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December 2015 Leadership Development Carnival

Lead Change Blog

Welcome to the December 2015 edition of the Leadership Development Carnival! For our December edition, we took a page out of last December’s Carnival of HR post and asked about books you have read which have made a difference in your leadership journey. We figure it might provide some gift-giving ideas for anyone who is stuck!

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Is Office Politics a White Man’s Game?

Harvard Business Review

Developing political skill reduces stress and enhances performance, reputation, promotability, and career progression at work. A 2008 survey of 250 managers in the UK revealed that 90% of them believed that political skill is required to succeed and to improve one’s career prospects. Recent research does not support this idea.

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An Interview with Larry Spears, a Servant-Leadership Legend

Modern Servant Leader

Larry Spears was the CEO of the Greenleaf Center for Servant-Leadership for nearly two decades. He now runs the Spears Center for Servant-Leadership (Indianapolis), and serves as Servant-Leadership Scholar at Gonzaga University (Spokane). Discovering Servant-Leadership 2:13. Defining Servant-Leadership Defining 0:28 5:47.

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An Interview with Larry Spears, a Servant-Leadership Legend

Modern Servant Leader

Larry Spears was the CEO of the Greenleaf Center for Servant-Leadership for nearly two decades. He now runs the Spears Center for Servant-Leadership (Indianapolis), and serves as Servant-Leadership Scholar at Gonzaga University (Spokane). Discovering Servant-Leadership 2:13. Defining Servant-Leadership Defining 0:28 5:47.

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What We Can Learn About Resilience from Female Leaders of the UN

Harvard Business Review

Through my leadership development work with the United Nations (UN), I’ve been privileged to work with professionals who operate in some of the world’s most challenging contexts. She recalls her time working in the Taliban-controlled Afghani province of Kandahar as the most challenging of her career to date.

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The Big Picture of Business – The Fatal Flaws of Corporate Thinking

Strategy Driven

” “If you don’t cooperate with me, I’ll bring you down.” A career is all about devoting resources to amplifying talents and abilities, with relevancy toward a viable end result. The same analogies apply to personal lives, careers and Body of Work. Make them understand.” All rights reserved.