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Responsive Leadership: Needed Now More Than Ever

Leading Blog

No matter what industry or organizational structure—business, politics, nonprofit, religious, entertainment or sports—examples abound where leaders have violated their trusted role and experienced a public downfall. All leaders face adversity at some point in their careers.

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Is There Hope for Leaders?

Persuasive Powerhouse

August 15th, 2010 | Author: Mary Jo Asmus Yet another Fortune CEO has fallen due to ethics violations. Hewlett-Packard, a company that started out as an example of moral leadership with “The HP Way” in 1939, has proven itself vulnerable to an unscrupulous CEO when Mark Hurd recently resigned. Am I acting ethically in this situation?”

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How to be a Great Long-Distance Teammate

Skip Prichard

If we are productive, proactive, and have one eye on the potential impact of our work, relationship building and career, we will have more fun, be a better collaborator and teammate, and have greater success today and far into the future. Are there any unique considerations for career planning and development that stem from remote work?

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Ten Surprising Concepts that Teams (Organizations, Too) Should Adopt — Starting Now

Tim Milburn

NOTE: This is a guest post by Garret Kramer, Author of Stillpower: Excellence with Ease in Sports and Life. So, if you and your team, company, or family are after steady achievement, reflect on these ten surprising concepts. © 2012 Garret Kramer, author of Stillpower: Excellence with Ease in Sports and Life. Author Bio.

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Three steps to the next big opportunity

Lead on Purpose

’ Be the person at your company who is willing to do new things, like taking on the project that nobody wants. Even in so-called “individual sports&# such as running, race car driving or gymnastics, the athletes depend on many other people for their success. The teams that have people who work together win.

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Women in Power: Leadership Differences By Gender

Women on Business

A few of the most important and valuable leadership traits are: honesty, intelligence, work ethic, decisiveness, ambition, compassion, and creativeness. At the same time, this kind of leadership style might not be very beneficial in traditional male settings such as military or organized sports.

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Fallacy of ‘If They Understand, They Will Do’

Marshall Goldsmith

Companies have invested millions of dollars to develop profiles that describe the desired behavior for leaders of the future. Leaders who are not working for a company that describes desired leadership behavior can read books on the topic. The company had developed a well-thought-out profile of desired leadership behaviors.