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LeadershipNow 140: April 2020 Compilation

Leading Blog

Give Without Expecting Something in Return by @FSonnenberg. How Entrepreneurs Can Win During A Recession by @hamzam1981 A company that only follows a cost-cutting strategy will struggle to regain capabilities and capacity when the economy returns to normal. Leading Thoughts for April, 2020.

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Change on the Run: Surviving Workplace Uncertainty

Leading Blog

Many leaders take multiple actions when faced with uncertainty, hoping that something will address the situation. This approach often gives leaders poor results and a reputation for not being at their best. The best strategy for managing uncertainty is to focus your efforts on one action that will give you the best results.

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Give Without Expecting Something in Return

Frank Sonnenberg Online

When you do someone a favor , do you expect them to reciprocate? Or do you give freely , without expecting something in return? Some people expect to benefit every time they do something. And even though they might not express their expectation right away, you know it’s coming.

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Leadership & Loyalty | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

While successful leaders share many common traits, all great leaders have one thing in common – they are not only adept at earning the loyalty of those they lead, but they also recognize that loyalty is a two-way street, and as such give their loyalty in return. One of the things I tend to value most is loyalty.

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What Your Leadership Will Not Be Able to Give You

Lead from Within

There are some things you cannot expect from your leadership. Don’t expect people to hold you accountable as well as you can for yourself. Don’t expect anyone else to understand what you’re going through. Even if someone has gone through something similar, everyone experiences things differently and in a different context.

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4 Key Strategies for Becoming a More Powerful and Trusted Leader

Lead Change Blog

Focusing on the needs and desires of others is key, and four specific social practices—empathizing, giving, expressing gratitude, and telling stories—are ways we develop power and sustain it over time. Keltner focuses on a particular form of giving: touch. In and of itself, power is amoral; it’s neither good nor bad.

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5 Secrets to Building Trust in Your Team

Lead Change Blog

Are you going to force your employees to do what you tell them to do and achieve the goals you expect them to achieve? At home, people don’t like to have needy parents or parents whose expectations are too high. At home, people don’t like to have needy parents or parents whose expectations are too high. Make Them Feel Safe.

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