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Rethinking Good To Great

N2Growth Blog

But when theories are marketed as fact, I begin to lose patience rather quickly. In being true to my contrarian self, and with rare exception (Peter Drucker, Adam Smith, etc.), While I agree with many of his suppositions on what makes a great leader, I vehemently disagree that only one leadership style can work effectively.

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Why Consensus Kills Team Building | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

It reminds me of Drucker’s first rule of decision making: one does not make a decision unless there is disagreement. link] Siddhartha Herdegen The reason we all nod our head a disparate maxims about team leadership is because we can think of examples in which each is a good fit. Consensus isn’t the goal. Good input is.

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Research: What CEOs Really Want from Coaching

Harvard Business Review

Is there a way to be transparent about a CEO being coached without causing shareholder and market panic? and the CEO admits that he/she is responsible and his leadership style was instrumental in the problem, and that he/she is going to work on this weakness. Coaching is a private and personal activity.

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