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The Flexible Method: How to Survive and Thrive Through the Next Crisis

Leading Blog

The temptation is to baton down the hatches and wait for the storm to pass—but both experience and research from the pandemic and the 2008 financial crisis show that collaborating with others can be a path to growth during disaster. They are your compass in decision-making. Collaborate and Connect. Be open to new ideas.

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How to Differentiate between Self-confidence and Arrogance

Joseph Lalonde

Scientific research shows that human beings are not always good at evaluating the true qualities of leadership, and are even occasionally attracted to the arrogant confidence that some leaders exhibit. Arrogance is often a sign of weakness, and people who display it create toxic workplaces and make decisions that put others at risk.

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July 2021 Leadership Development Carnival

Lead Change Blog

Welcome to the July 2021 Leadership Development Carnival! We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, development, engagement, motivation, productivity, team building, and more. Julie Winkle Giulioni shared Remote Relationships: How Far Can You Coast ? Communication.

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First Look: Leadership Books for February 2021

Leading Blog

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in February 2021. Isn’t it time we gave more thought to how to do it well? The most crucial component of leadership, he writes, is the willingness to make decisions. Build your leadership library with these specials on over 28 titles.

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Looking For Leadership

N2Growth Blog

News Flash – If you have to look for leadership it doesn’t exist…Today’s post is not going to sit well with many in the leadership profession, but then many of my posts seem to have that effect. In my opinion the practice of leadership identification is simply based upon flawed business logic, and it is make-work in the purest form.

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Three Buckets of Courage

QAspire

I was a functional head in year 2008 when my growth had plateaued. This experience shaped a lot of my thinking about how to be courageous and help my people be courageous. TRUST Courage is about letting go of formulas that worked in the past, our preconceptions about how things should be and our need to control.

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Leadership Lessons from My Time in the Military

Nathan Magnuson

From time to time, I’m asked how my military experience informed my leadership. Taking care of business in Kirkuk, Iraq, 2008. ” You might be a new soldier with his first leadership assignment or a new executive getting thrown off the deep end. Life or Death Leadership. Ready or Not… Lead.