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Learn Leadership

Great Leadership By Dan

Guest post from Leo Bottary: Leadership lessons exist all around us, all the time. Let me offer two examples – one is about growth and the other involves the power of declaring victory. One of my favorite fictional characters provides a profound lesson in leadership in a wonderful book called The Offsite by Robert H.

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What It Takes to Be a Leader

Great Leadership By Dan

An example of this could be, “My performance evaluation six months from now will have at least two or three comments characterizing me as fun or easygoing, as well as professionally friendly.” They are not a pharmaceutical cocktail that can be injected. A management consulting firm. They have no mystical power.

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Research Suggests Firms Should Look Externally For New Bosses

The Horizons Tracker

Many of these leaders possess prior experience in managing public companies, and they generate exceptional returns for both themselves and the PE-backed companies that they are recruited to head. What you really do need is knowledge of that specific industry, whether it’s pharmaceutical or manufacturing or hospitality or rocket science.”

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Pfizer’s Straight Talk on Culture

Michael Lee Stallard

Pfizer, the multinational pharmaceutical giant, has become increasingly intentional about shaping its culture. Feedback from the survey helps hold managers and leaders accountable. Pfizer is an excellent example of an organization that is intentional about shaping its culture.

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The Optimal Margin of Illusion

Great Leadership By Dan

Guest post from Robert Bruce Shaw : Research into the psychology of leadership highlights the benefit of being more confident than you should be. For example, you may need someone who can challenge your thinking in regard to your firm''s strategy or a different person who does the same in regard to talent within your organization.

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Leaders Make Values Visible

Marshall Goldsmith

” There is an implicit hope that when people – especially managers – hear great words, they will start to exhibit great behavior. Enron is a great example. Examples of Enron’s good deeds in the community and the professed character of Enron’s executives were particularly noteworthy.

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Make Meaningful Work as Important as Results

Lead Change Blog

Here are two examples. The second example, from a pharmaceutical company, states their purpose is “to discover, develop, and deliver innovative medicines that help patients prevail over serious diseases.” An effective present day purpose statement should answer three questions: What does your team do? Just about everyone.