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Leading in the Wild

Lead Change Blog

A maverick band of rabbits, threatened by the spread of industrial construction near their warren (home), start out on a quest for a new warren and a better society. They extend a heartfelt invitation to all (does and bucks) to join them on their wild journey. “Do What is Leadership, Really? Welcome to the Wild.

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Constructive or Destructive: Is Feedback Stoking or Stifling Performance?

The Practical Leader

” In a New York Times article, “ Give Compassionate Feedback While Still Being Constructive, ” Arianna Huffington, writes, “Compassionate directness is about empowering employees to speak up, give feedback, disagree, and surface problems in real time.” How constructive is your criticism? How do you KNOW?

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100 Answers to the Question: What Is Leadership?

Lead from Within

If you Google the word leadership you can get about 479,000,000 results, each definition as unique as an individual leader. Here are 100 of the best ways to define leadership–choose the ones that fits best for you. Then people will appreciate your leadership.” This, and not much else, is the essence of leadership.”

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9 Lessons from Henry Ford’s $5 Day Decision

Leading Blog

He simplified the design and construction of the automobile, narrowed the choices available (“any color you want, so long as it’s black”) and marketed it toward what we would today call the “down market.” I MAGINE that this is your situation: Your young company is a raging success.

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Leaders, Want To Master Innovation? Then Get Funny!

Tanveer Naseer

But in the world of leadership, humor has typically been typecast as a manifestation of individual personalities and thereby a spontaneous and non-replicable activity. Social humor is practiced as part of the IDEO design thinking process that “encourages wild ideas” to take root.

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The Mismanagement of Change (And 5 Ways to Get It Right)

Lead Change Blog

Our minds fill in the blanks when information is lacking; new realities that employees begin to construct might be built on the wrong foundation. Involve Them in the Construction of Change. July 6, 2009), Career Development International , 14(6), 508-533. Equip Them for Change. 1 Heine, S.J., Proulx, T., & Vohs, K.D.,

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4 Barriers to Effective Communication & What to Do About Them

You're Not the Boss of Me

Indeed, the road to clarity always seems to be under construction. It was developed for the vacuum cleaner Manufacturer, Electrolux, then interpreted and used, without modification, in the company’s American campaign. It was Oscar Wilde who said, “ When you assume, you make an ass out of U and Me” . It’s natural.

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