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Leadership Lessons from the Navy

Skip Prichard

Whether you are new to studying leadership or have practiced and studied it for many years, I am sure you will benefit and enjoy the leadership lessons today’s post provides. One of your first leadership lessons is “A subordinate’s trust in their leader is the most important factor in the success of any organization.”

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Lead Change like a Slinky®

Lead Change Blog

The title of my presentation was “Toy Box Leadership” loosely based on the book by the same name, with a subtitle “Leadership Lessons from the Toys You Loved as a Child,” by authors Ron Hunter and Michael Waddell. Hans is a trusted leadership mentor whom I have learned much from. The workshop was a success.

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A Blind Long Jumper’s 10 Inspirational Leadership Insights

Experience to Lead

But it would be this very challenge that would give him the inspirational leadership stories that he would use to become a great leader. Today, he shares them here with you to inspire you in your leadership journey. After 13 operations, doctors told him that there was nothing more that could be done. Communication is huge.

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Craft a Remarkable Personal Brand Statement! 29 Steps & Examples

Miles Anthony Smith

While many equate strong personal branding only to powerful leadership, there's a lot more that goes into crafting a personal brand statement. Great leaders often align their leadership values with personal beliefs and ethics of their own. Unlike a business, your personal brand doesn't have hours of operation, it simply is 24/7/365.

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How to Change the World One Pizza at a Time

Steve Farber

” Stephens joined Marco’s Pizza in 2004 when it was a successful but regional chain operating 110 stores in three states. Now, he’s the president and chief operating officer for Marco’s (and was featured earlier this year on CBS’ Undercover Boss ). Clearly, his leadership by example had paid off.

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Before You Open a Business…

Leading Blog

There are many ways that even a good business with good leadership can be damaged or bankrupted. Others might find that the successful resolution of these conflicts opens them up to new ways of relating to their families and careers. Some things in business and life are simply out of our control. Family Questions.

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What We Can Learn About Resilience from Female Leaders of the UN

Harvard Business Review

Through my leadership development work with the United Nations (UN), I’ve been privileged to work with professionals who operate in some of the world’s most challenging contexts. She recalls her time working in the Taliban-controlled Afghani province of Kandahar as the most challenging of her career to date.

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