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How to Influence Without Authority

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People will believe you are motivated by the common good and not personal gain. When we move away from a control-base approach to leadership, not all efforts to influence will be successful. When we shift from authority-based to influence-based leadership, we have to accept that we are not always in control.

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How to Set the Right Goals and Make Them Work for You

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It’s likely that many of your goals are no longer motivating and many no longer make sense. If goal-setting hasn’t been working for you, here’s how to set the right goals that will get you where you want to go: 1. → Read More: How to Set the Right Goals and Make Them Work for You.

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Charismatic Leaders vs Visionary Leaders: 7 Indicators

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And he was confident that he had put together the right leadership team to take them there. For example, when the charismatic chairman of Sony, Akio Morita, stepped down, Sony lost its market leadership in electronics. And Walt Disney’s death in 1966 ushered in nearly two decades of unsettled leadership.

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The Value of Vision Series – An Interview With Doug Conant

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Under his leadership, the company generated quality sales growth and some of the best employee engagement rankings in the industry for ten consecutive years. One thing I’ve observed in all of my speaking, from millennials at Google to boomers at Vanguard, is that people today are less interested in the vision and more interested in “how to.”

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March 2013 Leadership Development Carnival

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

Welcome to the March 2013 Leadership Development Carnival! Thanks to those who contributed the many excellent posts on leadership practices, the workplace environment and personal mastery. And a special thanks to carnival leader Dan McCarthy at Great Leadership for the invitation to host this carnival.