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Have You Trained Your Replacement?

Persuasive Powerhouse

Ideally that leader has identified and fully trained that person to take on the role at a moment’s notice. The navy’s leadership knew training everyone to replace anyone was a core success and survival factor. Again, I was responsible for training someone to replace me at a moment’s notice.

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How to Be a Great Mentor Without All the Fuss | Aspire-CS

Persuasive Powerhouse

Discuss the importance of their commitment: It is important for them to know that they are responsible for their own actions and career. When they make a promise to follow through on an action that will further their career, they should follow through. This shows they are committed to themselves as well as the relationship.

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Remembering Sacred Commitments

Persuasive Powerhouse

» Remembering Sacred Commitments January 17th, 2011 | Author: Mary Jo Asmus I sat transfixed as a group of elected leaders – half of whom were newly elected – discussed how they would work with each other and the local government administration. There were some truly sacred moments where the dialog was honest, open, and fresh.

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Great Leadership: a Lot of This and That

Persuasive Powerhouse

I feel that the majority of good leaders can only be developed, in a sense that no specific training, educational degree or position can define their development. Through training and education, good leaders have the opportunity to master their skills. I don’t believe that anybody is born a good leader or that one can be made.

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From predictability to potential

Persuasive Powerhouse

Homeboy is now a conglomerate of several non profit industries that provide training, counseling, and work experience to rival gang members. Marva Collins showed that children who were previously labeled “learning disabled&# were actually victims of the label they were given by teachers who didn’t know how to teach to them.

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The Best Leadership Books of 2018

Leading Blog

The Mind of the Leader : How to Lead Yourself, Your People, and Your Organization for Extraordinary Results by Rasmus Hougaard and Jacqueline Carter (Harvard Business Review Press, 2018) The Mind of the Leader offers a radical, yet practical, solution to solve the leadership crisis. Blog Post ). Blog Post ). Blog Post ).

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How the U.S. Marines Encourage Service-Based Leadership

Harvard Business Review

Greenleaf first introduced the concept of servant leadership to businesses in the mid-1900s. During down time, we kept our teams busy with training opportunities so they could broaden their skills, which also curtailed complacency. Few managers are introduced to the concept of service-based leadership during their careers.