Great Leadership By Dan

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Diversity and Inclusion – Two Very Different Concepts

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You need to de-bias the systems that run the organisation, such as recruitment, pay, procurement, talent management and marketing. Whilst both are important, leadership is the cornerstone, without which all the diversity initiatives in the world will be in vain. Diversity is about the mix of people on your team or in your organisation.

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Elon Musk, Joking Around is Serious Business!

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They are open to diverse perspectives, and willing to take risks. There’s an entire branch of social science that studies the psychological and physiological effects of humor and laughter on the brain and the immune system— it’s called gelotology. These leadership characteristics can be further enhanced by humor.

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Ambidextrous Innovation:

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But this message needs to be tempered with the knowledge that systems that support (not hinder) need to be in place to keep your wheels on the track. Leaders need to be careful they are not too easily seduced by the need for speed, but that they are simultaneously able to build solid systems and structures to support change over the long run.

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Leadership: Leveraging Your Soft Skills

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Leaders of today have a bigger challenge, given the diversity of modern-day teams. While teamwork had been important with my Tupperware team, my leadership skills were really put to the test when I took on the responsibility for all Sales and Clinical teams at Radi Medical Systems (Radi).

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Leadership and the Innovation Crisis

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For them, emphasizing diversity in innovative organizations will be a given, and they will leverage this to crank up innovation ambition and foster deep discussions about the purpose of the same. What our age needs, then, are new innovation leaders.

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What is Great Leadership?

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These young eager beavers will only be patent with these, “less than impressive leaders”, for a short period of time then, without warning, will bolt to companies that offer them the challenges, diversity, involvement, and opportunity that they seek.

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Leadership Growth Starts with Courageous Communication

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Same old no-diversity boys club. Diversity is a value. Weaknesses in the performance management system, coupled with a lack of skills among top leaders to navigate these conversations, can create resentment among those not identified as high potentials. Say the wrong thing and you’ll signal a secret in-group. It’s not a club.