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Leading Thoughts for March 9, 2023

Leading Blog

Quinn on the courage to change ourselves: “One key to successful leadership is continuous personal change. Source: Deep Change: Discovering the Leader Within * * * Look for these ideas every Thursday on the Leading Blog. You spend too much of your emotional energy on contingency planning instead of on success.”

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Leading Thoughts for October 1, 2020

Leading Blog

Robert Quinn on real leadership: “Leadership is not about results. Leadership authors do not understand that leadership means “Go forth and die.” Look for these ideas every Thursday on the Leading Blog. It is about commitment. The entire management literature fails to understand this.

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Leading Thoughts for March 5, 2020

Leading Blog

Quinn on the connection between changing a system and understanding it: “Kurt Lewin argued that we cannot really begin to understand a system until we try to change it. Look for these ideas every Thursday on the Leading Blog. I DEAS shared have the power to expand perspectives, change thinking, and move lives.

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How Do You Deal with an Abusive Leader?

Next Level Blog

Five years ago, I wrote a blog post that recapped reporting from The New York Times on just how tough mayoral aspirant Congressman Anthony Weiner was to work for. And this week the Times profiles the leadership stylings of another candidate for mayor, New York City council speaker Christine Quinn.

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Ten Types of Innovation: A book review by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

Ten Types of Innovation: The Discipline of Building Breakthroughs Larry Keeley with Ryan Pikkel, Brian Quinn, and Helen Walters John Wiley & Sons (2013) “Vision without execution is hallucination.” Thomas Edison With regard to the Edison quotation, I agree while presuming to add, “Execution without discipline is merely activity.”

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30 Influencers Behind the Brands We Love

Lead Change Blog

Julia Quinn ( @JuliaAQuinn ), Director, Social Media, Amtrak. Creating Value Aha Amplifier Amplifiers Brand Champions Bryan Kramer Conversationalists Leadtail Social Media Influencers thought leadership' Karen Lee ( @karenlee ), Social Web Strategist, Stanford Graduate School of Business.

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Tim Duncan and The Importance of Servant Leadership

Your Voice of Encouragement

Today I''m featuring a guest blog post by Quinn McDowell, a colleague whose passion for developing strong leaders, parents and young people matches my own. Yet, for all his accomplishments, the lasting mark of his incredible 17-year NBA career will be his unique approach to leadership. 1 pick in the NBA Draft.

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