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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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Interview with David McCuistion of Vanguard Organizational Leadership (VOL)

Modern Servant Leader

As Greenleaf wrote, there is a healing in the process of serving others. One of the texts was Robert Greenleaf’s booklet The Servant Leader. Then I read the book by Herman Hesse, Journey to the East, which is where Greenleaf first got his ideal of Servant Leadership. Why do you advocate Servant Leadership?

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Note to c-suite: flaunt your learning and development | Aspire-CS

Persuasive Powerhouse

Ken G: January 4, 2011 at 5:55 am Trained staff perform better, but motivation can be a problem. Bosses on training courses or encouraging people to undertake learning is not enough – we all have that ‘what’s in it for me’ and being good or better at a job I do anyway does not always cut it. Great post!

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An Interview with Larry Spears, a Servant-Leadership Legend

Modern Servant Leader

Larry Spears was the CEO of the Greenleaf Center for Servant-Leadership for nearly two decades. Larry is also the one who studied Greenleaf’s writings for years, extracted and shared the very popular 10 Characteristics of Servant-Leadership. A very humble man, he often points to Robert Greenleaf as the source of his message.

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Thought-full Thursday: Safety

Persuasive Powerhouse

Most of us in leadership have been trained to separate the business leader from the personality we live in outside the office. Posted in Uncategorized 2 Responses to “Thought-full Thursday: Safety&# Andy Ray : December 2, 2010 at 12:29 pm Oh for the ear of a condfidant. It’s no wonder that we end up isolated.

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An Interview with Larry Spears, a Servant-Leadership Legend

Modern Servant Leader

Larry Spears was the CEO of the Greenleaf Center for Servant-Leadership for nearly two decades. Larry is also the one who studied Greenleaf’s writings for years, extracted and shared the very popular 10 Characteristics of Servant-Leadership. A very humble man, he often points to Robert Greenleaf as the source of his message.

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How a Sales Manager Can Think Like a Leader

Strategy Driven

Almost every sales manager was, at one point in their career, a peak-performing sales professional, top dog on the team. Davis is the author of The Sales Manager’s Guide to Greatness: Ten Essential Strategies for Leading Your Team to the Top (Greenleaf Book Group, March 2017). Kevin is President of TopLine Leadership, Inc. ,