Leading Blog

MARCH 6, 2023

Power is part of leadership, and it can be used in the service of others or for personal gain. And when delivering bad news, use a velvet hammer. She says, “I translated his sage advice to mean put your focus on followership, not politics.” T HE TIME TO THINK about power is before you get it. How do we do that?

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In the CEO Afterlife

AUGUST 7, 2011

Leadership. by John • August 7, 2011 • Human Resources , Leadership , Life • 0 Comments. Beyond my recreational life (weapons of choice being a tennis racquet or a golf club - on a good day I use both), I’m writing about business leadership, branding and life. In the CEO Afterlife. Main menu Home. Visionary.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

They were also an example of the power of community in leadership. We often think of leadership as a solitary task. Buying into Thomas Carlyle’s “great man” theory of history , we speak of leadership in solitary and personal terms. First, great leadership often starts in community. Mahatma Gandhi, and Harriet Tubman.

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 22, 2011

Unusually Excellent: The Necessary Nine Skills Required for the Practice of Great Leadership by John Hamm. Unusually Excellent is a back-to-basics reference book that offers both seasoned and aspiring leaders a framework for understanding and a guide for applying the battle-tested fundamentals of leadership at every stage of their careers.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 28, 2012

Should business leaders be political? Let me rephrase — should business leaders be involved in politics? And yet business leaders are finding themselves drawn into the political process — oddly enough, to try and depoliticize it. And concern about political gridlock is not just confined to the US.

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