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Beware the Leader’s Curse

Lead Change Blog

As an entrepreneur or founder, the bond you have with the company you created can be as strong as that of a parent with her child. CEOs who take command of a company also forge intense bonds, even if they are not the actual founder. It’s really important to be proactive about this. He went on to paint the Sistine Chapel ceiling.

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Top Leadership Blog Posts

Michael Lee Stallard

posted at Business Wisdom: Words to Manage By , saying, “Part of executive development is recognizing the development that has already occurred.” Ben Brabyn presents Leadership as storytelling – how narratives bond teams posted at Ben Brabyn , saying, “How leaders can use storytelling to bond high performing teams.”

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The November 2011 Leadership Development Carnival

Great Leadership By Dan

posted at Business Wisdom: Words to Manage By , saying, "Part of executive development is recognizing the development that has already occurred.". Ben Brabyn presents Leadership as storytelling - how narratives bond teams posted at Ben Brabyn , saying, "How leaders can use storytelling to bond high performing teams.".

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Leading Those Who Don't Want To Follow | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Accepting a person where they are, creates an bond of trust. Respecting the right to differ while being productive is a concept that all successful executives and entrepreneurs master. The following perspectives if kept top of mind will help in identifying and bridging positional gaps: Respect leads to acceptance.

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Why Consensus Kills Team Building | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

I have found that highly productive executives and companies clearly understand the value, leverage, efficiency, and economies of scale that are generated by assembling highly focused, motivated, and productive teams. However great leaders and highly productive organizations always focus on team building as a key priority.

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Even Senior Executives Need a Side Hustle

Harvard Business Review

Even senior executives who want to stay in their corporate jobs should strongly consider developing at least one side income stream, whether it’s consulting, speaking, coaching, or creating some other product or service. Intrigued by technology and innovation, Achan took the initiative to develop two iPhone apps.

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Start Networking with People Outside Your Industry

Harvard Business Review

As Harvard sociologist Robert Putnam has written, you need to have a balance of both “bonding capital” and “bridging capital” — i.e., relationships based respectively on your commonalities (bonding) and relationships built across differences (bridging).