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Commitment

Lead on Purpose

Listening to Tribes by Seth Godin. My commitment: For the next six months (at a minimum) I will write at least one post a week. This is an excellent book that lays out simple steps to become a person other people trust, especially online. I will write more about the book here soon. Thank you, and please check back; I will.

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When Values Clash: Overcome an Invisible Barrier to Great Corporate Culture

Let's Grow Leaders

The Invisible Barrier to Great Corporate Culture Our favorite definition of culture comes from marketing guru Seth Godin. Fixing your systems, helping misaligned leaders to go, and celebrating leaders who address values clashes reinforce your commitment to culture. Now, almost everyone can recite the values and define them.

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Featured Leading Voice: Chip Bell

Lead Change Blog

A leadership lesson Chip gained from his first job was: inclusion will get you more commitment than control. . Getting a book endorsement from Seth Godin. When asked about one of the best moments he has had professionally, Chip shared, “Watching my books hit the national best seller list. trustworthiness.

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What matters in 2010?

Lead on Purpose

Seth Godin , marketing guru and thought leader, did a cool project where he brought together more than seventy “big thinkers&# to write the ebook What Matters Now. They want to engage, to interact and to get you more involved.&# -Seth Godin “Leadership is more than influence. What matters in 2010?

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Key Takeaways from Leadercast 2015

Nathan Magnuson

“Clarity around and unreasonable commitment to what should be,” precedes every bold endeavor. However, Seth Godin reminded everyone that many times we cannot be fully ready for the change we seek to crate. Bold Leaders Don’t Wait Until They Know the All the Answers. But “how” always comes later on.

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Culture Change Not Working? Start Here

Let's Grow Leaders

So getting back to culture, our favorite definition of culture, if you listen to the show for a while, you know, this comes from marketing guru Seth Godin, and he says that culture is simply people like us do things like this. What’s going on is that invisible barrier, that conflict. Let’s deal with it.

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Trust

Lead on Purpose

Keep Commitments: Say what you’re going to do, then do it. Make commitments carefully and keep them at all costs. Trust is key to understanding your customers and your market. You also need to trust that the team members will do what they have committed to do. Take responsibility for results. Understand.

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