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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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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. Whatever that team is called - an executive team, a leadership team, a management team, etc. Most leadership teams I observe are not teams at all.

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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 has also served as a senior consultant with The Ken Blanchard Companies since 1995. He is the author or co-author of seven books, including Amazon best sellers The Culture Engine and Leading at a Higher Level with Ken Blanchard. Second, get the data.

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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.” I’d love your feedback, as well. when we praise progress.

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You Can Lead…Believe It! (free book giveaway)

Leading with Trust

The truth is that anyone can assume leadership roles and responsibilities regardless of their title or position in an organization, and irrespective of the type of organization in which they work or with which they are associated. Leadership is not just about power or position, it’s about relationships.

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

Great Leadership By Dan

Chris Edmonds : Why does your leadership team exist? So much for wellbeing and cooperation. Those are impressive numbers, but getting leadership teams to evolve past their “old ways” is challenging. Most leadership teams I work with struggle with an answer to it. Guest post from regular contributor S. To get results.

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December 2015 Leadership Development Carnival

Lead Change Blog

Welcome to the December 2015 edition of the Leadership Development Carnival! For our December edition, we took a page out of last December’s Carnival of HR post and asked about books you have read which have made a difference in your leadership journey. Susan Mazza of Random Acts Of Leadership submitted Living a Life of Significance.