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Building Trust Through Behavioral Integrity

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Chris Edmonds : Cornell University professor Dr. Tony Simons’ powerful article, “ The High Cost of Lost Trust ,” appeared in the Harvard Business Review in 2002. Simons’ team defines behavioral integrity as “managers keeping their promises and demonstrating espoused values.” Guest post from S. Significantly higher profits!

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Leadership and Work Teams

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Guest post from Simon Mac Rory: If you work in an organization today as a leader you will lead a team. Simon operates from London with a Dublin-based support office. 90% of what we do in an organization happens through collaborative effort, making the team the most important production unit.

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Hit Songs and Great Leadership

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Leadership guru and author, Simon Sinek recently said, “To affect change inside an organization we must remember why people resist change. With all due respect, Simon is partially correct but doesn’t tell the whole story. People don't fear change, people like comfort. The status quo is more comfortable than the unknown.”

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Beyond Self Awareness: Leadership’s Next Frontier

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We lose track of our higher purpose (our ‘why’ as Simon Sinek would say) and forget about the impact we can make on those around us. Managing energy is one of the keys to building resilience. Be Intentional With so much disruption around us, it’s easy to get lost in the minutia of our day-to-day leadership.

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Psychological Swagger: Four Signs you Lead with it

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Many of these people have put their heart and soul into their dream and can be cut down in a one liner by Mr. Wonderful – the Simon Cowell of “Shark Tank.” The entrepreneurs who do the best are the ones that can take a hit and bounce back. Powerful and influential people are going to knock you down, it’s just another opportunity to get up.

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Multiplying the Effective Intelligence of Your Organization

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See Simon Sinek’s Start with Why TED Talk.) Astute leaders know that when the people in an enterprise know WHY it exists–in other words, the purpose and mission it serves beyond the usual answer of “making money”–that they perform better and expend more discretionary effort. They are more engaged.

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Great Leaders Focus on the Why and the What—Not the How

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Many of you reading are likely familiar with Simon Sinek’s Start with Why. As we all continue along the journey to become the best leaders we can be, keep in mind Simon Sinek’s words of wisdom, “There is a difference between giving direction and giving directions.”

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