Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

They were also an example of the power of community in leadership. We often think of leadership as a solitary task. Buying into Thomas Carlyle’s “great man” theory of history , we speak of leadership in solitary and personal terms. First, great leadership often starts in community. Mahatma Gandhi, and Harriet Tubman.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Yet this narrative around Asians’ success obscures the fact that they are underrepresented in leadership positions, a phenomenon referred to as the “bamboo ceiling.” Asian Americans (including Indians) are 27% of the workers in these companies , but only 19% of managers and 14% of executives.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

I’m thinking though that it is in the difficult times that leaders need to embrace the concepts of the Learning Organization and to build a culture of shared leadership. There is a proverb that says, “ If the only tool you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail&#. How they manage conflict. It can get pretty complex.

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Tanveer Naseer

AUGUST 6, 2013

A lot has been written about Transformational Leadership. In his book “ Leadership ” he talks about the transformational impact that occurs on performance and morale when a leader connects a follower’s sense of identity to the collective identity of the organization. It can become a real drag on your career unless you deal with it.

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 22, 2011

Unusually Excellent: The Necessary Nine Skills Required for the Practice of Great Leadership by John Hamm. Unusually Excellent is a back-to-basics reference book that offers both seasoned and aspiring leaders a framework for understanding and a guide for applying the battle-tested fundamentals of leadership at every stage of their careers.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

JULY 6, 2009

So, if you are new to leadership, know that to be a good leader, sometimes you’re also going to fail. Shifting to experiment/learn perspective would most certainly take the ‘hammer’ out of the equation. Failure is a part of living and, often, the very thing that makes success so exhilarating, if only by contrast.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 1, 2017

When I ask leadership development clients to describe the type of motivation they’d like to see in their teams, they mention qualities such as persistence, being a self-starter, having a sense of accountability for and commitment to achieving results, and being willing to go the extra mile on projects or to help other team members.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Not long ago, I received a call from an HR manager at a large corporation seeking an executive coach for one of their senior leaders. Manage your assumptions and judgements. I’d heard from the company’s HR manager that this executive was especially cruel toward one colleague. Charles Orr/Getty Images. Rebecca Knight.

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QAspire

OCTOBER 28, 2013

It is said that when only thing you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail. Consultant was trying to nail the problems with the only hammer he had – the best practices. As the wisdom unfolded, consultant felt as if he was beginning a new chapter in his consulting career. He realized that context always trumps content.

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Strategy Driven

JULY 14, 2015

We rock and roll along in our career and then – wham! Think about your career trajectory. Does the new role fit that trajectory in terms of responsibilities, scope, subject matter, leadership opportunities, exposure or any other number of criteria? It happens. The company announces a major organizational change.

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