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quickpoint: Responsibility Develops Power

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Give power so that others may grow. Every man is a stranger to his greatest strength, his mightiest power, until the test of great responsibility, a critical emergency, or a supreme crisis in his life, calls it out. Responsibility is a great power developer. Where there is responsibility there is growth.

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Good Power: Changing a Life. Changing Work. Changing the World.

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T HE TIME TO THINK about power is before you get it. Power is part of leadership, and it can be used in the service of others or for personal gain. Using her life experiences and lessons learned, she draws out principles that define good power. She observes that power that doesn’t produce tangible results is pointless.

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Acting with Power

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W E need to think about power differently. Deborah Gruenfeld has been teaching a class at Stanford University that is the title of her book, Acting with Power. It is a tour de force on what power is, how it works, and how it affects every aspect of our lives. We all have power. What Is Power? Power as A Follower.

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The Power of Pressure

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In The Power of Pressure , Dane Jensen says, “Pressure isn’t just a nasty by-product of life, it’s an essential input into high performance. This is where his Power of Pressure Model is helpful. S COTTISH philosopher Thomas Carlyle is said to have written, “No pressure, no diamonds.” And it’s true.

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Empathy: The Top Leadership Skill for Today’s Work Environment

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Recently, a large study ranked empathy as the most important leadership skill in the workplace. The appeal of empathic leadership extends beyond conventional office environments. Empathic leadership is not only for supersensitive types. A S workplace cultures evolve, we must specifically prioritize the needs of each human being.

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The Power of Bad

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John Tierney and Roy Baumeister (the first researcher to identify the negativity effect) describe the phenomenon well in The Power of Bad : We’re devastated by a word of criticism but unmoved by a shower of praise. The advantage of penalties is that they are “so powerful that you often don’t have to use them. “The

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First Look: Leadership Books for December 2023

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H ERE'S A LOOK at some of the best leadership books to be released in December 2023 curated just for you. Brave Together : Lead by Design, Spark Creativity, and Shape the Future with the Power of Co-Creation by Chris Deaver and Ian Clawson How did Apple overcome a culture of secrecy? And asked How can we shape cultures people love?

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