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Time Machine Tuesday: Leadership and the Work Ethic

General Leadership

At the turn of the Twentieth Century, a newly ordained minister was traveling through the Ozarks of Southern Missouri and made what became a momentous observation. The post Time Machine Tuesday: Leadership and the Work Ethic appeared first on General Leadership. ” John W. … Read the rest.

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First Look: Leadership Books for February 2024

Leading Blog

We've traveled far and fast from the old world of business ethics, where black-and-white concerns about bribery and fraud could be addressed via rules and processes.

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Quotes And Leadership Lessons From The Pez Outlaw

Joseph Lalonde

The Pez Outlaw, Steve Glew, would travel overseas to Europe, where he would buy the Pez dispensers straight from the factory. If you have a good product, people will want it: The movie is about a quirky man who travels overseas to get Pez dispensers not licensed for sale in the United States. He didn’t like to travel.

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Five Frequencies That Are Driving Your Culture (for better or worse)

Leading Blog

This can mean avoiding ethical shortcuts, hiring people smarter than you, delegating more, and helping prepare high performers for success beyond your team.”. They introduce the concept with a story: A traveler on an important journey comes to a raging river. If it is truly a “value,” what are you willing to pay for it?

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Leaders Lessons from an Outward Bound Wilderness Instructor

Great Leadership By Dan

Guest post from Mark Brown: Leaders in the outdoor leadership space are quite familiar with a wilderness ethic and organization called Leave No Trace. Be Considerate of Others: The wilderness holds a special place for those who travel into it. LNT asks that travelers respect not only the place, but the experience as well.

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October 2020 Leadership Development Carnival

Lead Change Blog

Marcella considers: “ Engage – travel guide for change adventurers, is a great book for anyone looking at organizational change. Shelley considers: “ For the companies, I work with, I know their 2020 visions also did not include anything remotely close to a cease to all travel, live events, and in-person meetings.

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Positively Energizing Leaders Are Heliotropic

Lead Change Blog

Among the prescriptions are: In trying times—including the recent spate of earthquakes, floods, tornadoes, cyberattacks, ethical lapses, injustices, and the worldwide pandemic—the tendency of most people is to focus on the uncomfortable, the uncertainty, the misfortunes, and what is wrong in our world. Becoming extraordinary is the goal.