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Managing Company Culture Anthropologically

Leading Blog

On the one hand, most CEOs agree with with the statement attributed to Peter Drucker: culture eats strategy for breakfast. Large firms spend around $2,200 per employee per year on culture, yet only 30 percent of those efforts have a positive ROI. Seventy percent of corporate “change programs” fail to achieve their stated goals.

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A Guide For How To Dream Big And Win In Business

Eric Jacobson

She explains why you need not only passion and purpose to win big, but also: a willingness to take decisive action grit sweat equity determination positive attitude Elting’s fascinating story began with her entirely self-funded business launch that started in a dorm room.

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The No-Boss Workplace: Can Great Leadership Be Crowdsourced?

Terry Starbucker

There’s an interesting leadership experiment going on right now here in Portland. To be without them creates a leadership gap that cannot be filled with crowdsourced decision-making. The post The No-Boss Workplace: Can Great Leadership Be Crowdsourced? Leadership' That’s a leader. I’ll be watching.

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Is Your Leadership Creating an Energy Crisis?

The Practical Leader

One morning, I asked a group of very quiet participants a series of questions about their organization’s climate and leadership effectiveness. He authored 57 books, including a book on his experiences as a Jewish prisoner in the Auschwitz and Buchenwald concentration camps. I was getting very few responses.

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The ROLE of Emotional Intelligence in Effective Leadership Today

The Center For Leadership Studies

In this time of unrest and change, the role of Emotional Intelligence (EI) in leadership has emerged as the critical skill set for leaders. Having watched the corporate leadership landscape for over 25 years now, I am relieved to see EI getting the attention it deserves! But you can use your leadership to begin the healing process.

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Why Great Leaders Should Also Be Good Writers

Terry Starbucker

In 2006 I started blogging about leadership. It was a simple little post on January 22nd about Peter Drucker , and his philosophy that employees are “ an asset, not a cost “ In hindsight, that one post, and all that subsequently came after, played a major role in my success as a leader. Leadership' Be a writer too.

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Leadership Effectiveness

Marshall Goldsmith

Recently, one executive was asked, “How much do you spend each year on leadership development programs?” ” More effort needs to be placed on the follow-up required to ensure positive, long-term change. Even a little follow-up has a positive impact. Leadership' ” He replied, “Tens of dollars!”