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For Great Leadership, Clear Your Head

Harvard Business Review

But many managers still spend too much time doing and not enough time thinking. It is about managing your attention, or what I call "mindshifting.". It is about managing your attention, or what I call "mindshifting.". For Deirdre (and many other managers), her biggest obstacle was trying to do it all herself.

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Give Workers the Power to Choose: Cave or Commons

Harvard Business Review

Not so long ago occupying the "corner office" was a sign that managers had reached the pinnacle of status in their organizations. The co-working choice was heralded as a win-win for workers and their companies, with proximity, diversity and choice of location all stimulating creativity.

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How IBM's Sam Palmisano Redefined the Global Corporation

Harvard Business Review

The real story behind IBM's success is the course Palmisano set for 21st century global enterprises. In 2002 Palmisano succeeded a legendary leader in Lou Gerstner, who saved IBM from being broken up and put it on a viable course. Never confuse charisma with leadership. They listen as well as they speak.

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IKEA’s Success Can’t Be Attributed to One Charismatic Leader

Harvard Business Review

These elements go beyond the charisma and complexity of the founder. Leaders, of course, are necessary. Obituaries across the world give credit to this part of the man (even as they acknowledge that as a teenager, he joined a pro-Nazi group, something he very much came to regret). Otherwise, companies would fail once they are gone.

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Successful Leadership Is Not One Size Fits All

Coaching Tip

When a giant like Google changes management styles, we ought to take notice. With legislation allowing stockholder voting on executive compensation, top-level management might be wondering if the shift toward consolidating responsibility might be the coming trend. Of course, both systems work. By Guest Author Art Gould.