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12 Core Competencies For Great Leadership

Lead Change Blog

Great leaders are tactical and flexible. Great leaders supply strategy and clarity. They work hard to understand the big picture and help others see their team’s role, and their individual role as part of the team, within that context. They thrive on facts, figures and numbers—whether it’s ROI, ROE, or EBIDTA.

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Seeing the “And” in Others

Persuasive Powerhouse

Tactical and visionary? Look beyond the aggressiveness that concerns you. Is it possible that when you open your heart, you may find a germ of kindness in that person that could blossom into empathy and great leadership? Give this person a chance; there may be a vision you can’t yet see.

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Why You Should Consider Switching To a Direct Debit Service

Strategy Driven

It saves businesses plenty of time meaning they can focus on the importance of staying concentrated on their core competencies. Direct Debit makes sure all bills are paid automatically without delays or any hassle. Use of Direct Debit. Direct Debit is mostly used for payments along with: Paying regular bills of variable amounts.

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Avoiding The Big Leadership Mistake (or, You Can Lead a Team To Water But You Can’t Make Them Drink)

Terry Starbucker

You did everything right – the right plan, the right values, the right metrics, the right strategy, the right tactics. When I say hire better , it requires the belief that right hiring decisions go well beyond core competencies, into those personality intangibles. You worked hard, and pushed hard.

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Thought-full Thursday: The Words You Use

Persuasive Powerhouse

A simple change of tactic can bring you from “you have a problem with your piece of the product,&# to “I could be wrong, but it seems there’s a problem with the piece you worked on.&# I have to say that I am continuously impressed (or underwhelmed) when others speak to people with little or no regard to *how* they speak.

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Feedback: The Whole Truth (Almost)

Persuasive Powerhouse

The vague question pops up out of nowhere in the middle of an employee evaluation and most of us haven’t had a chance to phrase our answers in a PC manner… Being specific is an excellent tactic, I think it gives the employee a specific situation to analyze and provide thoughts or suggestions on.

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Leverage Your Business Exponentially

Strategy Driven

As a job seeker, my advice is to not focus on one core area of expertise but think of complementary avenues you may pursue to increase your chances of finding interesting work. These alternate avenues will serve to give you added insight should you decide to return later on to your core competency.