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Imperfect Leadership

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In a 2012 study of 361 top-level executives from 53 countries, by the Center of Creative Leadership, 19% of respondents stated that leaders are born to lead, while 52% believed that leaders are created; 29% said that both factors are equally important. Leadership is a skill, similar to playing a musical instrument.

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Leadership Development Paradox

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Although the executive education debate still rages on whether leadership is learned or innate , there is no doubt that the subject is being taught. . Back in October 2003, BusinessWeek reported that 134 companies from 20 nations spent $210 million to enroll 21,000 employees in executive leadership programs.

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Why it is Important to be a Leader

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The post-recession workplace harbors a new reality – influence and authority are no longer guaranteed by position. Those who can earn natural and enthusiastic followers through their actions , not their positions , will deliver the best results. Being able to lead from any position is now a workplace necessity. The new reality.

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Fujifilm Succeeded Where Kodak Failed

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After I left Kodak, as a marketing specialist, to take a new leadership position in another industry in 1973, Fujifilm's technology was catching up with Kodak's and by the 1980s Fujifilm had technically surpassed Kodak in nearly all varieties of film. In 2012, Eastman Kodak filed for bankruptcy. Can't Get Enough Leadership.

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Interact with Employees and Impact Productivity

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A Gallup Poll conducted last year gives credence to what many successful companies have known for years--engaged, involved workers impact a business'' bottom line in a positive manner. . In 2012, Gallup looked at 49,928 businesses or work units and about 1.4 John Agno: Can''t Get Enough Leadership. Sources: Noelle C.

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Are You Clinging to the Wrong Strategy Style?

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Note: Understanding that the point of shaping and visionary strategies is to "change the game" rather than to optimize your position in the market may be all that's needed to avoid starting with the wrong approach. Source: Harvard Business Reveiw, September 2012.

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Coaching Introverts to be Leaders

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Still, I was put in that position. Source: FORTUNE, May 21, 2012. At one point in my career, the CEO of Nabisco wanted me to be president of the sales organization. You have got to be kidding me," I said: "(a) I'm an introvert, and (b) I can't play golf."

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