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Responsive Leadership: Needed Now More Than Ever

Leading Blog

No matter what industry or organizational structure—business, politics, nonprofit, religious, entertainment or sports—examples abound where leaders have violated their trusted role and experienced a public downfall. As a result, confidence in our leaders and the institutions they lead has diminished, sometimes to the point of no return.

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Having an Old-fashioned Nervous Breakdown Might Be a Good Thing

Michael Lee Stallard

Writing in 1936 of his own experience of having a nervous breakdown, Fitzgerald used the analogy of overdrawing money from a bank account: “I began to realize that for two years my life had been a drawing on resources that I did not possess, that I had been mortgaging myself physically and spiritually up to the hilt.” Rockefeller, J.]

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The Perils of Hitting “Reply All”

Great Leadership By Dan

But still, did he deserve the following response — in which Chaplin said he spoke for "all 4,000 people you have emailed" — "Please f off — you are too stupid to get a job, even in banking.". The industry in general doesn’t have the greatest reputation when it comes to integrity, ethics, and treating people with respect.

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Introducing 100 Coaches: Pay It Forward Champions

Marshall Goldsmith

Jim Kim – 12th President, the World Bank. Former Executive VP and Head of Strategy & Transformation at TMB Bank. Sean McGrath – Human Resources Vice-President World Bank Group. Former HR Director and member of executive management team at the National Irish Bank. Bernie Banks – Brigadier General.

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Great Leaders Make Decisions | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Remember that leadership is not a spectator sport. Bold and bombastic does not, in my opinion, mean leadership – we have so many of these aggressive people in power today and all they do is yak, yak, yak and fill their bank accounts. Great leaders will do anything to get off the bench and into the game. Great insights Susan.

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The Most (and Least) Empathetic Companies

Harvard Business Review

Businesses are more profitable and productive when they act ethically, treat their staff well, and communicate better with their customers, according to the latest Lady Geek Global Empathy Index. Ironically, the most empathic FTSE companies are a bank and a tobacco firm. Royal Bank of Scotland/NatWest. Deutsche Bank.

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Morning Advantage: An Ivory Tower. or a Gilded Cage?

Harvard Business Review

"Some 116 years after the first modern Olympics took place in Athens, the event is apparently now worth 134 times the National Bank of Greece ($354 million),” writes Gary Morley. Yet, it may not be wise to compare the sporting event to the corporate giants. Events that favor the rich are swimming, triathlon, and the equestrian sports.

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