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Cohesive Leadership Team: Whole Before the Part

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I went on to share the following example. In a cohesive team, the end goal or outcome assumes higher importance than an individual. In an organizational setting, senior leaders have a common and over-arching goal. Tough and tricky decisions have to be made keeping this goal in perspective.

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Social Mindset: A Key to Engaging Talent

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Enablement is also about involving people in collaborative problem solving, making goals transparent, seeking their feedback and most importantly, acting on that feedback. For this to happen, leaders have to set the right example and become engaged social learners themselves.

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Building a Business Culture That Works for Everyone: An Interview with Diane K. Adams

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For example, how someone’s employment is terminated says everything about a company’s culture. For example, consider the value social responsibility, so important to energize your teams and foster long-term loyalty internally and among your customers. This is a time when everyone is watching.

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Real Influence is a By-Product

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When influence becomes a goal, you can easily lose focus on what truly builds influence. Living those values and setting the right example (being authentic and integral). The world today reveres influence and this leads people to chase influence. Making a meaningful contribution to community (yes, business IS a community).

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Better Leadership in 2015 (And Beyond): 9 Essentials

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Leaders have to maintain constant positive momentum towards achieving the vision and goals of the team. Constant learning equips leaders to remain agile in the face of uncertainty (and it sets a great example for people to follow). Stability is a myth. For leaders, constant and self-initiated learning is not optional anymore.

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Leadership, Connection and Power of Storytelling

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The historic “ I have a dream ” speech by Martin Luther King or the narrative of non-violent movement for India’s independence by Mahatma Gandhi are powerful examples of story telling that led to massive change, first in the minds and hearts of people and then in reality. I recommend that you read the original article.

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6 Lessons On Creating a Lasting Influence

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At an individual level, your ability to influence others is at the core of building relationships, creating a network and achieving your goals. Gandhi’s idea of non-violence serves as a great example of thought leadership. How does one generate influence? What are the building blocks to be considered?

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