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How Can I Delegate More Effectively?

Marshall Goldsmith

My good friend and mentor Paul Hersey showed me why more delegation was not necessarily better delegation. By delegating these activities to staff members you may simultaneously free up some of your own time (for more strategic work) and help to develop them. Life is good.

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9 Tips for Hi-Po’s to Start Their Careers Off Right!

Marshall Goldsmith

My friend and mentor, Dr. Paul Hersey, upon receiving an honorary doctorate, shared one of his secrets for success with graduating students. In the same way that successful entrepreneurs provide innovative solutions to market opportunities, you can work to develop a special competency that differentiates you from everyone else.

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Demonstrating the Entrepreneurial Spirit

Marshall Goldsmith

My friend and mentor, Dr. Paul Hersey, upon receiving an honorary doctorate, shared one of his secrets for success with graduating students. My friends, David Ulrich and Norm Smallwood have discussed how this same process can be applied to corporate managers who develop their own brands as leaders (BusinessWeek.com, 10/2/07).

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The Pros & Cons of Situational Leadership®

The Center For Leadership Studies

Each comes with unique strengths, distinct areas of self-development and varying needs Teams are different: Every time an employee joins, or leaves, a team, the dynamic of that team changes Tasks are different: Deadlines can be “manageable” or “impossible.” Are they available for counsel/advice? So, what do you teach those leaders?

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14 Leadership Studies – Quick Overview of Leadership

CO2

Participative leaders were those who show great concern for employees and use input and advice from these individuals when making decisions. Not bad advice, no matter who you’re leading. Fiedler developed the Least Preferred Coworker Scale as a way to determine which managers would be the best fit for a leadership assignment.

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Using Intelligence Theory to Lead and Unlock Creativity

General Leadership

GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! It’s a leadership theory developed by Paul Hersey and Ken Blanchard that essentially states that there’s no single “best” style of leadership. Read more at [link].

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Making A Transition to Leadership

You're Not the Boss of Me

For instance, as individual contributors, we often develop relationships with our co-workers, many of whom may actually become our friends. If you are a leadership veteran, what advice would you give new leaders? Among them is a change in how the leader relates to those who report to him or her. We become involved in their lives.

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