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Helicopter Leadership

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Guest post from Stephen Klemich : It is often asked, what is the difference between Leadership and Management? For over 30 years we have always referred to Leadership as being able to rise above the situation, be objective, strategic and find time to contemplate the culture, people and one’s leadership impact.

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Out-of-the box Leadership / Leadership From Within

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Pratima Rao Gluckman , author of Nevertheless, She Persisted: True Stories of Women Leaders in Tech, knew she wanted to be an engineer from a young age. She attained a master's degree in computer science (University of Texas at Arlington), a master's degree in chemistry, and bachelor's degree in instrumentation engineering (BITs Plain India).

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How to Harness the Power of Empathy for Effective Leadership

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Now, the types of leadership qualities that show up on list after list are there for good reason. However, when you look closely, you discover that it becomes difficult to see empathy as anything other than essential for competent leadership. This is the power of empathy at work. The POWER of Empathy?

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Happiness: A Leadership Imperative

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Guest post from Ray Zinn Having value is the essence of human happiness, and the essence of leadership. The Value of Leadership Providing value is what leaders do. Servant leadership” is a school of thought whereby leaders see themselves as existing to help others. In the United States, we have great wealth – loads of money.

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Leadership – Unsafe at Any Speed?

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The Chevy Corvair, a unique rear engine US automobile that became the poster child for poor automobile safety and design, was just one of the many cars Nader and his team researched in order to highlight the dangers of automobile design and manufacture. Leadership is a responsibility!

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Likability in Leadership—Necessary for Some, a Liability to Others

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Yet, it’s not the same in every case—likability does not necessarily equal followership when it comes to leadership. Jobs brought a highly distinctive design vision that keyed-in on user experience and an eye for engineering excellence that few could match. In leadership, likability looks different depending upon the context.

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The Key Leadership Skill?

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Seconds before the crash all four of the plane’s engines stopped working. ·. The leadership lesson. Leadership may well be about vision and inspiration and charisma and motivation but at its heart leadership is about communication, and at least half of communication is about listening. The plane simply ran out of fuel.

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