General Leadership

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Motivating, Mentoring and Measuring – Leading Unfamiliar Organizations

General Leadership

I was in charge of an unfamiliar organization, one in whose mission I was not well versed. However, a true leader can be successful in any organization. Whether the leader grew-up in the organization or was transplanted into a new ecosystem, they can utilize sound leadership principles to guide the organization to success.

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Think Twice Before Going Back to the Basics

General Leadership

Go back to the job of making the corrections and forming the habits that will make your goal possible.”. A typical reaction when we feel our organization has strayed too far from its original purpose is to talk about getting back to the basics. Vince Lombardi.

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Supertanker Leadership

General Leadership

It can seem powerful, unstoppable, never tiring as it moves cargo in dogged pursuit of its goal. Do you plow through your organization, spreading chaos and debris in your wake? If used at the right time, being a disruptive leader can be beneficial to an organization, but it must be a conscious decision. Is this bad?