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Dehumanizing with AI, Automation, and Technical Optimization

The Practical Leader

In 1960, MIT management professor, Douglas McGregor’s book, The Human Side of Enterprise, outlined the opposing motivational approaches of Theory X and Theory Y. The division leader who hired me woke up a few months prior and realized their management-leadership balance was way out of whack.

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14 Leadership Studies – Quick Overview of Leadership

CO2

14 Fascinating Theories from Leadership Studies. If you’ve never delved into the field of leadership studies as a businessperson or college student , you really should. Taking a look at trait theory, you’ll see that it is in many ways related to Great Man Theory when it comes to understanding leadership. TRAIT THEORY.

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

The Practical Leader

Warren Bennis has been described as the father of leadership. 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. Warren has a long and very distinguished career.

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The Impact Of Leaders On Personal Transformation

Tanveer Naseer

A lot has been written about Transformational Leadership. The term was coined by James McGregor Burns, the Pulitzer Prize winning author and historian. Leadership practitioners spend a lot of time theorizing about transformational change writ large. It can become a real drag on your career unless you deal with it.

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In Case You Missed It: Nelson Mandela on Leadership + Info Graphics on Employee Engagement & Gen Y

leaderCommunicator

Welcome to my weekly round-up of top leadership and communication blog posts. Especially if you want avoid burning up or burning out in your career. What were some of the top leadership articles you read this week? Get regular insights on millennials, leadership, trending topics & more delivered right to your inbox.

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Warren Bennis, Leadership Pioneer

Harvard Business Review

It was called a “Revisionist Theory of Leadership,” and that is what it delivered. Before 1961, the very topic of leadership wasn’t standard HBR fare. In the last piece he wrote for HBR , a personal reflection, he even claimed that the keys to his successful career were “inglorious” ones: ambition, insecurity, labor, and luck.