General Leadership

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! Read more at [link]. “It is the capacity to develop and improve their skills that distinguishes leaders from followers.” Warren Bennis & Burt Nanus. Successful 21 st century leaders clearly recognize the continuous need to grow in their professional knowledge, skills, and abilities to remain effective.

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Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Few American presidents were more fun loving than Theodore Roosevelt. He hunted wild animals in Africa and, as a naturalist, started the U.S. Forestry Service. The Nobel Peace Prize winning president was a championship boxer at Harvard and the author of thirty-eight books. He occasionally skinny-dipped in the Potomac River after a strenuous winter nature walk.

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Leading in Context

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

By Linda Fisher Thornton Leaders interpret "harm" according to the perspective on ethical leadership they are using to make decisions. They may consider harm narrowly (only what would harm them) or broadly (what would harm others and society). At its most narrow, harm could be interpreted as harming me or my company's profitability.

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Women on Business

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

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Joseph Lalonde

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

I want to let you in on a little secret today. It’s one not many people know about me. My secret? I’m not really calm and collected like those around me think I am. Oh, no… Not at all. Rather, my mind is a jumbled mess at times. I’m always trying to calculate what’s going to happen next and trying to figure out how I can prevent the negative outcome I see in my head.

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Modern Servant Leader

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

We continue the servant leadership interview series with a real treat. I was honored to have Jim Hunter sit down for an interview on Servant Leadership. Jim has over 30 years of experience teaching and consulting on servant leadership principles. He is the author of two best-selling books on the topic: “ The Servant: A Simple Story About the True Essence of Leadership ” and “ The World’s Most Powerful Leadership Principle “ We met in front of a group of students fro

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Modern Servant Leader

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

We continue the servant leadership interview series with a real treat. I was honored to have Jim Hunter sit down for an interview on Servant Leadership. Jim has over 30 years of experience teaching and consulting on servant leadership principles. He is the author of two best-selling books on the topic: “ The Servant: A Simple Story About the True Essence of Leadership ” and “ The World’s Most Powerful Leadership Principle “ We met in front of a group of students fro

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First Friday Book Synopsis

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

For a number of years, Karl Krayer and I have presented training sessions on “presentation skills” within companies and organizations. We are now offering a shorter, adapted version of this in a public training offering. This would be ideal for the professional who gives an occasional speech or presentation. It is a true “refresher.”… Read More The Speech Class Refresher: Speech Basics for Professionals (coming March 23, 2016).

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leaderCommunicator

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

It’s a question I often get from leaders: “Do I need to praise someone on my team for ‘just doing his or her job?’” My answer is always yes. Failing to recognize employees for a job well done is a classic leader mistake that leads to disengagement.

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David A Fields

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

I just hung up from a phone call that resulted in a closed deal. One of those situations where the client and consultant were gushing to each other, “I can’t wait to start working with you!” That’s the best, right? Actually, it’s not only the best, it’s a requirement. To get a signed deal your client has to feel some passion about working with you. The following five “secrets” will ensure your proposals provoke the necessary fervor. 5 Proposal Secrets that Excite Prospective Clients I can’t prom

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

People grow into the conversations you create around them. The best tool great leaders have to strengthen and empower others is powerful questions. Questions evoke curiosity. They force others to think. And, when answered well, allow others to take ownership of the process and responsibility for the outcomes. It has been said that powerful questions can steer any conversation away from problems and personalities and move them toward meaningful solutions.

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Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

I talk a lot about leadership. A mentor of mine says everything rises and falls on leadership. (I know he’s repeating someone else, but to me – he says it.) I have an advanced degree in leadership. I believe it’s an important subject – for organizations and the church. But, here’s the truth: You don’t always need a leader.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Years ago I heard the statement, “Discharge is the capital punishment of organizational life.” What nonsense! If our metaphor for termination is capital punishment, no wonder organizations and their managers are so hesitant to fire a poor performer. The appropriate metaphor? A no-fault divorce. As painful as divorce may be at the time, it allows two people to correct a mistake and move on to a more satisfying future.

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Coaching Tip

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Despite their best efforts, women still face obstacles pursuing a career and being a mother. . Unconscious to the many limitations placed on their choices, women still believe that they face a stark choice of either their careers or a happy home. With much research and learning from her own journey, Muna Jawhary wrote “Women and False Choice: The Truth about Sexism” to dispel the many myths we still have about women and men in society.

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Management

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Entrepreneurship isn’t usually worth the risk, some research says , at least strictly in financial terms. Thankfully, plenty of people take the plunge anyway, because they’re drawn to it for other reasons, such as wanting to be their own boss, or wanting to pursue a personal passion. But that conventional view is misleading, argues a recent paper by Gustavo Manso at the University of California, Berkeley.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

dave wheeler FOR HBR. Digital platforms like Uber and Airbnb harness the power of the internet to offer a frictionless marketplace that powerfully matches supply and demand so as to make whole new sets of assets available to customers. Airbnb lets spare room owners make money out of their idle asset and makes the asset easily accessible for more travelers.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

One of your direct reports wants more money. He says he’s underpaid. Or he thinks he’s doing work above his current title. Whether or not you hold the purse strings for your team or organization, this is a tough situation for managers. How should you respond? What the Experts Say. No matter who’s making the request, your star performer or an average one, you’re likely to feel taken aback or annoyed at being put in this position.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Over the last 10 years, a basic shift has occurred from an IT-deployment view of the world of big systems and even bigger projects toward a people-centric and user-oriented view of hardware, information, and human collaboration and networking. Consumers have adapted rather quickly to this shift: If it is not useful, delete the app, the data, and the humans we choose not to network with.

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In times of economic uncertainty, account-based strategies are essential. According to several business analysts and practitioners, ABM is a necessity for creating more predictable revenue. Research shows that nearly three-quarters of marketers (74%) already have the resources needed to build successful ABM programs.

Strategy

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Recruiting in today’s ultra-competitive job market is tough and success can often hinge on the team that you already have in place. Some sources suggest that in the start-up world the team is second only to timing when it comes to recruiting. The team is more important than the idea, the business model, and funding. The same can be said for established companies.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

“I cannot forget the follies and vices of others so soon as I ought, nor their offences against myself,” Mr. Darcy tells Elizabeth Bennet in a pivotal moment in Pride and Prejudice , before famously admitting: “My good opinion once lost is lost for ever.” Plenty of people would agree with Mr. Darcy on matters of trust: that trust is difficult to gain, easy to break, and tough to repair once broken.

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