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What Does Leadership Mean?

The Center For Leadership Studies

OK, so I just put “definitions of leadership” in my search bar to do some Googling and found out there are officially almost 12 million definitions (not kidding!). I further suppose it would come as a surprise to no one that we at The Center for Leadership Studies have our definition situated someplace in that sea of 12 million.

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The Call of “Not Knowing”– How Uncertainty is Still the Test of Leadership

Great Leadership By Dan

People who are otherwise obscure on the national scene are now showing up in news feeds and quenching a yearning for sanity, direction and confidence. Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms of Atlanta relating to us as a parent and an executive, saying enough is enough and here are things we’re doing about it. Fascinating and fun to watch.

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On Being a Leader of Integrity: 4 ways to build personal and organizational integrity

N2Growth Blog

Webster’s New World Dictionary gives two definitions of “integrity”: the first is the quality or state of being complete or whole; the second is being of sound moral principle. When you are not able to keep your word (or keep it on time), let everyone know immediately and clean up the mess this causes.

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Are You Listening?

Lead Change Blog

So instead of admitting I was tuning you out, I’m going to make up a lame response to woefully cover my tracks.”. For years, I have used a simple definition for effective communication: When a sender sends information to an intended receiver, and the intended receiver hears and understands the information in the way the sender intended.

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The Most Misunderstood Aspect Of Great Leadership

N2Growth Blog

Let me be clear, I’m not encouraging giving in or giving up – I am suggesting you learn the ever so subtle art of letting go. If you’re still not convinced the art of leadership is about surrender and not control, consider the following definitions: Control: restricts potential, limits initiative, and inhibits talent.

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Addicted to Change

Lead Change Blog

By my definition, we’re addicted to change. The executive signs the company up for everything. He or she decides change will spice things up. Boss’s Bottom Line. Gonna have to face it: we’re addicted to change. I’m not a scientist or a psychologist. I define addiction my own way. Over and over.

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6 Reasons You’re Not Thinking Clearly

Great Leadership By Dan

And, it’s the enemy to efficiency, productivity, and a healthy bottom line. But as we grow up, our curiosity is drummed out. That’s because biases are unreliable by definition. Guest post from Karen Martin: Ambiguity has become the status quo in most of our organizations. Achieving clarity is the only way to defeat this enemy.

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