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Why Your Good Leadership Isn’t Great.

Rich Gee Group

An incredible book by Jim Collins — relates how certain companies overcame their obstacles and pushed themselves from being just good companies to the stars of their industry. How can you make the leadership leap with your team and go from just being a good leader (and that isn’t bad) to a great leader? Good To Great.

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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., Citing Jim Collins, “First, you cannot ‘set’ organizational values; you can only discover them.”

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Why Your Good Leadership Isn't Great.

Rich Gee Group

home about rich our team news our fans services executive coach business coach speaking inspire media knowledge books affiliates contact Rich Gee Group 203.500.2421 Why Your Good Leadership Isn’t Great. How can you make the leadership leap with your team and go from just being a good leader (and that isn’t bad) to a great leader?

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4 Ways To End Destructive Pride

Tanveer Naseer

Obviously we’re not talking about the kind of pride a mother feels for her child, or the pride you feel for your country, or the pride you experience when your team wins a big game. On the other hand, have you ever had a coworker who had an amazing work ethic? The kind of pride that prevents them from experiencing lasting success.

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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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Aim Higher: Servant Leaders are Humble

Skip Prichard

“Arrogant leaders require everything to go through them, and that weakens the team.” It’s because humble leaders understand that their ideas, goals, strengths and concerns aren’t the only ones that go into the mix of a high-performing team. How do you model humility for your team? Pride in being part of a winning team.

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The Answers to These 4 Questions Will Define Your COVID-19 Leadership Legacy

Leading with Trust

Would your team members describe your behavior as consistent and true with your character, or has the pressure of recent weeks forced you to behave in ways unlike yourself? Your organization probably champions that “people are their most valuable asset” or that you operate with “integrity, trust, ethics” or something to that effect.