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What Don Draper and Gordon Gekko Have to Teach Us

Next Level Blog

This past weekend, Gordon Gekko was back in Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps. All of that seems to work for Gordon Gekko as well – especially the part about blow people away anytime you say anything.   While that statement may be true in the fictional realm, it’s definitely true in the literal realm.

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Are You a Serving or a Self-Serving Leader? (free eBook)

Leading with Trust

People see right through the outward facade into the motivations of your heart. Is your heart motivated to serve others or to serve yourself? If you have the right character and intention, the right leadership actions will follow. You can’t “fake it ’till you make it” in leadership.

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Curiosity Won’t Kill You, But…

Lead Change Blog

Orbiting the Giant Hairball by Gordon MacKenzie hits this hard leadership truth head on. Similar to The Rule of 5 above, learning to switch from “I can’t believe you did…” to “The story I’m telling myself is…” gives others the opportunity to own the motives behind their behavior. The Rule of 5. Walt Disney said, “ First, think.

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Guest Post: How to Encourage Your Team Members to Stand Up and Lead

Lead on Purpose

By Andrea Gordon. Some people need a specific challenge to motivate them. 2. Appeal to noble motives – Many employees think that their work does not make a difference. By appealing to a team’s noble motives, you can increase morale while also setting higher standards for your staff members.

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Best Leadership Books of 2011

Leading Blog

These books speak to our need to rethink our core thinking, beliefs and motivations—to do the uncomfortable. Take the Lead : Motivate, Inspire, and Bring Out the Best in Yourself and Everyone Around You by Betsy Myers. Biographies: Onward : How Starbucks Fought for Its Life without Losing Its Soul by Howard Schultz with Joanne Gordon.

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Many Ways to Connect

Michael Lee Stallard

This motivates the team to support one another’s efforts to serve customers. David Gill, a professor at Gordon Conwell College, told me that we connect with the Divine when we “help people fulfill their dreams or overcome their nightmares.” (We also connect with others when our organization’s mission accomplishes these ends.).

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The 15 Minute Guide to a Successful Interview

N2Growth Blog

My name is Gordon Berridge , and I am the UK Partner and President at N2Growth , a global, multifaceted professional services firm. Your traits , your beliefs , what motivates you, and what you like and dislike , your answers to these questions, paints the picture of you. Write them down. Identity Interview Questions.