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Leadership Lessons in Southwest Airline’s Fall From Grace

Modern Servant Leader

If you screw up, own it. In times of crisis, great leaders are prominent in their apologies and prolific in the media. Leaders with great teams in place to manage the crisis internally, should be on a media blitz tour, accepting responsibility and continuously communicating their plans and progress to fixing the situation.

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Leadership Lessons in Southwest Airline’s Fall From Grace

Modern Servant Leader

Accept Responsibility If you screw up, own it. In times of crisis, great leaders are prominent in their apologies and prolific in the media. There is a time to take the costs and invest in core systems that may hurt bottom line results. Southwest knows they screwed up. Accept where you went wrong immediately.

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Leaders: Born or Made? | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

They were your class presidents, team captains, club leaders, and the people who held virtually all the available leadership positions you can imagine early in life. They were the born leaders we all grew up with. Before we move on, and as a caution to those who are natural leaders, natural ability will only take you so far.

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Best Leadership Books To Read In 2015

Eric Jacobson

And, on December 1 coming up, I''ll post my selection for the best new book about leadership in 2014. Because the list is a couple years old, it doesn''t include some of the latest best leadership books. Even so, these classics listed below remain relevant today. Top Books About Leadership. Top Books About Leadership.

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Why Consensus Kills Team Building | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

I can sum-up my feeling on this in one word… ridiculous. Smart leaders may choose from time-to-time to give away authority, but they never give away responsibility – ultimately they own the decision regardless of who makes it and/or how it’s made. Thanks for speaking your truth so clearly and boldly.

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Recommendations For Your Business Books Summer Reading List

Eric Jacobson

Then, select one or more for your summer reading list.

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What Leadership Book Will Be On Your 2014 Reading List?

Eric Jacobson

Top Books About Leadership.

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