leaders by CCL it was found that integrity was the most important contributor to top-level executive performance followed closely by bravery. Most of us define it as the latter – that is, being of sound moral principle, viewing it as a virtue or character strength.

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Are you Ready for the Next Level?

Great Leadership By Dan

We rarely discussed the kind of functional skills (marketing, operations, and finance) that are taught in typical MBA programs – those were considered table stakes for this level of management. In the third day, participants will roll up their sleeves and spend the day developing their executive presence. So why should we care?

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The Widening Gap Between Leaders and Up-and-coming Leaders…and What to Do About It

Great Leadership By Dan

There exists no better way to create the belief in the value of the human capital asset, than by demonstrating the connectedness between winning succession practices and operational success. As I discuss in my book Stealth Leadership , a strong SMVP foundation leads to: (1) Capability-“Can Do” ; (2) Commitment-“Will Do” ; and. (3)

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It's a Mistake to Make Succession a Horse Race

Harvard Business Review

In the organizational perspective, the focus is more broad-based — how the executive has achieved what he or she has accomplished. According to a 2012 study by the Institute for Executive Development (IED) survey participants noted three major problems: Lack of a coherent strategy for executive development.