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Leading Thoughts for March 25, 2021

Leading Blog

They understand that if you want to make accountability and cooperation occur at the same time, you need to inspire people and create a culture of commitment and connection to a larger purpose. Source: The Meaning Revolution: The Power of Transcendent Leadership. Look for these ideas every Thursday on the Leading Blog.

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Smarten Up: Hone Your EQ Edge

The Practical Leader

EI brings empirical science and greater clarity to the fuzzy topic of leadership. But, too often, STEMM leadership is an oxymoron. Zenger Folkman’s study comparing 360 assessments of STEMM versus non-STEMM leaders shows STEMM leaders are rated lower in leadership effectiveness. Too many are bully bosses.

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Carefrontation — The Ultimate Leadership Trait

Great Leadership By Dan

Guest post by Mark Hopkins : The best leadership tip I ever received came from a pastor’s sermon during a non-denominational service in Yosemite Valley Chapel. The pastor was clearly providing guidance to parishioners on how to help others confront tough problems, but to me it sounded a lot like a leadership strategy.

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Don’t Let STEMM Leadership Be an Oxymoron

The Practical Leader

For many years I’ve been facilitating a 360 assessment and leadership development process for a deeply technical science/engineering association. However, their overall leadership scores are generally well below those of other less technical groups. So weak STEMM leadership effectiveness is especially critical.

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Why Startups Fail: Six Issues to Avoid

Leading Blog

Premature scaling of marketing and product development efforts is a widespread cause of startup failure. Entrepreneurs can avoid false starts by undertaking a thorough and thoughtful design process before commencing engineering work. Marketing: How much to spend on marketing. Profit Formula: This is your plan for making money.

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Intergenerational Leadership Begins with Us: We Have More in Common Than We Thought

Great Leadership By Dan

Fowler & Noal McDonald: Leadership is a complex idea: one that is not consistently easy to wrap our minds around. We know good leadership when we see it. If we think of what these experiences have in common, we might think of this quote by Harold Koontz and Cyril O’Donnell: “Leadership molds individuals into a team.”

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5 Leadership Modes for Team Success

Skip Prichard

Leadership for Tomorrow. His advice to adopt a mindset of growth, focus on what fulfills you, and embrace new modes of leadership is exactly what many people are looking for during this time of transition and change. The new style of leadership is premised on trust , and the practice of management is now more art than science.

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