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Beyond Management

Coaching Tip

The systems and structures that we call "management" are obsolete. They were developed during the industrial era more of a century ago while work has changed today. Traditional management structures, systems and tools intended to make the first factories efficient are now obsolete. Management is dead.

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Is Your Leadership Creating an Energy Crisis?

The Practical Leader

Some managers will complain about a declining work ethic. When we look at 360 assessments or engagement surveys, it’s clear that a more accurate response to these managers is; nobody wants to work for you. Brand management is an inside job. External brand management is multiplied or minimized by workplace culture.

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Leading From Within: Shifting Ego, Ceding Control, and Rising Empathy

Great Leadership By Dan

The shift marks a significant move away from Henri Fayol's autocratic “command-and-control” type management theories and methodologies which have been in vogue since the early 1900s. Leaders manage from within as integrated members of the corporate community not lofty, distinct and distant figureheads.

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My 2020 Story and a Few Lessons Along the Way

QAspire

We are far more adaptable, agile and resilient than we think. Managing our attention is the key to well being. Whatever we pay attention to develops and it helps to pay attention to thing that truly matter to you. Leading the Self in Tough Times: Drucker Revisited. A Few Lessons Along the Way. Optimize the whole.

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Brian J. Robertson on Holacracy: An interview by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

Forbes and Fast Company credit him for developing Holacracy, a comprehensive management system for governing and running organizations that are fast, agile, and that succeed by pursuing their purpose, free from the tyranny of top-down planning that is instantly out of date.

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James Taylor: An interview by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

James Taylor is the CEO and a Principal Consultant of Decision Management Solutions. James is the leading expert in decision management and decisioning technologies. James has over [.].

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Best Leadership Books To Read In 2015

Eric Jacobson

Not surprisingly, many well-known leadership book authors made the list, such as authors: Drucker Kotter Maxwell Welch Interestingly, the discussion thread, particularly within the Linked 2 Leadership group of LinkedIn, generated debate about the value and quality of some of the book recommendations. Top Books About Leadership.

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