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Leadership Storytelling

Lead Change Blog

When I was a little boy and my grandmother was still alive, we would travel to Philadelphia every Thanksgiving to spend the holiday with her. They set up a small black and white TV on a folding chair. It’s a skill you can learn. Then, shut up and listen. Bottom Line. But they were really telling stories.

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Two Words that Will Make You Less Critical of Others

Mark Sanborn

A fellow traveler had stopped very close to the bottom of the escalator to search in their luggage while creating a potential pile up in the airport. What category did the person at the bottom of the escalator belong in? “Good grief,” I thought angrily, “How self-absorbed can that person be?

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Taming a Strength That’s Become a Weakness

Lead Change Blog

In these right-versus-wrong-hurry-up-and-get-things-done days, curiosity has fallen into disuse. He can learn to get comfortable with the concept that experience shares common ground with travel—there are usually many routes to a destination. Use curiosity to temper judgmental tendencies. William Hazlitt, philosopher and essayist.

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How to Succeed as A New Leader

Lead from Within

But the experiences and skills that landed you this new job will not be what allows you to succeed. In fact, you’ll need a new set of skills to continue being successful. You need to adapt the traits and develop the skills that make leaders into great leaders. Here are some powerful things you can do. Manage all stakeholders.

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How Compassionate Leaders Captivate Hearts and Deliver Results

Skip Prichard

The Double Bottom Line shares proven strategies to both put people first and deliver results. Compassion isn’t weak; it’s the power skill for the next generation.” Lower engagement leads to decreased innovation, lower productivity, higher turnover, all of which eventually damage the bottom line. Donato Tramuto.

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The Search for Truth in Leadership

Coaching Tip

Let him share briefly with you what he found while traveling, working and living around the "world of development." It’s called LeaderW@RE (It was Behavioral Meta Dynamics but LeaderW@RE seemed more user-friendly.) . It's up to leadership.to Now, finally relieved after not finding it, Jay has entered into the age of post-truth! .

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How to Prevent CEO Disease

Coaching Tip

The larger an organization gets, the less likely it is that bad news will travel smoothly up the chain. . Stopping work on products vital to the bottom line is often incompatible with pleasing the boss. Develop Leadership Skills: A Mobile Reference Guide. . The mantra at big corporations is "go along to get along."

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