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What if Serving Others Actually Serves You, too?

Great Leadership By Dan

Do you experience the pure pleasure of serving others beautifully, work well done, and cooperative interaction with team members? Do you experience the pure pleasure of serving others beautifully, work well done, and cooperative interaction with family members, friends, and neighbors, every day? How about in the rest of your life?

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To be the Best, Invest in Relationships AND Results

Great Leadership By Dan

Learn what gets in their way of cooperative teamwork and top performance. Chris Edmonds is a sought-after speaker, author, and executive consultant. After a 15-year career leading successful teams, Chris founded his consulting company, The Purposeful Culture Group, in 1990. Pay attention to more than just results.

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Great Bosses Don’t Discount Others, They Validate Others

Great Leadership By Dan

In a recent post and podcast , I proposed this draft purpose of leadership : “Effective leaders set high standards for performance and values, validate efforts and contributions, and ensure cooperative interaction and performance in a trusting, respectful work environment.” when we clarify purpose and goals. when we praise progress.

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To Get the What--You Need the Why and How

Great Leadership By Dan

So much for wellbeing and cooperation. Chris Edmonds is a sought-after speaker, author, and executive consultant. After a 15-year career leading successful teams, Chris founded his consulting company, The Purposeful Culture Group, in 1990. Chris has also served as a senior consultant with The Ken Blanchard Companies since 1995.

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Catch People Doing Something Right

Nathan Magnuson

Not only do we lose influence and fail to gain the willing cooperation of others over time, we become increasingly negative and difficult to work with. Here’s the method Ken Blanchard recommends in his book Whale Done! Nathan Magnuson is a leadership consultant, coach, trainer, and thought leader. Who can you catch today?

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Five Things GREAT Bosses Do Daily

Great Leadership By Dan

They know that cooperative interaction among team members maintains trust and respect more than competitive interaction does. Chris Edmonds is a sought-after speaker, author, and executive consultant. After a 15-year career leading successful teams, Chris founded his consulting company, The Purposeful Culture Group, in 1990.

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Six Things Great Leadership Teams Do

Great Leadership By Dan

Chris Edmonds : When I consult with executives on crafting a high performance, values-aligned culture, one of the first things I do is to examine the effectiveness of their leadership team. Chris Edmonds is a sought-after speaker, author, and executive consultant. Guest post from regular contributor S.

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