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You Can Lead…Believe It! (free book giveaway)

Leading with Trust

Your initial reply to this question may be, “I’m not in a position of authority or supervision. For some years, we have been taught to believe that leaders are people who have a title or position within an organization that speaks to any and all that they are a leader, such labels as manager, supervisor, vice president, and the like.

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4 Ways to Deal with Quiet Quitters

Leading with Trust

The author was poking holes in the notion that work is the end-all, be-all in life; pretty radical stuff in a culture known for its strict work ethic. This post originally appeared on The Ken Blanchard Companies' LeaderChat blog and I thought the Leading with Trust audience would enjoy it as well. That’s a win-win.

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The Future of Our Partnership With Machines

Skip Prichard

I recently spoke with Olivier Blanchard, one of the co-authors. ” -Olivier Blanchard. Employees being displaced by machines should therefore, whenever possible, be retrained or reskilled, and moved to adjacent positions in the same company. What’s your general view of machines and robots and the future?

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Does Our Personality Determine How Much We Trust Others?

Leading with Trust

On one end there is the position of “I automatically trust everyone,” and the opposite end is “I don’t trust anyone.” They are triggered to more naturally trust those who are honest and ethical (not that other patterns aren’t as well), as well as those who model Dependability by following through on commitments no matter what.

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Feedback

Lead on Purpose

It’s a positive thing to receive feedback that — though painful at the time — gives you a new perspective on where your products are headed. To succeed as a product manager you need to hear what other have to say, apply the positive aspects, swallow your pride and move forward.

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14 Leadership Studies – Quick Overview of Leadership

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Today, the ability to be seen as a participative leader can still be important and those in leadership positions that don’t take the thoughts and feelings of their subordinates into account are rarely regarded as truly great leaders. Gary Yukl in 1971, with the leadership style being called delagative rather than participative.

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The Fickle Nature of Good Character and Trust

Leading with Trust

Brock is a Channel Partner with The Ken Blanchard Companies, an executive leadership coach, servant leader, and a man of integrity. I’m sure you’ll enjoy his wisdom about the intersection of character, trust, and ethics. As the great ethicist Dr. Larry Axline said, “Moral values in action is ethics.”

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