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JUNE 1, 2014

Welcome to the June 02nd 2014 Carnival of Leadership Development. I am thankful to carnival leader Dan McCarthy for allowing me to host this event - a wonderful collection of very practical insights on Leadership Development. Dr. Anne Perschel from Germane Insights shares “ The Secret Ingredient of Great Leadership ”.

Leadership Development 185

Leadership Development Development Leadership McCarthy 185

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JANUARY 22, 2012

“…leadership may be defined as: the ability to enhance the environment so that everyone is empowered to contribute creatively to solving the problem(s).” – Gerald M. Do “Smart Delegation”: Smart delegation plays to people’s strengths. People need a space to perform and they need a say in how their work should be performed.

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Team Delegation Agility Constraint 178

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FEBRUARY 2, 2014

My experience so far suggests that these time-bound and finite interventions fail over a long run in developing leadership capabilities. They needed a change in mindset and not just techniques, process or best practices in leadership. Use of incorrect “make-believe” metrics to gauge effectiveness of leadership development programs.

Training 172

Training Development McKinsey Long-term 172

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FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Earlier in my career, I often ended up doing other people’s job simply because they delegated their work to me as my seniors. Takers : “What can you do for me?”. Matchers : “I’ll do something for you if you do something for me”.

Succession 195

Succession Storytelling Godin Delegation 195

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MAY 7, 2013

In one instance, a manager delegated a report creation task to his team member with a note of “ urgent and important ”. Improvement & Development Leadership Leading People Leading Projects Managing Communication Self Growth communication lessons HR' Photo Courtesy: Gavin Liewellyn’s Flickr.

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Bottom-up Delegation Report Project 169

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JULY 4, 2010

Delegate and then guide them. You need to do more by doing less – and delegation is the way to go. It’s amazing how simple things like using up your employees’ time and not giving them chances to take on new tasks can have such a negative impact on both your team and how they perceive your leadership. Don’t Kill It!

Management 156

Management Project Delegation Directory 156

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JANUARY 22, 2013

In this experiment, they asked a team’s manager to free up a few hours each day (delegate more effectively and excuse herself from meetings etc.) In this post, authors Julian Birkinshaw and Simon Caulkin report on one experiment they did with sales and service team at the Stockholm offices of a major insurance company.

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Management Simon Brainstorming Bottom-up 139