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How Lafayette, an “Outsider,” Won the Allegiance of His Team

Michael Lee Stallard

Leaders who find themselves in this challenging position can look to a widely unknown example from the American Revolution for inspiration and guidance: Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Gilbert du Motier de La Fayette, more commonly known as the Marquis de Lafayette. An Unlikely Leadership Candidate.

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French Hero of the American Revolution

Michael Lee Stallard

His name is Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Gilbert du Motier de La Fayette, more commonly known as the Marquis de Lafayette. Lafayette was inspired by America’s cause, and his inspiration led him to make a commitment to do everything he possibly could to achieve it. As you might guess, this Frenchman was far from ordinary. Historian Arthur M.

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Creating a Successful Fleet Operation Means Investing in Employees

Strategy Driven

” says Gilbert Riviera, a 15-year lead mechanic. The Division’s leadership team decided to incentivize professional achievement through well-established and respected Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) benchmarks with financial adjustments. There was no incentive or recognition of that achievement.”

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Posts from Top Leadership Bloggers

Michael Lee Stallard

Lessons from Gilbert and Sullivan. Michael Cardus at Create Learning cultivates some thought with Goal Setting: Solving Problems in Line with Values and Commitment. Gwyn Teatro of You’re Not The Boss of Me plays quarterback as she leads discussion of the next play in the huddle with Managing and Leading….Lessons

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Taking Inventory & A Model For Making It Meaningful

You're Not the Boss of Me

Managing and Leading…Lessons from Gilbert & Sullivan → September 6, 2010 · 12:55 am ↓ Jump to Comments Taking Inventory & A Model For Making It Meaningful Labour Day weekend always feels to me like a harbinger of renewal. They are Focus , Commitment and Capability. Three elements comprise this model.

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October Leadership Development Carnival: Autumn Fun Edition

Persuasive Powerhouse

Lessons from Gilbert and Sullivan. Michael Cardus at Create Learning cultivates some thought with Goal Setting: Solving Problems in Line with Values and Commitment. Gwyn Teatro of You’re Not The Boss of Me plays quarterback as she leads discussion of the next play in the huddle with Managing and Leading….Lessons

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Kodak and the Brutal Difficulty of Transformation

Harvard Business Review

In the decades that followed Kodak established a dominant position in the lucrative film business, with its "you push a button, we do the rest" slogan demonstrating its commitment to making photography accessible to the masses. Gilbert's HBR article with Joseph Bauer that also discusses Kodak is available here. This is hard stuff.

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