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The Key Leadership Skill?

Great Leadership By Dan

In the 1970’s the Dutch psychologist Geert Hofstede developed a way of looking at cultural differences. The leadership lesson. Leadership may well be about vision and inspiration and charisma and motivation but at its heart leadership is about communication, and at least half of communication is about listening.

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By Being Authentic, You May Just Be Conforming

Harvard Business Review

And the comparisons don’t stop there — news reports consistently label Jun’s leadership style as imposture. ” In this age of authentic leadership , originality is at a premium, and people perceive imitation as more fakery than flattery. Leadership Managing yourself' He gets the audience pumped.”