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10 Essential Leadership Models

Great Leadership By Dan

While there have been thousands of books written about leadership, there are a handful of leadership models that have served me well as a leader and leadership development practitioner. Developed by Ken Blanchard and Paul Hersey, it’s a timeless classic. A philosophy and practice of leadership developed by Robert K.

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The 6 Passages of Leadership and Management

Great Leadership By Dan

Charan, Drotter, and Noel wrote about six leadership passages in their classic book The Leadership Pipeline. Leading organizations requires learning how to identify and develop other leaders, because no one leader can create and sustain extraordinary performance on their own. There’s a big difference, right?

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How New Managers Can Send the Right Leadership Signals

Harvard Business Review

As one new manager shared recently, “my professional leadership goal is to be a genuine and emotionally intelligent manager who inspires others to excellence.” ” Increase your emotional intelligence and situational awareness. As a new manager, spend time to consider the kind of leader you are and hope to be.