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Build Your Leadership Capacity on a Strong Personal Foundation

Lead Change Blog

Jayden,* a newly appointed supervisor, approached me with a question at the end of a leadership program. The same is true for your leadership career. Consider an example from a popular Fast Company article that featured the personal mission statements of top business leaders. Values: How will you act along the way?

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Charisma Confusion: It’s Often a Weakness and Humility a Strength

The Practical Leader

Questions about these intertwined leadership characteristics recently came up in workshops and online discussions. Charismatic leadership seems to especially confuse many people. It’s a popular media stereotype of strong leadership. Numerous studies show that charisma isn’t a key quality of highly effective leaders.

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Unemotional Leadership—an Oxymoron

Lead on Purpose

This 1954 movie brought the truly timeless and consequential components of leadership into focus for me. Emotion Is Integral to Quality Leadership. The common thread connecting these names is passion, others might call it charisma. The Components of Charisma. Defining charisma is difficult. Approachable.

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Favorites of 2012: Team Building and Leadership Blog Articles

Mike Cardus

Here is the schedule it may change; 12/20/12 – Team Building & Leadership Photos. 12/21/12 – Images used in presentations & Articles. 12/27/12 – Team Building & Leadership activities (simulations). 12/28/12 – Team Building & Leadership Blog Articles. Charisma is NOT a replacement for Competence.

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The Leaders Our Companies Need: Lessons We Can Learn from Historical Luminaries

Leading Blog

It’s hard to escape this view of leaders and leadership. It can, however, be edified through examining tangible illustrations of leaders and leadership from history. Let’s examine the qualities of some prominent leaders from the past to reveal the sort of leaders and leadership that are needed to tackle the problems facing us today.

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Weekly Round-Up: Engage Employees, Do Leaders Need Charisma, Knowing Yourself, Company Leaders of the Future, & Structuring Unforgettable Messaging

leaderCommunicator

Welcome to my weekly round-up of recent top leadership and communication blog posts. As many of you know, each week I read and tweet several great articles and on Fridays, I pull some of my favorites together here on my blog. So whether you’re a new leader or an industry veteran there’ll be something here for you.

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How Effective Are You at Using Your Power?

Lead Change Blog

It takes attending classes and seminars, reading books and articles, conducting research, watching videos, and speaking with experts in your field. Speak at conferences, write articles, and conduct seminars. Leaders with personal power are often described as having charisma. Tips for gaining and using your expertise.

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