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Society Needs a Leadership Paradigm Shift

Leading Blog

Building on the shoulders of such philosophical giants and the subsequent research over millennia, science has further defined, assessed, and developed the concept of character to apply findings to organizational leadership. Furlong held senior global leadership roles at TD Securities, retiring in 2012 as vice chair.

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Tom Ryan’s Philosophy: Becoming Elite in Life and Leadership

Skip Prichard

His tenure at Ohio State has been marked by significant achievements, including leading the team to their first NCAA National Championship in 2015. His journey is compellingly told his book Chosen Suffering: Becoming Elite in Life and Leadership. It doesn’t matter whether you follow, or even enjoy, the sport of wrestling.

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October 2015 Leadership Development Carnival

Lead Change Blog

Welcome to the October 2015 edition of the Leadership Development Carnival. With football season well underway as well as the upcoming World Series (along with many other sports), it’s a great month for sports analogies! Dan McCarthy of Great Leadership submitted 10 Ways to Keep Cool and Composed.

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February 2015 Leadership Development Carnival

Lead Change Blog

Welcome to the February 2015 edition of the Leadership Development Carnival! For those of you who watched the Super Bowl this weekend, did you gain any leadership takeaways? It seems that sports frequently provides an opportunity for leadership analogies! Let’s Get Started. Anne Perschel, Ph.D. , Jennifer V.

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Leadership Is a Contact Sport

Marshall Goldsmith

I had just given a leadership clinic to the CEO’s human resources department. And, the catch is that as more is expected of you as a leader, the less time you have for development, and yet improving your leadership skills is more important than ever. This simple model for leadership development works! It’s a tricky situation.

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Leadership Is a Contact Sport: Listen

Marshall Goldsmith

In her book My Life in Leadership , Frances Hesselbein, former CEO of the Girl Scouts, CEO of The Frances Hesselbein Leadership Institute, and one of the greatest leaders I’ve ever met, wrote one of the best descriptions of listening and leadership I’ve ever read: “Listening is an art.

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The Best Leadership Books of 2015

Leading Blog

Return on Character : The Real Reason Leaders and Their Companies Win by Fred Kiel In Return on Character , Fred Kiel has put numbers to the notion that good leadership aimed at promoting the common good, not just individual, winner-take-all acquisition can be good business. H3 Leadership : Stay Hungry. Best Leadership Books of 2013.

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