2014

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Why Leadership Should Be Hard

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'With the arrival of this last month of the year, I’ve been finding myself in a mixed state of mental exhaustion and reflection, which considering the work involved in bringing my first leadership book out into the world alongside my regular workload is quite understandable. What’s interesting, though, is how many of the leaders I’ve spoken and worked with over the past year are also in this dualistic state.

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Compassion – A Cornerstone In Today’s Leadership

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'In this month-long celebration of my first book “ Leadership Vertigo ”, I’ve had the distinct pleasure of having some of the top leadership experts – Doug Conant, Liz Wiseman, Jim Kouzes, and Barry Posner – share their insights about three of the four leadership principles discussed in my book. For this next entry in this special leadership series , I’d like to discuss the fourth leadership principle “Drive Compassion”.

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Credibility Is the Foundation Of Leadership

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'For the third part of this month-long series celebrating the release of my first leadership book (which will be available in bookstores and online retailers next Thursday, September 25th), “ Leadership Vertigo ”, co-written with S. Max Brown, I’m delighted and honoured to welcome James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner , authors of the international best-seller and groundbreaking leadership book, “ The Leadership Challenge ”, to my blog.

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Good Ideas Make It Harder To Be A Great Leader

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'The following is a guest piece by Princeton University Professor Derek Lidow. You would think that good ideas make it easier to be a good leader. Unfortunately, the opposite is true. Good ideas are threatening to leaders. By definition, good ideas mean an improvement over the present, a better way of doing things or even better lives.That’s why people who have good ideas expect their leaders to act on them, which creates an instant test of leadership: do you care enough for those around you to

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3 Valuable Insights Leaders Can Learn From Neuroscience

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'The following is a guest piece by Jesse Newton and Josh Davis. If you’re trying to instill organizational change in your company, then you face not just a logistical shift, but a cultural challenge as well. Employees will have to think differently, see people differently, and act in new ways. Employees also need to continually reinforce the right habits in one another so that the customer experience is on their minds everywhere.

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How To Promote Continuous Learning In Your Organization

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'“The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.” – William Arthur Ward When it comes to effectively leading teams and organizations in today’s fast-paced, 24/7 global economy, it’s becoming more and more evident that the days of command-and-control leadership are well behind us.

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How Vacation Time Can Make You A Better Leader

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'When you’ve been writing a blog for 5 years as I have starting this month, one of the things you appreciate as being a key factor behind your longevity in this sphere is the importance of taking a vacation break to employ the 3 R’s – rest, review, and reflection. Of course, it’s not just the art of writing that benefits from taking time off for rest and relaxation to keep improving your craft.