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MAY 14, 2012

Charan, Drotter, and Noel wrote about six leadership passages in their classic book The Leadership Pipeline. However, they use the terms “leadership” and “management” interchangeably. What if we took a simplified version of the Pipeline model, and mash it with a distinction between leadership and management?

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FEBRUARY 21, 2012

Teaching and learning about leadership and management isn’t like teaching or learning math or science. That’s what makes leadership and management development so much fun. Another thing that’s unique about teaching leadership and management is that it usually involves adult learners. What is leadership?

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JULY 16, 2019

Guest post from Tabitha Laser: What is leadership? Since joining the workforce more than 25 years ago, and serving as a leader for numerous organizations, it’s apparent that leadership means very different things to different people. When organizations are led from the basement, management is ultimately unnecessary.

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DECEMBER 11, 2018

If this premise and the figures above are accepted it would suggest that only 10% of team leaders are high performing, enabling their teams, whilst 40% of leaders are failing in their leadership tasks, whilst the remaining 50% are barely holding in there! Sounds complicated? Not really. Are you leading your team with the appropriate style?

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APRIL 5, 2019

Leadership is complex and demands are high. How do you continue to elevate your leadership game? Much like physical fitness, you cannot neglect your leadership fitness and expect optimal results. Making matters more challenging: as we move up the leadership ladder, demands increase and discretionary time decreases.

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JANUARY 21, 2021

In addition to employees not taking personal responsibility for their actions, managers being friends with employees also drives me nuts. Welcome to the world of management. Here are six things managers MUST remember and manage by: 1. A new manager must learn that he has to deal with the problems immediately.

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MARCH 28, 2019

To me, one of the most important character traits of leadership is the amount of compassion we show others. Our ability to help find this explanation and deal with it is rooted in our humility which is of course another quintessential hallmark of leadership. He is passionate about all topics related to management and leadership.

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MAY 16, 2019

Hewitt: Leadership is one of the most regularly used words in the world of business, and arguably one of the most important. Leadership is “the action of leading a group of people or an organisation”, and there are two important things to note: Firstly, leadership does not necessarily require an official title.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Beth Miller is an accomplished author, speaker, and solution provider; her insight and expertise make her a sought-after leadership influencer. If you ultimately let the employee go, don’t look back. Just learn from your experience.

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OCTOBER 12, 2017

Guest post from Larry Sternberg and Kim Turnage: What would your organization be like if every employee had a great manager? In every organization, managers are a key leverage point to drive higher performance and better business results. The impact managers have on turnover and engagement go straight to the organization’s bottom line.

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AUGUST 10, 2015

There have been over a million books written on management leadership. Read my latest post over at About.com Management and Leadership to see my list, then come back to add yours in the comment section. I’ve read a bunch of them, but there are 10 that are on my bookshelf that don’t sit still long enough to gather dust.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Guest post from Leo Bottary: Leadership lessons exist all around us, all the time. One of my favorite fictional characters provides a profound lesson in leadership in a wonderful book called The Offsite by Robert H. The groundskeeper, however, serves as the perfect metaphor for servant leadership.

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OCTOBER 9, 2018

One of the most important skills for any manager is listening. We are born with the ability to listen, yet somehow managers, at some point in their careers, seem to forget how to use this natural born gift. Listening is one of the most consistently lowest rated behaviors in 360 degree feedback assessments for managers.

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AUGUST 12, 2014

What is managing up and why is it so important? Managing up means establishing and maintaining a positive and productive relationship with you manager so that your managers needs are met and you get what you need from your manager. managing up managing your boss micromanaging'

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APRIL 9, 2019

Guest post from James Hlavacek: To improve innovation and growth, knowledge workers must be led, not managed. has over 40 years of global experience as a businessman, strategy consultant, and management educator. James Hlavacek, Ph.D., He has written five books including his latest Fat Cats Don’t Hunt.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2015

What is a management or leadership assessment center? Read more over at About.com Management and Leadership to find out. Do they really work? Who does them? How much do they cost? Are there less expensive alternatives? assessment assessment centers selection'

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OCTOBER 24, 2019

Shamis: One of the most gratifying experiences in writing a leadership book is the introspection youallow yourself in the process. I managed a national top-forty accounting and consulting firm (SS&G). Several of our initiatives set the industry standard for successful firm management. People leave managers, not companies.

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MARCH 28, 2013

Guest post from Great Leadership regular contributor Paul Thornton: Management style greatly affects employees’ motivation and capacity to learn. The most effective managers vary their styles depending on the employee’s knowledge and skills, the nature of the task, time constraints, and other factors. The Three Ds.

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OCTOBER 10, 2019

Ian Hesketh and Sir Cary Cooper : Which style of leadership behaviour is the most effective has been the challenge for most executives for many years. Ethical Leadership is proven to improve employee wellbeing and promotes extra-role effort. Ethical Leadership is proven to improve employee wellbeing and promotes extra-role effort.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2014

The same is true for managers, who need to figure out how to navigate the tricky waters of office holiday celebrations. Read my latest post over at About.com Leadership and Management: A Manager’s Guide for the Holiday Season for some common sense pointers. holiday office parties holiday workplace manager''s guide'

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JUNE 25, 2019

An age with lots of talk of innovation, lots of resources for it, better conditions for it than ever – but also an age of shallow innovation and a lack of innovation leadership. Succinctly put, innovation has a leadership problem. The next challenge for today’s leaders is to develop this kind of innovation leadership.

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APRIL 7, 2014

Welcome to the April 2014 edition of the Leadership Development Carnival! For this month’s Carnival, I asked our community of leadership development experts the following question: “ Wouldn''t it be great if we could teach managers how to coach? I find that managers have many misconceptions about what it means to coach.

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JANUARY 28, 2021

Cultivating leadership presence is foundational for this to happen. What leadership presence is When was a time that you became so immersed in what you were doing that you lost a sense of time? Cultivating presence will greatly enhance the quality of your leadership and life. People follow people.

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AUGUST 31, 2014

This post was recently published at Smartblog on Leadership : Most managers are rationale, logical, practical problem solvers when they first get promoted. The change is so gradual, these silly games eventually begin to feel like “real world management.” How many of these silly management games do you play? How about you?

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DECEMBER 6, 2012

Guest post by Sean McPheat : With more and more graduates finding themselves in a managerial role fresh out of university, it’s interesting to analyse the way that young managers are able to manage and interact with their older team members. Steer clear of any “Big Boss” talk. Get to know your team as individuals.

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MARCH 19, 2020

But now that they are starting to retire, what will happen to their stable work approach and traditional top-down leadership practices? This has contributed to a leadership gap: what millennials expect vs. what they are getting from their leaders. Nine clear leadership traits emerged. So where do we start? That’s what I did.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2020

may shift your focus to internal motivation and performance management strategies. Now we are looking at leadership opportunities that might not have been previously considered. Their myopic focus on this one tool limited their ability to “see” other leadership development solutions. 360-degree feedback was too specific.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2014

I’ve taken, taught, sold, and managed a lot of training programs throughout my career. Read my latest post over at About.com Management and Leadership for the 10 training programs that I’d recommend any manager should take , grouped in sequential order. leadership training management training training programs'

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AUGUST 13, 2020

There have been great examples of leadership in our multiple crises of the moment. Crisis leadership is a crucible and it’s natural for us to be inspired by what it can produce. We are seeing that leadership is a calling and it’s often more geeky than macho and certainly not authoritarian. Guest post by Randall P.

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JUNE 25, 2014

What exactly does a manager do? Or, perhaps a better question would be, what should a manager do? What are the uniquely essential roles of a manager? Read my latest article at About.com Management & Leadership to find out. leader management manager roles'

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OCTOBER 1, 2012

?This post was recently published as a guest post on SmartBlog on Leadership : Congratulations, you’re now the boss! Managing your first direct reports is one of the most challenging transitions a leader will ever have to navigate. Learn “ Situational Leadership ”. SL is a must-have leadership framework for any manager.

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DECEMBER 19, 2019

Guest post by Raghu Kalé: IS leadership overrated? Some folks manage to deceive themselves into believing that they are leaders. Leadership traits are the same; either you have them, or you don’t. I have witnessed how power-hungry managers wield power by inspiring a few for some time before the disillusion sets in.

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AUGUST 16, 2018

While enjoying a live performance, it became obvious to me that, in addition to hearing great music or watching talented dancers, I was also seeing examples of good leadership. What an example of leadership and followership in action. That’s leadership! Leaders must be great listeners who know the strengths of those they manage.

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OCTOBER 28, 2011

I introduced Jim to Great Leadership readers a few weeks ago with a post called "A Four-wheel-drive Diamond in the Rough Leadership Model". In this second installment, Jim offers his take on the difference between managers and leaders. Note: today, 10/28/2011, is the 4 year anniversary of Great Leadership.

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APRIL 25, 2019

I have a major gripe with the word leadership. However, I’ve seen too many poor leaders turn leadership into cheerleadership. Management guru Ken Blanchard is spot on when he writes……“It takes a whole team of people to create a great company but just one lousy leader to take the whole business down the pan.”

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JUNE 19, 2018

Even the military has morphed their ideals on leadership roles, shifting away from the highest ranked official and instead citing the individual or group who knows the mission and territory the best. Effective listening skills, make it possible to select leadership and those responsible for success. This is leadership!

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

Management has its share of perks and rewards. Being a manager means you also have to deal with the tough issues that can cause you to lose sleep at night. Read my latest post over at About.com Management and Leadership to find out what the top ten issues are that can keep a manager up at night.

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