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Situational Leadership® Theory

The Center For Leadership Studies

Technically, the Situational Leadership ® methodology is not a theory. Dr. Paul Hersey, the founder of The Center for Leadership Studies and the person who developed the Situational Leadership ® Model, went out of his way to make this point clear. “A What is Situational Leadership ® ?

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Rethinking Situational Leadership®

The Center For Leadership Studies

When you actively consider the people that have made contributions of significance to the field of global leadership development over the years, you don’t get too far down that list before Marshall Goldsmith’s name appears. Ponder, just for a moment, how different leadership was back then—in so very many ways.

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Situational Leadership® and DiSC®: Managing the “High C” (CONSCEINTIOUSNESS)

The Center For Leadership Studies

When you attend a Situational Leadership ® training session, you learn that leadership styles are neither “good” nor “bad.” Since leadership is both a complicated and thoughtful endeavor, it stands to reason that leaders will benefit from the ability to integrate tools like Situational Leadership ® and DiSC ®.

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Leadership Development in the Modern Workplace

The Center For Leadership Studies

Consider the following as a starting point for cultural analysis: The workplace itself – Gallup research suggests that 32% of employees are “engaged.” The paragraphs below summarize how leadership has been impacted by each of these organizational realities, and provide perspective on the implications for leadership development moving forward.

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Executive Search for Nonprofits: Creating Lasting Impact Through Leadership

N2Growth Blog

One of the critical responsibilities of search firms is to conduct thorough research and analysis to gain a deep understanding of the organization’s culture, values, and strategic goals. With leadership needs identified, the next step is identifying and evaluating qualified search firms.

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The Difference Between Performance Management and Change Management

The Center For Leadership Studies

Today, as I conduct a gap analysis of sorts between my dreams then and my reality now, I would say I have achieved my approachability objective but (with ever-increasing regularity) feel like I have fallen embarrassingly short when it comes to purveying useful wisdom. Was that a verbatim conversation? Was it pretty darn close?

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What Are the Four DiSC® Personality Types?

The Center For Leadership Studies

Simply stated, DiSC ® is a personal development model that helps people understand why they do what they do! They tend to be more receptive to logic, data and analysis than they are to somebody else’s “gut-level feel” or intuition. They are driven by logic and objective analysis.