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April 2017 Leadership Development Carnival

Lead Change Blog

Gordon Leidner answers these questions in his guest post on Great Leadership!” Randy writes, “The recent missteps of Uber’s CEO, Travis Kalanik, is just the latest example of a highly visible leader experiencing a very public meltdown. Dan McCarthy of Great Leadership provided Were the Founding Fathers Great Leaders?

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Recommended Resource – Soup: A recipe to nourish your team and culture

Strategy Driven

Soup : A Recipe to Nourish Your Team and Culture by Jon Gordon About the Reference Soup : A Recipe to Nourish Your Team and Culture a business novel by Jon Gordon illustrates the significant impact senior leaders have on setting and nurturing their organization’s culture. Through the story of Soup, Inc.,

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Self-Assessment

Marshall Goldsmith

In the movie Wall Street, Michael Douglas won an Oscar for his portrayal of the rude, larcenous wheeler-dealer Gordon Gekko. His profit contribution was so vast that the CEO promoted him into management. He was surly and offensive to everyone, even to the CEO, who called me in to 'help him change now.'