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The Unspoken Role of Confidence in Leadership

Great Leadership By Dan

An even better distinction comes in the differences between transactional and transformational leadership – a term brought to prominence by James McGregor Burns in the political sphere and then adopted in business. In companies, we sometimes offer our people training in presentation skills, which help them to project confidence to others.

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The Three Top Priorities of a Great Church Leader

Joseph Lalonde

Those areas include personal devotions, training and equipping staff and volunteers, and building and strengthening relationships. Image by David McGregor. Training and Equipping. Great church leaders are involved in the training and equipping of staff and volunteers. Let’s discuss each one of those areas.

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Book Review: E Pluribus Kinko’s

LDRLB

Among the many lessons in the book, two stood out most to me. Kinko’s often hired employees for attitude and creativity in order to ensure a cultural fit, believing they could train for skills later. Leadership book review democracy zatkowsky' The first was on the importance of culture.

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22 Life Lessons And Quotes From A Story Worth Living

Joseph Lalonde

M any years ago, my life was touched by a special book. That book was Wild At Heart by John Eldredge. This book made me believe there was more to life than watching TV, playing video games, and being alone. We read sprawling tales of adventure in books. They all took up training to improve their skills.

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Review of “Still Surprised: A Memoir of a Life in Leadership” by Warren Bennis

The Practical Leader

I’ve long been a reader of Warren ’s books on leadership, change, and team/organization dynamics. I’ve often quoted his study findings and leadership wisdom in my books, blog, and presentations. On Becoming a Leader “is widely considered the top leadership book.&# in economics and social sciences.

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What Circuit City Learned About Valuing Employees

Harvard Business Review

In 1960, 11 years after he founded the company that became Circuit City, my father Sam Wurtzel was reading a book he couldn't put down: The Human Side of Enterprise , by MIT professor Douglas McGregor. The next morning, he called McGregor's office and asked for a meeting with him.

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Steve Jobs and The Bobby Knight School of Leadership

Harvard Business Review

Yet two recent and excellent books ( Inside Apple , by Adam Lashinsky and Steve Jobs by Walter Issacson) describe a management style that was disturbingly harsh. It is the very opposite of the supportive and nurturing Theory Y management pioneered by MIT's Douglas McGregor over a half century ago. We don't know the answer.