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Build Your Leadership Capacity on a Strong Personal Foundation

Lead Change Blog

Jayden,* a newly appointed supervisor, approached me with a question at the end of a leadership program. The same is true for your leadership career. Mission: What are you doing to get there? Your mission statement should include powerful verbs that reflect your vocation and the people you serve.

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The One Thing Today’s Leaders Need To Do

Tanveer Naseer

After all, when it comes to leadership, our ability to succeed in this role involves more than just one skill set or approach, something that’s particularly evident when we consider the increasing demands and ever-changing conditions that shape and define today’s workplace environment.

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Learning To Focus On What Matters Most

Tanveer Naseer

In the case of the MHLC conference I spoke at last week, it was being able to meet up with friends I made from speaking at this conference for three consecutive years, as well as meeting colleagues in the leadership sphere who I had previously only connected with by email and on the phone.

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Craft a Remarkable Personal Brand Statement! 29 Steps & Examples

Miles Anthony Smith

Uncover Effective, Expert Personal Brand Statement Examples​ What do Rand Fishkin, Charlie Puth, and Martha Stewart all have in common? While many equate strong personal branding only to powerful leadership, there's a lot more that goes into crafting a personal brand statement. They are all killer personal brand examples.

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Envisioning Green: An Extraordinary Small Business

Mark Sanborn

In short, charisma and quality work make them pleasant to work with and, when combined with the fantastic results, customers are generally eager to tell others. I cannot begin to express how impressed I am with Patrick‘s ability to carry out your organizations mission statement. I define excellence as Patrick Smith.

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The 8 Elements of Punk Rock Business

Leading Blog

What do the Ramones, the Clash, and the Sex Pistols have to do with leadership? An organization’s mission statement is meant to direct every single decision. A mission statement may not be enough. You may need to create a manifesto to add substance and emotion, creating a story around the mission statement. “We

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Like It or Not, You Are Always Leading by Example

Harvard Business Review

Even the most sophisticated psychometrics and people analytics have yet to make leadership development more science than art. Competence, character, creativity, and charisma remain difficult qualities to quantify, let alone cultivate. Charm and charisma are wonderful, but good examples can prove as persuasive as great presence.