Miles Anthony Smith

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Do Leadership Books Really Help Advance Your Life and Career? There's a sea of poor advice to wade through looking for those leadership pearls of wisdom , especially with the popularity of blogging and the ease of self-publishing. Leadership books aren't a magic cure-all that turns you into a great leader overnight.

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Career Books Servant Leader Leadership 97

Persuasive Powerhouse

AUGUST 29, 2010

Will they benefit or at least not be further deprived?” ~ Robert Greenleaf The concept of servant leadership can often seem the antithesis to many organizational cultures, where top-down, command and control are the norm. This is exactly what Robert Greenleaf intended. Be courageous; what are you willing to say “no” to?

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Servant Leader Greenleaf Leadership Airlines 250

Persuasive Powerhouse

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Tanveer Naseer wrote a wonderful post recently where he asked, “ Is Leadership an Art or a Science? Great leadership behaviors require a lot of blending and the ability to balance seemingly contrasting behaviors; a lot of this’s and that’s. They are what makes the practice of leadership hard and rewarding.

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Leadership Blog Open-book Greenleaf 221

Persuasive Powerhouse

JULY 21, 2010

They know that by identifying less than helpful behavior and improving themselves, they will make the biggest impact on their organization and the bottom line. Developing staff is as important as the bottom line. 360’s are a featured item in the Leadership Museum. Les, I like it that 360′s are being used.

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Self-aware Bottom-up Greenleaf Maslow 176

Persuasive Powerhouse

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

Every action, every gesture and every word out of a leader’s mouth can influence in a positive or a negative way; either way impacts the bottom line. Patrick, Mom’s are so full of leadership wisdom. Keep it up, bub.&# Yours seemed to have it right. Glad yours helped with your success. Mike Henry Sr. Thanks for sharing.

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Influence Blog Bottom-up Learning-by-Doing 174

Persuasive Powerhouse

JANUARY 2, 2011

Notice where this blind spot might be showing up, and notice how others respond to it. In my own situation, I’m still observing where “intensity&# shows up and where it might be a strength or hinder relationships. In the latter case, I’ll want to learn to lighten up. Still in a learning mode on that.

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Self-aware Long-term Blog Learning-by-Doing 203

Persuasive Powerhouse

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

Leadership requires a great deal of reflection in order to improve and change; yet we resist the idea of doing something that feels stagnant. Reflection can build up your intuitive abilities as you regularly spend time reviewing past performance and apply what you’ve learned to current and future situations.

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Self-aware Definition Learning-by-Doing Long-term 202