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Society Needs a Leadership Paradigm Shift

Leading Blog

But what has become abundantly clear is that disregarding the science of leaders’ character has led to incredible dysfunction for organizations and society as a whole. The anatomy of character explains the persistence of toxicity in organizations — and these are matters of character, not matters of competence.

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The May, 2012 Leadership Development Carnival

Great Leadership By Dan

A blog "Carnival" is typically a collection of recent blog posts organized around a common theme, in this case, leadership development. I usually get about 30-40 posts, that are sometimes organized around a theme. Sharlyn Lauby from HR Bartender , presents What Creates a High Performing Organization. Very interesting culture".

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How Culture Influences Whether Knowledge Leaks Or Not

The Horizons Tracker

Organizations typically want knowledge to flow between employees, thinking that doing so helps to facilitate both collaboration and innovation. They’re generally less keen, however, on knowledge flowing outside of the organization, for fear that it will benefit rivals and erode competitive advantages. Knowledge flows.

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Complimentary Resource – Improving Business Operation Performance With Innovations

Strategy Driven

Improving Business Operation Performance With Innovations. Learn how using analytics to guide a business operations function is the path to continuous improvement and achieving higher operational performance. Arguably no technology is changing job functions within organizations more than analytics.

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Every Day An Idea

Lead Change Blog

If you’re a regular here at the Lead Change Group, you are probably aware that Weaving Influence, its owner, is going to pause operations on the site starting October 1. Thank you, Mike Henry, for starting the Lead Change Group in 2009, and Becky Robinson, for shepherding it to this point since you purchased it in 2012.

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

N2Growth Blog

This introduces a massive blind-spot we have in our lives and organizations: self-deception – as none of us can say we have full integrity. 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.

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How to Cultivate Leadership Presence in a Remote Working World

Great Leadership By Dan

To navigate more demanding customer expectations , an acute distrust of business and so much remote working, leaders need to find new ways of operating. When we operate from a sense of our presence, we are in a state of absorbed relaxation. Guest post from Sarah Rozenthuler: In our rapidly changing world, new pressures are emerging.

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