Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 21, 2012

It’s easy to be a great leader in a company that values leadership, develops leaders, and is full of role model leaders to earn from. You’ve seen the lists: 2011 Top Companies for Leaders. The Top 20 Best Companies for Leaders. 40 Best Companies for Leaders 2012. 25 Top Companies for Leaders. These companies, while not perfect, tend to have great hiring and promotional practices, and invest in succession planning and leadership development.

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Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 1, 2012

Guest post by by Dr. George H. Labovitz and Victor Rosansky: Rapid realignment is only possible when employees are energized to move the organization in a new and better direction. Energizing the system from top to bottom is a key task of leadership. But rapid realignment needs energy that is focused, that drives continuous improvement and works to achieve the organization's purpose.

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Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 28, 2012

The Colosseum. ?This post was recently published as a guest post on SmartBlog on Leadership : Question: What do these five “established” jobs: - Call Center Representative. - Salesperson. - Truck Driver. - Writers. - Consultants. ……have in common with these five jobs that didn’t exist 10 years ago?: - Virtual Assistant. - Social Media Manager. - Telework Manager or Coordinator. - Search Engine Optimization Specialist. - Online Advertising Manager.

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Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 24, 2012

Guest post by David Marquet: When I took command of the USS Santa Fe I thought I would be a leader who empowered his subordinates. The nuclear powered submarine was not performing well. People were doing what they were told, initiative was non-existent and fear of making mistakes paralyzed most decision makers into inaction. Plagued with poor morale and operational problems, almost every sailor who could was leaving the navy.

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Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 6, 2012

I’ve written posts on how to do succession planning , why do succession planning, why not to do succession planning , how to achieve better gender balance through succession planning , and a boatload of other posts on the topic. However, one thing I have not shared with readers of Great Leadership is what an actual succession plan looks like. When someone refers to a “succession plan”, they are usually talking about one of three things: 1.

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Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 3, 2012

Guest post by William F. Baker & Evan Leatherwood: In addition to being a great painting, Rembrandt’s “Head of Christ,” reveals two traits that great leaders and great artists share: the willingness to persist past the initial round of success and failure in life, and the courage to find a true mission and serve it. Rembrandt painted the “Head of Christ” in about 1649, in the middle of the most prolific and also the most brutal period of his life.

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Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 16, 2012

Guest post by Irv Rothman: When considering the characteristics of an excellent leader, what are the key elements? Is it the ability to develop a clear and inspiring vision? Is it the ability to make a decision even without perfect information? Is it the ability to recognize sources of sustainable competitive advantage? And then, drive execution accordingly?

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