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Does People Management Constrain Leadership?

Modern Servant Leader

It’s time to take another look at the benefits and constraints of people management: Leadership Benefits of People Management. Leadership Constraints of People Management. Time Constraints. Influential tools like social media are increasing the ability of anyone to be recognized as a leader. Direct Influence.

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The Choice is Yours: 6 Principles for Leveraging the Power of Choice to Build Trust, Manage Change, and Empower Others

Leading with Trust

That’s simple truth #46 in my book, Simple Truths of Leadership: 52 Ways to Be a Servant Leader and Build Trust , co-written with Ken Blanchard. “People don’t resist change; they resist being controlled.”. The truth is most people don’t actually resist change itself. They resist being told to change and forced to go along with it.

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Listening Biases: How Influencers Unwittingly Restrict Possibilities

Strategy Driven

[Note: for those who want to manage this problem, I’ve developed a work-around in Chapter 6 of What? ). Because of the potential constraints, we must take extra care to enter and guide conversations without bias. Enter with a blank brain, as a neutral navigator, servant leader, change facilitator.