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Why Your Good Leadership Isn’t Great.

Rich Gee Group

An incredible book by Jim Collins — relates how certain companies overcame their obstacles and pushed themselves from being just good companies to the stars of their industry. Do you feel that you stayed true to your ethics and that your decision grew you as a leader in your organization? Good To Great. What was the result?

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Why Your Good Leadership Isn't Great.

Rich Gee Group

An incredible book by Jim Collins — relates how certain companies overcame their obstacles and pushed themselves from being just good companies to the stars of their industry. Do you feel that you stayed true to your ethics and that your decision grew you as a leader in your organization? Good To Great. What was the result?

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The right people

Lead on Purpose

Their skills, knowledge, intellect, character and integrity provide the primary value to their company. Recently I decided to re-read (actually listened to) to the classic business book Good To Great by Jim Collins where he discusses, among other things, the value of people.

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The Answers to These 4 Questions Will Define Your COVID-19 Leadership Legacy

Leading with Trust

Your organization probably champions that “people are their most valuable asset” or that you operate with “integrity, trust, ethics” or something to that effect. As recounted by Jim Collins in his book, Good to Great , Stockdale described the importance of balancing reality with resilience. Well, do you? Are you walking the talk?

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43 Best Leadership Books to Skyrocket Your Career

Miles Anthony Smith

Click "READ MORE" to unveil these books and start taking your leadership skills to a higher level. Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies Jim Collins and Jerry I. Keith argues the practicality and ethical aspects of servant leadership in this introductory book, "The Case for Servant Leadership." Sipe and Don M.

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The Fallacy of No | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Rather than just kill something with a quick no, a good leader uses every adverse scenario as a development opportunity to help people advance their critical thinking and decisioning skills. While I understand that there are times when using no may be your only option, those times should be the exception and not the rule.

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The Big Picture of Business – Tribute to Dick Clark

Strategy Driven

Be ethical. As an integrated process of life skills, a career has its important place. ” Judy Collins (1968). I’ve found that reciting precedents of successful strategy tends to inspire others to re-examine their own. Here are some other lessons that he taught us: Be a mentor and inspire others. Learn as you grow.

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