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An Ordinary Man: Gerald R. Ford

Leading Blog

Ford possessed what Pulitzer Prize-winning author John Hersey called a “stubborn calm at the center” and “a glacial caution.” ☙ Representative Charles Goodall on Ford as Minority Leader: “Of course, he was a nice guy. Teamwork and grueling preparation were educational values in themselves.

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9 Tips for Hi-Po’s to Start Their Careers Off Right!

Marshall Goldsmith

Why I realize we cannot all be entrepreneurial in the sense that we can’t all start our own companies, I believe we can all be entrepreneurial in terms of how we approach our careers. I wanted to become a university professor but through my course of study and jobs I took, I found my passion was in helping people become better leaders.

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A Moment of Reflection on 50 Years

The Center For Leadership Studies

Our founder, Dr. Paul Hersey, had seen to that. In so doing, he wound up teaching a course at Ohio University in the late 1960s that everybody wanted to take. In so doing, he wound up teaching a course at Ohio University in the late 1960s that everybody wanted to take. What impact has it had on your life/career?

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Rethinking Situational Leadership®

The Center For Leadership Studies

On a personal level (and in complete and total transparency), I don’t know exactly what to say about Marshall, so I will just go with this: He has meant more to my personal development than anyone in my 40-year career and has also meant more to The Center for Leadership Studies and Situational Leadership ® than anyone not named Paul Hersey.

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Meet My Next Group of Coaches!

Marshall Goldsmith

Herminia Ibarra – Thinkers 50 #8 Management Thinker 2015-17, #1 Leadership Thinker 2013-15, Professor at London Business School, former professor Harvard, best-selling author of Working Identity: Unconventional Strategies for Reinventing Your Career. Then Ayse asked us to describe what made us think of them as heroes.

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The Center for Leadership Studies Releases Stay Interviews

The Center For Leadership Studies

Cary, NC – January 30, 2024 – The Center for Leadership Studies (CLS), the global home of the Situational Leadership ® Model, announced the release of Stay Interviews , a course that enables leaders to build trust and create a safe environment where employees are successful, engaged and want to stay.

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14 Leadership Studies – Quick Overview of Leadership

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Situational theories of leadership generally propose that leaders choose the best course of action based on variables that change from situation to situation. SITUATIONAL LEADERSHIP THEORY.