General Leadership

AUGUST 24, 2016

The growth and development of people is the highest calling of leadership. My specific attention to professional development, mentoring, and succession planning have shown me that being focused on the end result is much more important than how you get there.… Harvey Firestone. … Read the rest.

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General Leadership

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

These themes repeatedly emerged during the advisor’s interaction with multiple organizations and provided a common language and lens that helped them make sense of their environment as well as think about and develop strategies to accomplish their mission.… … Read the rest.

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General Leadership

OCTOBER 10, 2014

So choose the environment that will best develop you toward your objective…Are the things around you helping you toward success – or are they holding you back?”. “You are a product of your environment. Clement Stone. For thousands of years the eagle has served as the official seal of empires, leaders and strength.

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General Leadership

AUGUST 6, 2014

Developing and selecting individuals for positions of authority is therefore one of the most important tasks that leaders are responsible for.… … Read the rest. The post Performance or Potential appeared first on General Leadership.

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General Leadership

JULY 21, 2014

A 15-year old Bill Gates ditched school in Seattle to develop a traffic-measurement program called Traf-O-Data, netting $20k for himself and fellow student, Paul Allen. Richard Branson’s first business venture was a mail-order company started with funding accumulated by handing out leaflets outside of concerts.

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General Leadership

JUNE 12, 2014

Those bad leaders can teach you what NOT to do, and those results can be just as beneficial in developing desired leadership qualities. I ask you to break from this habit and consider the leaders you would rather forget, the ones that still give you that feeling in the pit of your stomach or cause you to have nightmares.

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General Leadership

JUNE 10, 2014

Dynamic Followers, simply, are followers who take charge of both their personal and professional development, ensure complete competency at their primary duty, actively manage their relationships and exercise independent thought with both professional restraint and respect. Associate Curator and GeneralLeadership.com CGO, Col Chris R.

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General Leadership

AUGUST 26, 2016

How fast does a start-up develop their foothold in the business environment? Recently, I had the amazing opportunity to consult with a company founded in 1836 and developing over the last 180 years into the global specialist they are today. Covey , How fast does a $30B company move, sell, grow and survive? At the Speed of Trust !

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General Leadership

APRIL 24, 2015

Nothing develops trust more than vulnerability…great leaders, authentic vulnerable leaders, require the ability to develop deep human connection. How many times have you heard this statement in development sessions or during leadership training? Read more at [link].

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General Leadership

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

As a leader, we must understand true leadership is not found in an individual, but the individuals developed. True leadership is not found in an individual, but the individuals developed. The measure of our success is found in the success of those we lead.

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General Leadership

MAY 25, 2016

For most, this means going back to the stages of group development first proposed by Bruce Tuckman: Forming – Storming – Norming – Performing. . Now the challenge is to keep the team’s performance at this level. To do this, let’s start with team dynamics basics. … Read the rest.

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General Leadership

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

Leadership theories often espouse the significance of developing, communicating, and making decisions based on priorities. . “The key is not to prioritize what’s on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities” Stephen Covey. … Read the rest.

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General Leadership

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

From my observations it’s a skill that takes years to develop beyond being a simple means of shifting tasks from oneself to another. “No person will make a great business who wants to do it all himself or get all the credit.”. Andrew Carnagie. Delegation is a key skill every leader must master in order to be fully effective.

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General Leadership

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

“It is the capacity to develop and improve their skills that distinguishes leaders from followers.” GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! Read more at [link]. ” Warren Bennis & Burt Nanus.

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General Leadership

JULY 1, 2015

Both David and Dan were participating in an international student program at a local Korean university (Hankyong University) – 20 students from 20 developing nations were being sponsored by the Korean government to get a Master’s degree in Agriculture and Rural Development.… … Read the rest.

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General Leadership

APRIL 9, 2014

It was a discovery that even today serves to remind those of us wanting to become better leaders how developing a great sense of caring for all people, foes as well as friends alike, requires we learn to routinely look beyond ourselves by making empathy an indispensable part of our lives. ” Choosing to See Beyond Ourselves. .”

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General Leadership

AUGUST 5, 2014

bad leaders can teach you what NOT to do, and those results can be just as beneficial in developing desired leadership qualities.”. Cruise over to PodBean to hear our latest 200-Second Soundbite entitled “Lessons of How Not to Lead” or subscribe to our PodCast directly via iTunes at the following link. “…bad Christopher P.

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General Leadership

JULY 1, 2014

Many leaders talk about developing teams, but few truly understand the complexities and intricacies of establishing the necessary culture of unity. Stricklin shares the challenges of working with a Ninth-Letter Leader. In this story, we hear the damage done by the use of the letter “I” … Read the rest.

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General Leadership

MARCH 2, 2014

Those bad leaders can teach you what NOT to do, and those results can be just as beneficial in developing desired leadership qualities. “…bad leaders can teach you what NOT to do, and those results can be just as beneficial in developing desired leadership qualities.”

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General Leadership

DECEMBER 5, 2016

This team, with 50% turnover each year, has built the ultimate repeatable process for aligning its team, for developing a shared mental model of precision. Thunderbirds move in unison, seemingly thinking and acting as one…at over 1,000 miles-per-hour. Their actions and thoughts must be precisely aligned.

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General Leadership

JULY 15, 2016

Sometimes leaders have to inspire people past what those people think they can do–that’s growth and development.… Leading your team to reach their potential requires you to balance the tension between leading your team to stretch to achieve at their capability, and overextending your team past what they’re able to do.

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General Leadership

AUGUST 15, 2016

If you have developed a positive, purposeful vision and you desire to have it take root because you believe it will benefit your organization, faking may help your message be heard. Seems like a contradiction. First, let me start by identifying my audience.

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General Leadership

MARCH 25, 2016

As you evolve into the new leadership role you have accepted, you must continue to develop yourself and ensure the future of your organization.… As a new senior leader, each member of your organization is wondering three things when you arrive at the organization: Who are you? What are you going to change? How do you affect me?

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General Leadership

APRIL 29, 2016

The answer reveals the great secret to why the military is able to produce profound leaders in quantity: the military deliberately develops dynamic followers from day 1 of basic training through retirement. In contrast, a search for ‘followership’ will yield a mere 20 literary works. Why the dramatic difference? … Read the rest.

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General Leadership

DECEMBER 18, 2015

Rather than turn around immediately and possibly run headlong into an ambush, the flight lead elects to fly away from the enemy while taking a tactical pause to gather more information about enemy numbers and locations and develop a plan. The same concept applies to leadership.… … Read the rest.

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General Leadership

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

In short, we know that leadership of others is important and we’ve developed ways to measure it objectively (metrics) and subjectively (measurement against others).… In my line of work, leadership is one of the elements upon which success in work performance is measured. … Read the rest.

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General Leadership

JULY 24, 2015

If you want to leave a legacy, invest in people, and encourage those you develop to pass on everything they learn from you to others who will do the same. GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! Read more at [link]. – John Maxwell.

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General Leadership

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! Read more at [link]. “If Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude.”. Colin Powell.

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General Leadership

JULY 22, 2015

It has been determined by all the day-to-day decisions made when life seemed easy and crises seemed far away…the decisions that, piece by piece, bit by bit, developed habits of discipline or of laziness, habits of self-sacrifice or of self-indulgence, habits of duty and honor and integrity—or dishonor and shame.” ” Ronald Reagan.

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General Leadership

JULY 21, 2015

Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! Read more at [link]. From Our Early Files: Originally Published. 13 Oct 2013. Helen Keller.

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General Leadership

JULY 2, 2015

Many leaders talk about developing teams, but few truly understand the complexities and intricacies of establishing the necessary culture of unity. Stricklin shares the challenges of working with a Ninth-Letter Leader. In this story, we hear the damage done by the use of the letter “I” … Read the rest.

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General Leadership

MAY 1, 2015

No matter your leadership role steadfastness is a bedrock trait to develop and sustain. Not more and not less. In this part we want to examine how important steadfastness is for the leader and for their team. … Read the rest.

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General Leadership

APRIL 15, 2015

Generally speaking, the former develops and refines processes in an attempt to synchronize an organization. Albert Einstein. I often find myself binning leaders into one of two categories: those who are process-centric, and those who are problem-centric.

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General Leadership

MARCH 4, 2015

She has worked in education technology for 17 years leading product and content strategy, business development, publisher relations, and emerging market growth strategies. … Read the rest. The post Tune in Tonight! – 9pm Eastern – SiriusXM Patriot Channel 125! appeared first on General Leadership.

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General Leadership

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

She directs a four-year regimen of military training, academics, athletic and character development programs leading to a Bachelor of Science degree and a commission as a second lieutenant. Michelle D. Johnson is Superintendent, U.S. Air Force Academy,Colorado Springs, Colo. … Read the rest. The post Tune in Tonight!

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General Leadership

MARCH 5, 2014

She has a cooking show in development & has recently written a children’s book. Lori is currently cast as Eleanor Bain in the film The Last Duane & has recently been cast in a worldwide full feature film with an exciting role, details forthcoming. Lori also serves as President of their local Parent Teacher Organization (PTO).

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General Leadership

AUGUST 6, 2013

and began by developing a simple, straightforward philosophy to guide their efforts: It takes more than food to fight hunger. Several weeks later, Share Our strength (SOS) was founded. Taking a $2000 cash advance on a credit card, Shore and his sister Debbie rented a row house in Washington D.C.

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