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Three Management Styles

Great Leadership By Dan

Guest post from Great Leadership regular contributor Paul Thornton: Management style greatly affects employees’ motivation and capacity to learn. The basic concepts presented in this article are derived from the “Situational Leadership Theory Model,” developed by Ken Blanchard and Paul Hersey. How do you think you did?

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No Joke: The April 1st, 2013 Leadership Development Carnival

Great Leadership By Dan

Welcome to the April 1st, 2013 Leadership Development Carnival! However, this year is different, because I get to host the April Carnival and bring you an outstanding collection of the “best of the best” in leadership development. Wally Bock from Three Star Leadership presents The Key to Engagement.

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October Leadership Development Carnival: Autumn Fun Edition

Persuasive Powerhouse

Pull up a tall glass of warm apple cider (with a shot of something that has a kick if you’d like) and grab some donuts while you learn from the top leadership readers on the net and consider some autumn fun. Dan McCarthy of Great Leadership announces a penalty in Individual Development Plans are Worthless….if

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Why Aren't You Delegating?

Harvard Business Review

But there is: delegation. Delegation is a critical skill. Dee II Professor of Organizational Behavior at Stanford University's Graduate School of Business and author of What Were They Thinking?: Delegation benefits managers, direct reports, and organizations. Understand why you're not delegating. Here's how.

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When Empowering Employees Works, and When It Doesn’t

Harvard Business Review

Many leaders today often try to empower their employees by delegating authority and decision-making, sharing information, and asking for their input. But our recent research found that this style of leadership works best in motivating certain types of performance and certain types of employees.

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How to Manage Your Star Employee

Harvard Business Review

Group dynamics are another concern when you have a standout performer on your team, says Mary Shapiro, who teaches organizational behavior at Simmons College and wrote the HBR Guide to Leading Teams. “Demonstrate trust by delegating authority and responsibility” over certain projects and tasks.

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In a World of Bad Behavior, a Call for Personal Accountability

Frank Sonnenberg Online

Set your course, make the difficult choices, and determine what you’re willing to sacrifice to achieve your goals. Do you delegate responsibility and then micromanage because you can’t let go? Purdue University) is in organizational behavior, but my orientation is the real world of real work.

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