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How to Lead Effectively When You’re Not in Charge

Lead from Within

This means being reliable, hardworking, and ethical in everything you do. This might mean coming up with new ideas, volunteering to take on additional responsibilities, or simply stepping up when others need help. Build relationships: Strong relationships are the foundation of effective leadership.

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What If Everyone Did the Bare Minimum?

Frank Sonnenberg Online

On the other hand, you’d have food served to you on dirty plates, salesclerks who’d gossip with coworkers rather than help you, and people who’d show up late to appointments. That is, if they showed up at all. Would you be willing to pay for defective products or put up with lousy service? Stay in shape? I hope not.

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Being a Good Leader is Tough Stuff

Lead Change Blog

These priceless individuals value results and the bottom line. The leaders people want to follow balance bottom-up and top-down decision-making. Ethics, honesty, and integrity matter all the time. On the days in which I fail, I pick myself up (usually with a good someone’s good help) and pledge to do better tomorrow.

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Nailing It: How Historys Awesome Twentysomethings Got It Together

Leading Blog

Clearly, newspaper publishing, a strong work ethic, and entrepreneurship were in Roberto’s DNA, but was it enough? According to a retrospective on his life published in The Independent , Marinho “insisted on working his way up from the bottom, learning all aspects of the business.” And at a time of personal grief?

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A Fresh Leadership Model for a New Decade

Great Leadership By Dan

They prefer a bottoms-up approach, and want to feel involved and valued in the workplace. There was consistency in what they were asking for, which was a leadership style that was in sync with the times (technology, social media, ethics, respect) and catered to their needs, perspectives and strengths.

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Incorporating 160 Effective Performance Phrases in Your Performance Appraisal Review Templates

HR Digest

Keeps others informed and up-to-date on relevant information. Consistently showing up on time and being present when scheduled sends a strong message to colleagues and supervisors that an employee is serious about their job and values their role in the organization. Shows up to work on time every day, ready to contribute.

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Life Lessons: Become The Best Version Of Yourself

Frank Sonnenberg Online

The bottom line…Never win at the expense of a relationship. What kind of work ethic (attitude about work) do you see as most likely to produce positive results? Mistakes don’t make you a failure but beating yourself up makes you feel like one. Lastly, don’t look for ways to back an opponent into a corner. Learn and move on.

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