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Your Leadership Operating System: Ego Or Eco?

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In his best-selling classic business book, “Good to Great,” author Jim Collins explains that it’s natural for ambitious leaders to have a healthy ego. Collins advises leaders to “channel their ego needs away from themselves and into the larger goal of building a great company.”.

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Foxes And Hedgehogs: Which One Are You?

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She introduced me to the Hedgehog Concept from “Good to Great in the Social Sectors,” a supplement to the business book by Jim Collins, comparing the qualities of hedgehogs and foxes. The standing joke with my boss was that I was really good at something , we just needed to figure out what it was.

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This is What TRUSTworthy Leadership Looks Like in Turbulent Times

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In his book Good to Great , Jim Collins popularized the concept of the “Stockdale Paradox.” Resilient leaders balance optimism with a sobering dose of reality.

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Ambition of Great Leaders

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” Jim Collins & Morten T. Posted in Resources Self Leadership “They didn’t define themselves by money, fame or power. They defined themselves by impact and contribution and purpose.” Hansen, Great by Choice. Is ambition bad? Wikipedia defines ambition as simply, “the desire for personal achievement.”

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The Secret to Maximum Impact

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Your year just started and you’re probably already behind on your “you think we’re good now, but soon we’ll be great” BHAG ( thank you, Jim Collins, for introducing the world to Big Hairy Audacious Goals ). You promised yourself and your team that this would be “the year” and now you have to deliver.

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Featured Instigator – Chris Edmonds

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He is the author or co-author of seven books and two manifestos. His most recent book, The Culture Engine , helps leaders create workplace inspiration with an organizational constitution. It was listed by Motto as one of the 6 best branding books for entrepreneurs.

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Leadership Change Is Not Free

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Jim Collins , author of Built to Last , notes only 71 companies on the original 1955 Fortune 500 list were still there when the book was written. If a leader cannot adapt, then the organization will suffer, dancing on a slim edge of failure. The worst case is complete failure.