Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

I N MY THIRTY YEARS as an executive coach, I have seen a lot of change — the complete digital transformation of the workplace, increased diversity of the labor market, the shifting role of employers. Effective leadership does not rely upon a standard set of characteristics like charisma or aggressiveness.

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Ron Edmondson

JANUARY 16, 2012

Although charisma is an innate skill, maintaining an optimistic outlook regardless of the circumstances can increase the natural charisma you have. Church leaders with the power to persuade are able to gain agreement and approval from people in a diverse group much more easily.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 18, 2024

Rethinking Our Definition of Effective Leadership Definitions of effective leadership that rely on innate qualities like “influence” and “charisma” are overly narrow. The fact is that leadership skills aren’t natural. To be a leader, you must make the conscious choice to go against the grain.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Build a team around them: It’s been said that there are “no statues of committees,” but innovation is always the result of coordinated human activity — people combining their diverse abilities and interests to translate creative ideas into actual innovations.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 19, 2016

” A highly cited 2015 report on diversity in Silicon Valley by an Asian professional organization found that at five big tech firms (Google, Hewlett-Packard, Intel, LinkedIn, and Yahoo), Asians and Asian Americans are well represented in lower-level positions but underrepresented at management and executive levels. Implications.

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Mark Sanborn

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

A manager only listens to team members who agree with them, neglecting diverse opinions that could offer a new perspective. Examples: A leader promotes an employee based solely on their charisma and popularity, overlooking other important skills.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

I once coached an executive who was a high potential on the fast track, with tremendous charisma, drive, and analytical skills. And when she realized that reflection — while essential — could be potentially self-deceptive, she engaged a diverse group of senior mentors, peers, and directs to help develop her ideas.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 27, 2013

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. Google then chimed in by saying that they don't even have a policy — at least that anyone could find — that says when and where people need to work.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

These elements go beyond the charisma and complexity of the founder. 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). However, there is another side of the IKEA story that gains less attention.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 10, 2014

Viewed from the top, culture looks a lot like the PR blurbs found in company websites: “We are passionate believers in diversity, innovation, and corporate social responsibility.” Unfortunately, these views bear little resemblance to how most employees see the culture.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 18, 2012

With 440,000 employees in 170 countries, Palmisano recognized that IBM couldn't be run solely from the top; rather, it needed thousands of leaders operating collaboratively around the globe to fulfill its customers' diverse needs. Never confuse charisma with leadership. His first act was to abolish IBM's corporate executive committee.

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leaderCommunicator

APRIL 24, 2014

But unless you possess thespian charisma, people won’t sit still for this. Brief personal input reveals the diversity of experience in the room. Audiences increasingly expect interactivity. To build a meaningful rapport, we need to tear down that fourth wall. Here are five tips for successful audience involvement: 1.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

EQ is more than charisma or personality. The industry is even becoming more collaborative, as teams become global and diverse and the workplace becomes more virtual. But in order to strengthen your emotional intelligence, you have to know what it is. Collegiality/Collaboration.

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Tim Milburn

APRIL 29, 2013

You may have charisma, an outstanding talent, the ability to communicate well, and the most capable team on the planet. When you gather people of diverse viewpoints and ideas, you create opportunity for innovation and immense creativity. They admit their mistakes, their weaknesses, and their concerns without fear of reprisal.”.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Competence, character, creativity, and charisma remain difficult qualities to quantify, let alone cultivate. Charm and charisma are wonderful, but good examples can prove as persuasive as great presence. Do employees take enterprise diversity/inclusion initiatives more seriously? Growing effective leaders is challenging work.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 19, 2015

Despite corporate initiatives to build understanding across cultures and promote diversity, global leaders are still expected to express their ideas assertively and to use personal charisma to motivate and inspire people.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 9, 2014

In a communal system built around shared consciousness, what starts to happen is that people with charisma start to lead and cultural norms kick in. Has it led to an incredible diversity of consumer goods, and to the time for those who make them to enjoy them? They’re writing in favor of a sexually diverse America.

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Coaching Tip

JANUARY 27, 2011

GE is known for its diversity and ability to function competitively in many markets. Jack Welch is quoted as saying, "What sets GE apart is a culture that uses diversity as a limitless source of learning opportunities, a storehouse of ideas whose breadth and richness is unmatched in world business." GE and HCL.

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