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Great leaders set standards around character as well as results

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

Thursday Thoughts: In the end, your leadership will be judged not only by what you achieved, but also by your character… whether you created unity, served the greater good, and contributed to making this a better world. Your leadership legacy depends on the standards you set for yourself, not the standards you set for […].

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Paradise By The Green Dashboard Light – A Leadership Short Story

Terry Starbucker

Of the 8 core principles of More Human leadership , it’s #6 - Measuring, monitoring and managing with the right metrics - that presents the biggest “nuts and bolts” challenge to any leader. It was like we were mad scientists fiddling around with different chemical formulas.

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99 Simple Things That Will Help You Build Trust and Credibility

Lead from Within

Share your character. Care for people around you. Showcase your capabilities and constantly improve on your skill set. Concise clear communication is the cornerstone for great trust. When you honor what you say, people will trust you. People will be more likely to trust you when they know your convictions. Know yourself.

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How SEALs and Fighter Pilots Lead Teams to Success

Skip Prichard

Hard to gain and easy to lose, trust has to emanate and flow from leader to team, and back again. This taught me a great deal about perseverance, grit, the importance of playing for each other and playing for the love of the game. Others use the calendar to set deadlines. People who see results normally stay the course.

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Diversity & Leadership | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

However it is my opinion that diversity is not being addressed properly, and as a result has become one of the leading killers of corporate productivity. If you’re not qualified don’t try to work around your lack of qualifications, go get the qualifications you need to compete.

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Self-Assessment

Marshall Goldsmith

Well, I worked with a real-life investment banker could have inspired the Gekko character. The firm's leaders, who had been insulated from Mike's behavior, were suddenly getting a first-hand dose of his 'lead, follow, or get out of my way' style. He was delivering results, and he knew it. Instead, it exposed his bad side.

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The Fickle Nature of Good Character and Trust

Leading with Trust

Brock is a Channel Partner with The Ken Blanchard Companies, an executive leadership coach, servant leader, and a man of integrity. I’m sure you’ll enjoy his wisdom about the intersection of character, trust, and ethics. HIRE FOR CHARACTER, TRAIN FOR COMPETENCE,” I have said it a thousand times. I hope not.

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