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New Year’s Leadership Development Goals 2017 Edition

Great Leadership By Dan

It’s also a good time to set leadership development goals, either as part of a formal development planning process, or just because it’s a proven way to continuously improve as a leader. Delegate more. I’ll do some serious self-reflection, or work with a coach or mentor, to figure out what’s causing me not to delegate.

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Taking Another Look: Leading Minds on Reflection Part I

Leading Blog

John Kotter begins this series on reflection by talking about the need to develop a reflective habit and why we don’t. Are we delegating issues we should not be working on that could be better dealt with more locally in the organization? Kotter also stresses its importance as a continual learning tool. Correctable too.

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Book Review of “The Culture Cycle: How to Shape the Unseen Force that Transforms Performance”

The Practical Leader

John Kotter and James Heskett’s classic book, Corporate Culture and Performance , is an organization development classic. leadership, recognition, job opportunity, personal development). “Effective leadership often involves delegating responsibilities and authority. Adaptability is absolutely critical today.

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How to Ignite and Sustain Organizational Growth

Skip Prichard

With the ever-changing dynamics of the workforce, the stewardship of organizational culture is just as important as strategy, talent, product development, or customer service. He helps companies build strong sustained revenue growth through by developing energizing office cultures. Simply put, culture drives performance.

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Making a Move to Leadership

You're Not the Boss of Me

And besides, as a new “boss&# you’ll be able to get things done the way you want them done and delegate some things to others into the bargain. In either case, if you are thinking that not much has changed, except that you can now do some delegating, you would be wrong. Kotter on What Leaders Really Do., More later.

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