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4 Ways To End Destructive Pride

Tanveer Naseer

On the other hand, have you ever had a coworker who had an amazing work ethic? Here are a few examples: “I can’t move up in my company because my boss doesn’t like me. In the book Good to Great, legendary business consultant Jim Collins uncovered what it takes for a company to be great. He’s a jerk.” “She

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From Words to Worth: Navigating the True North of Organizational Values

Mike Cardus

The true measure of an organization’s culture is not found in its mission statement but in the employees’ perceptions of top management’s trustworthiness and ethical behavior (Guiso et al., The presence of a significant shareholder, owning at least 5% of the company, often correlates negatively with integrity (Guiso et al.,

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Your Leaders, Hubris or Humility?

Michael Lee Stallard

Published by Michael Lee Stallard on May 7, 2010 06:26 am under E Pluribus Partners , connection culture , employee engagement , intentional connectors At the Chick-fil-A Leadercast, Jim Collins just pointed out that great leaders in his research had the character strength of humility and those who fall could be described as having hubris.

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The Pride Paradox

Michael Lee Stallard

Some leaders who do this fail to develop what is arguably the most important character value: humility. Humility is not easily developed when you have wealth, power and/or status. It’s especially difficult to develop humility without the help of others. Humility develops in several ways. Herein lies the paradox.

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Aim Higher: Servant Leaders are Humble

Skip Prichard

In fact, when leaders aren’t humble – when they’re arrogant or proud – they shut down the traits that make for the strongest teams: creativity, good worth ethic, entrepreneurship, selflessness. All of these things gave me, at the time, more pride—pride in my work, in the company, in the team and even in my boss. Jennifer Collins.

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43 Best Leadership Books to Skyrocket Your Career

Miles Anthony Smith

​ Making the Grass Greener on Your Side Ken Melrose, the head of the Toro lawn care company, shares his journey of corporate loss, gains, and knowledge learned along the way. shares the secrets to how executives and managers can become the leaders their company needs.

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The Fallacy of No | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

In fact, there are some very bright people who believe you cannot become a good leader without developing a mastery for using the word no as evidenced by the following quote from Tony Blair: “The art of leadership is saying no , not saying yes.” Great leaders help people get to a yes - in other words, they teach them how not to receive a no.

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