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The Language Of Leadership

Lead from Within

Ethos i s the Greek word for character (and the source of the English word “ethic”), representing leadership with open will. In leadership language: “I know that this restructuring has been hard for you. © 2013 Lolly Daskal. Now it’s time to ask more open-ended questions and see what insight we can gain. ”. I’m here to help.”.

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The Swedish CEO Who Runs His Company Like a CrossFit Gym

Harvard Business Review

This hasn’t gone unnoticed by some leaders, and a new generation of CEOs taking a cue from this last bastion of the Protestant work ethic. And at Björn Borg, their key performance indicators have improved after Bunge was brought in as CEO : net sales increased by 27% between 2013 and 2016, and operating profits tripled.

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When Did the U.S. Stop Seeing Teachers as Professionals?

Harvard Business Review

Often its members join in a professional organization, local, state, or national, which enunciates standards and ethics of professional performance sometimes with the powers of enforcement.” ” This definition is echoed by a 2013 national survey of 20,000 conducted by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.