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The True Value of Leadership

Leading Blog

This is a post by Dave Ulrich and Justin Allen. Dave Ulrich is the author of The Leadership Capital Index in which he details how equity or debt investors can systematically and predictably determine the quality of leadership to make faster and more informed decisions and gain a critical information advantage over their competitors.

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Leadership Value is Defined by the Receiver

Leading Blog

W E ALL RESONATE with the clarion call for leaders to build on their strengths, be authentic, and demonstrate emotional intelligence. Effective leaders turn their emotional intelligence into helping others find their purpose and meaning. Who do I want to make better because of what I do?

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Top 16 Books for Human Resource and Talent Management Executives

Chart Your Course

First, Break All the Rules: What the World’s Greatest Managers Do Differently (1999). It lays out what the world’s greatest managers do differently and is considered essential reading for all managers and HR professionals. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (1989). By Stephen R. The 7 Habits are: 1) Be proactive. 6) Synergise.

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How Leaders Can Develop Their Skills With One Simple Habit

Tanveer Naseer

In fact, research in neuroscience suggests that you can transform simple, daily activities – like brushing your teeth, commuting to work, and preparing coffee – into opportunities to change both the function and structure of your brain in ways that improve both business acumen and emotional intelligence, two key drivers of leadership performance.

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Leading a “Mozart”

Lead Change Blog

While most “Mozarts” would get an easy A+ in creativity, their impatience with diplomacy would net them a grade of F in “emotional intelligence.”. They do not deal well with mindless policies, narrow job descriptions, and obsessive hierarchical controls that seek to convert them from “wild ducks” to barnyard chickens.

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