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Startup Leadership

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I read a great book - Startup Leadership - How Savvy Entrepreneurs Turn their Ideas into Successful Enterprises. The larger the company, the more the leaders job is to "coach on culture" and let others make decisions. The gist of it is "work for the good of the company, the staff, the customers" to build a great company.

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Leadership Ego

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In my last post, I spoke about leadership ego. A friend then asked me how to keep leadership ego in check: “Leadership ego is what kills most companies.” I responded: Random ideas that help keep leadership ego in check: 1 - keep a gratefulness log and log what you are grateful for each day.

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Leadership Ego

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In my last post, I spoke about leadership ego. A friend then asked me how to keep leadership ego in check: “Leadership ego is what kills most companies.” I responded: Random ideas that help keep leadership ego in check: 1 - keep a gratefulness log and log what you are grateful for each day.

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The High-Speed Company Review

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I was inspired today by a book (as I often am) called The High-Speed Company: Creating Urgency and Growth in a Nanosecond Culture by Jason Jennings and Laurence Haughton. As the book says avoid "unnecessary leadership". I was attracted to the title. I am a big believer in sense of urgency as one prerequisite of success.

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The High-Speed Company Review

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I was inspired today by a book (as I often am) called The High-Speed Company: Creating Urgency and Growth in a Nanosecond Culture by Jason Jennings and Laurence Haughton. As the book says avoid "unnecessary leadership". I was attracted to the title. I am a big believer in sense of urgency as one prerequisite of success.

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CEO Blog - Time Leadership

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CEO Blog - Time Leadership Friday, January 28, 2011 5 Leadership Styles that Work A guest post by Art Gould Recipes for Success: 5 Different Leadership Styles That All Work! The best way to find out what makes a company successful is to look at the top. Theres more than one way to skin a cat.

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The Leadership Pipeline

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CEO Blog - Time Leadership Tuesday, January 04, 2011 The Leadership Pipeline I often read more than one book at once. The Leadership Pipeline - How to Build the Leadership Powered Company by Ram Charan , Steve Drotter and Jim Noel was awesome. I think promoting from within also keeps knowledge within the company.