Great Leadership By Dan

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Innovation Begins (and remains) at the Top

Great Leadership By Dan

The maxim “everything looks like a nail to a hammer” is an excellent reminder that every successful innovation effort relies on the people—and all their fears, emotions, and humanness—who must fuel it. Innovation is fundamentally about people; their assumptions, subconscious thought patterns, daily actions and habits.

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How to be a Damn Good Developmental Manager

Great Leadership By Dan

We will, but the rest of the tips won’t work as well if your employees don’t trust that you have their backs or you’re not using development as a hammer. OK, so when are we going to get to the pragmatic “hows”? See how to inspire trust and 20 signs you can't be trusted as a leader. Treat every day as a development day.

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Making Succession Planning “Real”

Great Leadership By Dan

Their boss is always hammering, er…, asking them about it. They have so many competing priorities to deal with; they would drown if they didn’t get good at sorting them out. They know something must be real when: 1.

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