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The 6 Passages of Leadership and Management

Great Leadership By Dan

Unless you are an heir to a throne, people usually don’t begin their careers leading a large organization. Charan, Drotter, and Noel wrote about six leadership passages in their classic book The Leadership Pipeline. However, they use the terms “leadership” and “management” interchangeably. Passage #3: Managing Others and Teams.

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Why Middle Managers Need to “Fire” Themselves as Supervisors

Great Leadership By Dan

I thought his answer was simple but brilliant, and gets to the heart of one of the biggest and oldest mistakes middle or senior managers make when they get promoted. If you’re a middle or senior manager, how many of you are still managing your old employees and not leading your organization by managing your supervisors or managers?

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10 Essential Leadership Models

Great Leadership By Dan

If I could only teach one model to a new manager, it might be this one. OK, so it’s really more of a management model, but it’s another timeless classic. Jim introduced the Diamond Model, which describes four elements of leadership: yourself, others, task, and organization. Situation Leadership. Six Leadership Passages.

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The Leadership Pipeline

CEO Blog

The Leadership Pipeline - How to Build the Leadership Powered Company by Ram Charan , Steve Drotter and Jim Noel was awesome. One thing I like about the book is it encourages organizations to look within for leaders. Leadership Pipeline talks of leadership mostly within larger organizations. 1 - From managing self to others.

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Developing a Leadership Training Program for High Potentials: A Case Study

Great Leadership By Dan

Given the number of baby boomers expected to retire between now and 2030 (the last group of baby boomers reach of the age of 65 in 2030, and, of course, some may choose to work past age 65) organizations need to prepare others to take over leadership roles. Long term vision/goal setting and the ability to communicate that to the organization.

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How New Managers Can Send the Right Leadership Signals

Harvard Business Review

One of the most exciting and — sometimes anxiety-producing transitions in a career — comes when you move from being an individual contributor to becoming a manager. So, as a new manager, how do you build an authentic and connected leadership presence that has a positive impact on your team and colleagues?