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The Leader is the One That Gets Things Done

Great Leadership By Dan

Peter Drucker, the “father of modern management” had a favorite leadership book. It may have encompassed old-fashion leadership ideas from 2000 years ago, but these modern ideas are the same in different clothing. Was Drucker One who Got Things Done? Drucker was only 28 when he came to the U.S.

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5 Core Values For The Workplace

Tim Milburn

The people in the Beaver Valley, Pennsylvania, AES plant learned what many workers and managers know across the country: They learned who is responsible for the way things run. A courageous top manager in this firm, Bob Hemphill — who is a leader, no doubt about it — decided to declare war on “they.”

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Leadership Tip: Inconsistancy Can Lead to Distrust

CO2

Consistency in others is demonstrated by a strong track record of success and acting in a predictable fashion. Gary Cohen grew the company from two people to 2,200 employees Currently, he is Managing Partner of CO2 Partners, LCC, operating as an executive coach and consultant. Pulse Meme Feed What Is Your Brand Against?

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Frances Hesselbein: A Leader of Leaders, Who Cared For People First

Michael Lee Stallard

back from decline decades earlier and transformed it into what Peter Drucker described as “the best-managed organization around.” Frances thought about it for a minute, then, in dramatic fashion, leaned forward toward me, saying, “He cared for people first.” This could be said about Frances too.

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Profit Is Less About Good Management than You Think

Harvard Business Review

Benjamin Graham , the father of value investing, seldom met the managers of the companies he invested in because he felt they would tell him only what they wished him to hear and because he didn’t want to be influenced by impressions of personality. So is there something different about the managers who do succeed?

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Guest Post: Dilenschneider on Workplace Core Values

Eric Jacobson

The people in the Beaver Valley, Pennsylvania, AES plant learned what many workers and managers know across the country: They learned who is responsible for the way things run. A courageous top manager in this firm, Bob Hemphill -- who is a leader, no doubt about it -- decided to declare war on "they."

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Why Companies Are So Bad at Treating Employees Like People

Harvard Business Review

Drucker Forum 2015: Managing in the Digital Age. This post is one in a series of perspectives by presenters and participants in the 7th Global Drucker Forum. Senior management decided that had to change, and that only forcing tactics would do the trick. Corporate leaders will just have to keep trying.