Great Leadership By Dan

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The Leader is the One That Gets Things Done

Great Leadership By Dan

General Fogleman was one heck of a leader in battle, as a staff officer, and since he retired from the Air Force, as a board member and consultant with a number of important organizations. Peter Drucker, the “father of modern management” had a favorite leadership book. Was Drucker One who Got Things Done?

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Culture is Not Enough

Great Leadership By Dan

As a result, Peter Drucker's alleged comment that “Culture eats strategy for lunch” has become popular in our collective memory. At the same time, it can offer an effective roadmap for organization improvement. We have defined the four archetypal (“original model or prototype”) dimensions of the Mindset Layer.

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Key Performance Indicators of Good Leadership

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Guest post from Dr. Greg Alston : “Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership is defined by results not attributes.” - Peter Drucker This quote by one of the most respected management theorists of the last 100 years crystallizes the essence of how to determine whether someone is a good leader or not.

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Leading From Within: Shifting Ego, Ceding Control, and Rising Empathy

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The identity of an organization is shifting away from the CEO; elements of control are being willingly transferred to the employee, with empathetic and individualized attention being paid in order to increase engagement. Guest post from Sophie Wade: Leadership is in the midst of a major makeover.

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Is it Time to Create your own Succession Plan?

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If you’re in a senior leadership role in a large organization, there’s a good chance there is a succession plan for your position in case you get promoted, win the lottery, get hit by a bus, leave to take a position at another company, or need to be replaced for poor performance. They could be from within your organization or external.

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Effective Leadership Is Just Seven Questions Away

Great Leadership By Dan

In our organizations, there’s a constant drumbeat of busyness. But I’ve discovered that to have more of an impact, to be what Peter Drucker would call “the effective executive,” managers and leaders need to stay curious a little longer and rush to action and advice a little slower. That’s part of it, for sure.

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Self-awareness (plus action) Translates to the Bottom-line

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“We have known that feedback was important for personal improvement, but this shows that it also pays off in the organization’s performance. A collective focus on personal improvement leads to improvements in the organization.” While being aware of your limitations sounds like a no-brainer, it’s not.