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Peter Senge on Leadership Development

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Real leadership does not happen after we get hold of lofty titles and peak positions in the hierarchy. Real leadership happens irrespective of external validations and titles. It was interesting to know that the root of the word “leadership” comes from Indo-European word “leith” which means to cross a threshold.

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Social Media for Better Leadership and Learning

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Leadership in a connected world is a complex sport. Leaders risk relevance quite fast if they continue to operate in an isolated box within a tight hierarchy. When the complexity around us increases, we need more connected leadership that is constantly making sense of evolving patterns, thinking and mindset.

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What Makes a Failure Intelligent

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Amy says that if you are not regularly failing intelligently, you may not be operating at your full potential. Celebrating failures without a nuanced understanding can make us complacent and careless. Read my 2015 post on this here. where there are no readymade answers. What Makes a Failure Intelligent?

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Change or Transformation?

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In many cases that I observe, transformation is the fuzzy word that leaders use to describe operational shifts within their teams or businesses. We often end up using words “change” and “transformation” interchangeably. Change subscribes to it.” ” All change is not transformation. Enroll Today!

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20 Signs of Leadership Indifference

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One of my consistent observation is: “ Indifference is the enemy of great leadership. Indifference in leadership can manifest itself in one (or many) of the following ways: 1. No execution = No results = No leadership. They operate at a superfluous level. Fear paralyzes them and keeps them away from taking action.

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#Leadership: Humanizing Our Approaches

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We need more revenues, better margins, higher utilization, more leads, strategic diversification, differentiation, operational efficiency, lower attrition, strategic focus, branding et al. We need to humanize our leadership approaches and communication to build a system where intrinsic motivation is more likely to happen.

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Leadership: Look For Intention First

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Assessing intention is a powerful way for leaders to understand how people and teams operate. Leadership Leading People intention Leading team Management' Intentions are hidden, not always clarified directly through words, and hence easy to overlook. We therefore end up focusing on behaviors and actions.