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General Jim Mattis on Learning to Lead

Leading Blog

At a time when, “alongside those I led, I had a personal, often intense bond with troops I frequently knew better than my own brothers.”. Next, he discusses executive leadership , where commanding a force of 7,000 to 42,000 troops, it was impossible to know them all individually, so communications and leadership styles must adapt.

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Leading From Within: Shifting Ego, Ceding Control, and Rising Empathy

Great Leadership By Dan

A trust-based, reciprocal relationship changes the nature of interactions and alters the bond with a consequent recalibration. In tandem, the new leadership styles are also able to generate much-needed boosts to productivity levels yielding better corporate results.

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Humility and Leadership | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Leaders need to understand that being authentically humble humanizes them, allows them to build stronger trust bonds, and engenders confidence & loyalty from peers and subordinates alike. While hubris can be a needed trait to call upon at times, to rely solely upon it as the foundation of your leadership style just doesn’t work.

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Why Consensus Kills Team Building | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

However CEOs that implement a well thought out and clearly articulated vision, create a sense of stability and a bond of trust amongst the ranks. But neither reaction unequivocally validates or invalidates any leadership style. This in turn leads to a very focused, coordinated, and ultimately a very passionate work environment.

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Where Both Parents Can "Have It All"

Harvard Business Review

They suddenly understood why their own leadership styles may have been less impactful with their Anglo-Saxon headquarter colleagues. They all had wives who worked, and they all knew that in the Nordic operations they ran, fathers were just as avid to bond with their new babies as mothers.

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You’re Never Too Experienced to Fake It Till You Learn It

Harvard Business Review

Take, for example, Clara, an HR specialist who was promoted a level above her boss to become her company’s director of operations. “I went home exhausted each day from playing the role of ‘Director of Operations,’” she said. It was depressing — even embarrassing at times. Further Reading.